Statesville, NC

We rolled out of bed this morning, and after a cup of coffee, we headed to Dad's place and had breakfast with him. He ate his traditional two eggs (over medium), two pieces of toast, two pieces of bacon, yogurt, and a fruit cup. Life would possibly end if this routine was altered. We had blueberry pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs.

At 9:00, we were heading out for today's trip south. We had about 14 hours from Springfield to St. Augustine, Fl, and wanted to get half way and finish it off tomorrow. We decided to stay off I-75 and use other highways, just because. Sometimes decisions don't demand a lot of logic. In Google Maps, I had selected to stay away from tolls, again just because. So sometimes the route took us off the West Virginia highway and took us along winding country roads. Even though it took us longer, especially when we hit a construction site that delayed us for nearly an hour, we did see some beautiful WV streams and mountains.

We arrived here in Statesville, NC and decided to call it a day. We are lodged at WalMart's finest parking lot in this city. This will be our first night in the bus, and it will be an awesome night's rest.

We stopped for gas and as Dana went into the store to use the restroom the cashier called out to her “I saw you and immediately thought you looked like Jaime Lee Curtis. This was not the first time she was told that. I will include pics, you decide.

No wisdom for today; wait, yes, there is: "When your route takes you off the busy highway, enjoy the mountain streams and try to dodge oncoming traffic."Read more