This Adventure Called Retirement

Having been on the road for over 5 weeks, we decided to make the 701 mile trip from Cincinnati to home in one day. The weather was perfect for driving, with warm weather and partial sunny skies. We set out on our drive through Ohio into West Virginia. The landscape changed from the rolling farmland of the Ohio River valley to the rugged Appalachian Mountains and mining towns of West Virginia. We stopped for a picnic lunch at a rest stop east of Beckley WV. We were surprised that the weather was so warm in the mountains – 84 degrees.

As we continued East, we exited the Appalachian mountains and entered Virginia. Crossing Virginia, we crossed the Blue Ridge mountains and on to Richmond and the coastal plains, all familiar territory for us. After a long day of driving we arrived home to the Outer Banks of North Carolina just after 9pm. Home at last. The next day we had our feet in the sand.