We pulled out from Florence in high hopes Wednesday morning. The weather was great; the roads were mostly great; traffic was light; things were rolling along. The wild flowers and blooming trees have been so colorful and varied as we move north.
As evening approached, Roger found a Baptist Church where we could worship with them. Folks were super friendly; the lesson was on Joseph and we enjoyed it immensely. Before we left, they gave us 2 gift cards! We could have parked in their lot, but they have a school with over 100 kids and traffic was too busy in the mornings. We told them we’d go to Walmart, near-by. One of the ladies gave us her address and said to park at her place if Walmart wouldn’t let us. Well, they wouldn’t! So we started for her place; but on the way found a rest stop and decided to just stay there. It was late (we’d been shopping, too) and dark. We just snuggled up next to some trucks and had a good sleep.
The next day we got off to a late start for several reasons. It was almost 10:30 before we were on the highway. That wouldn’t have been problem except that traffic/construction was especially heavy. We try to avoid toll roads, too. Between our GPS, Google maps and the atlas, we were totally confused!! (They just don't always agree!) We spent the better part of an hour wandering around downtown Baltimore, MD, on narrow streets! It was a great relief to get back on the Interstate.
Shortly thereafter, we pulled into a rest stop for lunch. I had a stew in the pot, hot and ready, when Roger reentered the R.V. We had not leveled it and a series of small movements caused the pot to tip off the stove and crash upside down on the floor. Stew was everywhere!!! That is an understatement. Walls, fridge door, ceiling, mirror, in vents, bedspread, rug under the table, and of course, me!! – splattered head to toe! I have to call it a miracle! How could it have done so much damage? Since I had just mopped the floor, I didn’t hesitate to eat right off of it, scooping handfuls from the floor to my mouth! As I write this, I’m cracking up with laughter! Don’t we call this a missionary trip? Some natives eat better that than…
We weren’t able to find a place to hook up so we could do a proper cleaning, so made do with what we had. Once on the road again, we again got turned around and wandered for a time in town (not sure which one – out east here, they just all run together). We drove until an hour after dark, looking for a place to park. Finally, we found a slot off the road with the trucks. Not sure we were supposed to be there, but we were so tired and worn out and we hate driving after dark. We slept well, but made a resolution to start earlier the next day.
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