Blogging From Dayton, Ohio

We have had a good trip so far today. We got away later than we originally planned. Jack took pictures of the Xterra all loaded up. He sat up front with me and was navigator, CD changer and phone answerer and toll money gatherer. He did an awesome job. Also, that gave Katrina much of the back seat and kept the squabbling to a minimum.

We drove for three hours before stopping near Beckley, WV for gas fill up, bathroom break and lunch. The mountains of West Virginia are absolutely lovely. Such a beautiful place to drive through. On the way, we are listening to Harry Potter: The Half Blood Prince. Jack and I have read it, but we are enjoying the refresher, plus it will prep Katrina for the movie coming out this coming November.

We only had one close call on and it was on the first leg of our journey. A semi decided that he wanted to be in the same lane as me. I believe I had inadvertently driven into his blind spot. I slowed up, he came on over and all was fine.

After we left lunch, we continued through West Virginia and we marveled at the beautiful capital in Charleston. It has a lovely gold roof. We entered Ohio and spent the rest of the afternoon making our way across the state. We circled around Dayton about 6 and I decided that the 9 hours on the road was enough for all of us. We got a lovely room at a Hampton Inn. We had a very good meal at Perkins Restaurant and then the kids got to play in the hotel pool for about 1 1/2 hours.

These lovely, soft looking beds are calling my name. TTFN!