i think she was planning on being gone for a couple of weeks. They were going up through Virginia and into Pennsylvania. I hope they are having the time of their lives seeing the foliage and visiting friends.

I'm curious also, how are you doing? I'm here in NJ myself, visiting family. The weather is getting cold. I'm having a good time.

Hi! We're home and I couldn't be happier. It wasn't a very good trip. First day, we got a speeding ticket. We were on 441N and the road (4-lane) was completely empty. You could see in front and behind you for miles. It was very hard to keep the speed at 55, under the circumstances. I do not know where that policeman came from!

We got to the motel in Madison, which was about as far north as we could go and find a room considering UGA had a home game. Our room was the farthest one from the nearest entry and Harry had an awful time even with his walker. Got him to the room and then got the bags out (three trips down that daggone hall).

Next day I got car sick. Man, My equilibrium was totally whacked and I was really sick to my stomach. I pretty much stayed that way until Tuesday when we decided enough was enough and I called his brother, who we'd planned to visit on the way back to see if we could come a day early.

We were both pretty much okay after we were out of the car for a while. And I didn't get sick on the way home at all. I think it was all the windy curvy roads that did me in.

I learned a lesson though. It broke my heart that Harry hurt so much. We just need to take weekend trips closer to home. He just can't do it anymore and I wish I'd realized it before I made the suggestion. He was all for going and I think he's a little depressed because it wasn't much fun for either of us.

And the biggest blah was that we didn't even have very good food. I was hungry for some real barbeque and the lodge where we stayed in NC supposedly had prize winning barbeque at their restaurant. It was about the worst I've ever had and was dripping in some tart, icky red sauce.

Now we're just glad to be home and sleeping in our own bed. I don't think we'll be burning up the road any time soon.

Patti: I'm so sorry your trip turned out this badly. I've had a couple like that in my lifetime, and they're definitely no fun.

It -is- good to see you back posting though.

Shirley

Awwww, I'm so sorry you had such a rough trip Sweetie!
Give Harry a big hug for me.

When DH lived in NC and Texas (total of 18 years) he's always told me how he didn't like the barbecue in NC. It's quite vinegary and tart; not at all like the southern sauces so I know what you're saying.

Thank you, guys!

Joann, I've been thinking about you and hope you're enjoying your visit with family. It's good to be around family. We enjoyed being at Harry's brother's house. He and John made us feel so welcome.