Jan 4th 2017
We left Brad and Mallory's this morning and drove down a great hwy 29, very pretty but the state of VA needs to clean up the roadsides. Tons of garbage lining the hwy. Such a shame! There is a "chance" of up to ONE inch of snow so the highway depts. were all over the place putting a pre-storm treatment on the road. On to North Carolina we drove on great roads with really good traffic flow. NC correctional system utilizes prisoners to pick up their roadside garbage. All states should seriously consider this! It appears that our goal has been since we started the trip to buy gas at the most expensive gas stations and that continued today as gas at the border in VA was $2.05 and just across the state line $2.34. Really hate to break tradition. It is good to support OPEC in all possible ways.  :(..Staying at a Super 8 in Spring Lake tonight and walking over to Ruby Tuesdays for dinner. We are trying to stay ahead of the Polar Vortex, but they are even predicting snow for here later this week. Going to try and get to Myrtle Beach area tomorrow. Hopefully, warmer weather ahead. Although, it is 60 here right now. I guess I should not complain too much.