We got out of bed early and drove the short distance from
the Bayview
Plaza Waterfront Resort south to Pass A Grille beach for sunrise. When we got to Pass A Grille around 6:30 the
temperatures were already in the 70s and the fog was starting to lift. We had a nice walk along the beach and enjoyed
the start of our last day of winter vacation.
We went back to the room after sunrise and put a few things
together in preparation for our return flight home. We listened to the news of a chemical spill
at home that closed schools and businesses throughout the Kanawha and Teays
Valleys. The story made the national
news but we really don’t know much yet.
Since our Allegiant flight was at 11 am, our drive to the airport was
easy and with little traffic. We were at
PIE by 10 am and took the rental car to
the return lot. By the time we had our
bag out of the car the Enterprise
agent had the car checked in. There were
no problems at check-in and security.
Our flight was pretty full including the Marshall
Swim and Dive team returning to Huntington.
We arrived at HTS
a little after 1 pm and made our way home.
The first thing we did was to check the plumbing. Before we left we turned the water main off
and drained water from the pipes. The
water to the washer in the utility room froze last Saturday when temperatures
were in the low 20s so we didn’t want to take a chance when the forecast was
below zero while we were gone. We were
pleased to have no burst pipes.
It will take some time to get back into “work mode” but
since I have a meeting on campus on Saturday, I had better get adjusted
quickly. Mary hopes that things return
to normal soon in Putnam County and that the water problems get resolved over
the weekend. A national state of emergency
has been called for the area so hopefully there will be a resolution soon so
schools and hospitals can reopen.
As always, it is great to go on vacation but it is great to
get back. While part of me would love
for a vacation to continue, another part is happy to be back in the familiar
surroundings of home. In addition, the
demands of work don’t stop during vacation so there is always a lot of ground
to make up on the return back to the office.
We may take a late spring/early summer vacation this year. We are thinking about a local trip, perhaps to
Canaan Valley or another part of the
state. We are also interested in
visiting some scenic locations in eastern Kentucky like Natural Bridge
or Red
River Gorge.
Without a doubt the best thing about vacation is that we get
to just hang out and do things together.
We enjoy just walking or driving through areas where we haven’t
been. We like to discover new places
together and revisit places where we have been.
The usual demands of work and home detract from the pleasure of just spending
time together. A vacation can allow us
to get beyond the day to day tasks to appreciate the things that are most
important to us.
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