The drive was very easy most of the way. We ate breakfast of deli turkey sandwiches and bananas that Mary had packed. Once we got to Atlanta the drive slowed to a crawl. It took us over 90 minutes just to get through the city. Then, once south of Atlanta we had another small construction taking one lane of the interstate but still slowed traffic for over 30 minutes.
After crossing into Florida, we took Rt. 47 to Rt. 129 past Chiefland and Cedar Key. Since we were low on fuel, we stopped in Ingles, Florida for gas, which was $3.29 per gallon, which was higher than we had seen on the trip. By the time we were in Crystal River there was gas as low as 2.99.
We were at Whittington’s at exactly 6 pm. We unloaded the few things that we would need for the night as well as the food items then took Sage and Jade on a short walk around the neighborhood. We got back and ate the meatloaf that Mary had prepared on Wednesday. She found some potatoes in the pantry that needed to be used, and we had a good dinner.
Mark had removed the bottom 3 feet of drywall and insulation from the walls and had replaced it by the time we arrived. Some of the kitchen cabinets were badly damaged and all interior doors needed to be replaced. Mark had already replaced the drywall and we planned to cover that drywall with a set of panels and a thin chair rail. In the first-floor bedroom Mark was able to match the brushed texture on the walls when he replaced the bottom three feet of drywall. However, the skip trowel texture in much of the rest of the house would have difficult for us to replicate to match the remaining walls.
Mark and Cindy had been in Oregon visiting Robert and Michael for Christmas. They arrived in Tampa and were picked up by Airport Dan, a local retiree who transports people from the Homosassa area to the Tampa airport. They were home by 8:30 and ate dinner while we caught up.
We look forward to spending a few weeks with them. We stayed up until about 11 pm then went up to bed.
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