Since we knew that we had long drive back to Georgetown, we woke early and came down to have our morning beverages. Cindy made turkey sandwiches for our breakfast and lunch. We also packed fresh fruit and snacks for the nearly 13-hour drive. Kenny and Paul, his friend from Minnesota, came to the house around 5:30 to get started for the fishing tournament. We said our goodbyes and were on the road by 6:10.
Travel was very light through Florida to I-75. There was light rain from time to time in Southern Georgia. As expected, traffic got very heavy around McDonough, Georgia and remained congested through Atlanta to north of Marietta. Traffic was busy in Chattanooga and Knoxville but nearly as bad as the Atlanta area. We stopped at several rest areas to get our breakfast and lunch but ate them as we drove. When we drove south three weeks ago Mary had noted exits where gas prices were best. However, since the war with Iran started a week ago, gas prices at all areas spiked. The best gas prices that we saw on our trip north were in southern Georgia. As we approached Central Kentucky, Mary was able to use the new Wi-Fi enabled thermostat to start warming the house from the 50 degree setting we use while we are away.
We arrived home at 7 pm and hauled things into the house. We put the frozen fish away first but left clothes and gear for tomorrow when we would be more rested. Since we had emptied the refrigerator before we left last month, there weren’t many choices for dinner so we opened a can of black beans and had them in a tortilla wrap.
We turned in early because we were tired from the drive and we weren’t looking forward to the spring change to Daylight Saving Time tonight.
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