Return to New York: February 23 and 24th, 2018

After Peg and I had breakfast in the condo on Thursday the 23rd, we loaded up the rental car for the return drive.  It was a tight squeeze but we figured it out! We stopped at McDonalds so David could get TWO servings of Sausage Gravy and Biscuits, which he ate while Peggy drove.  Then we headed north towards home.

We drove all day, first through North Carolina, then Virginia, then West Virginia and into Pennylvania.   In North Carolina David pointed out Lake Norman, which he thinks is quite beautiful.

The bridge goes right over the middle of the lake.  It really is beautiful.  David wanted to stop at a large outlet store which he has stopped at in the past, and get a cigar, but when we arrived, we found it closed.

  Further research showed that it closed up in December of 2017.   It sounds like it was an interesting place, with a giant humidor (I think this means a spot where smoking is allowed).   Cigars was what was drawing David, but he said they sold a LOT of other items.

We continued on to Virginia.  I am pretty sure that I took this picture  at a place where we stopped to get gas and snacks.

In West Virginia we drove over this bridge THE NEW RIVER GORGE BRIDGE

We had supper at PRIMONTE BROS. south of Pittsburgh.

they mostly offer sandwiches PITTSBURGH STYLE meaning the sandwiches have coleslaw and French fries in them.

I requested those items on the side.  The place was very loud, but it was Friday night, after all.  

We arrived at our lodging fairly late.  TOWNPLACE SUITES by MARRIOT, just north of Pittsburgh in Cranberry, PA.   We had a very nice suite with a full kitchen.  Saturday morning we had breakfast there, included in the price of the room.  They offered a LOT  of choices.  I had a small bowl of oatmeal, a half a bagel, half a banana, a yogurt,  a muffin, and a fried egg, also two glasses of orange cranberry juice.  

I think we headed out a few minutes after ten, but after driving a few minutes Peggy realized she had left her wedding rings on the bed, so we returned and retrieved them.   It was just a few hours drive to Lockport, where they dropped me off before returning the rental car to the Buffalo airport.  

I was pretty much a slug the rest of the day, just too tired to do much of anything.