The Route: We didn't get a very early start on our road trip...leaving at 10am. We did arrive at our planned destination- Gallipolis, OH around 7:45pm. On this leg of the trip we traveled through North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and are just barely into Ohio at our hotel. It took only an hour of me driving the girls by myself before books and music were no longer entertaining. Thus, the DVD player was turned on. If only they could reach the activities more readily I think they would be happier longer. When we entered the mountains of West Virginia I just couldn't hand them new things or reach things they had dropped anymore. The fog was so thick we drove with our hazard lights on for over an hour. It was hard to see much more than a car in front of me and the semi trucks were going very slow in two lanes. Their large bodies made more overspray from the torrential rain so it was nerve-wracking driving beside them. It continued to pour the entire drive to the hotel. It was 74 when we left NC and it was 54 when we arrived in Ohio. I think we are finally out of the warm winter zone.
The Girls: Pistachios and the organic vitamin C lollipops seemed to offer the greatest entertainment. Ainsley ate more in the car than she normally eats in a week--"baby" apples from Trader Joe's, pistachios, dehydrated strawberries and organic animal crackers plus echinacea tea. Ainsley got pretty tired and goofy- she tried pulling her hair down to her mouth while pushing her lips up to her hair saying she wanted to bite her hair. Avery asked "when will we be there" every 15 minutes. Midway through the day they both cried for daddy off and on until we finally stopped for the night. They crashed after a bath at 8:30...hopefully they wake up extremely early so we can get going.
For Tomorrow: We have a long haul and the potential for hazardous roads ahead but the sweet reward of seeing some friends and one grandparent.
I'll update with photos later.
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