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28 April 2006 -
Friday
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By 7:30 am we had
arrived at the Sportsmobile
factory where it took them only 20 minutes to install a new 12-volt circuit
panel and make two other minor repairs.
Soon we were headed
east out of Huntington on U.S. Highway 224.
The morning drive was enjoyable as we drove past well-maintained farms
in the lush green countryside of Indiana and southern Ohio. In Ohio we took U.S. Highway 33 southeast
towards Columbus and we stopped for breakfast. It seemed that we had fallen into a pattern of eating a large
and hearty morning meal then skipping lunch. We probably did this because we
both enjoyed a good breakfast so much.
As has been previously mentioned in our journal Tom especially enjoyed
sausage gravy over biscuits and Fred was fond of grits. During our regular lives at home we tend
to follow much healthier eating habits that do not include such fare. But as most know when on a vacation many
of these rules do not apply. It was
at this little eatery out in the countryside of Ohio that we both agreed that
gravy and grits were among the best we had encountered during our journey. Back on the road again we continued on
U.S. Highway 33 past Campbell Hill the highest point on Ohio at an astounding
height of 1,549 feet above sea level!
Campbell
Hill's treacherous and most manicured west face At Columbus we again encountered Interstate 70, which we
took east through the remainder of Ohio, as
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the 24 miles it traverses through West
Virginia. In western Pennsylvania we
continued on the same road until it intersected with the Pennsylvania
Turnpike. By the time we got
to Breezewood we had had enough driving for the day. Because this town is located at the
intersection of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76, Interstate 70, and
U.S. Highway 30 it is referred to as “The Travelers Oasis" or, "The
Town of Motels". It
is quite apparent to even the casual observer that Breezewood, Pennsylvania
is a town that is built to serve the traveler.
Breezewood at the "end" of I-70,
a gauntlet of gas stations, food
outlets and motels. As we were unable to find a campground near the main road we
settled on a Quality Inn that cost $62.00.
This was our most expensive lodging of the trip. Much of our thinking at this time was
driven by the fact that Tom hadn’t been able to take a shower the day before
and in Fred’s case two days. Upon
arrival Fred demanded time for a shower before dinner. Refreshed we began to consider which one
of the several choices we had for a place to eat dinner. At sometime during our long drive that day
Tom had mentioned Kentucky Fried Chicken so our dilemma was quickly settled
when we spotted a KFC outlet near our motel.
How easy it was to forego any serious consideration of a healthy
meal. Yet the back of our minds we
knew our time for “cuisine” loaded with too much fat, sugar and salt were
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