2012: Driving Home

I was out of bed at 5:30am. Everyone up, van packed, and on the road at 8am. This time the three families were traveling within 30 minutes of each other with us in the lead. We passed through Florida, Georgia, the Carolina's, and into Virginia before stopping around 7pm.

We were almost creamed by a tracker trailer as we approached the Virginia border. Someone was coming down an exit and the semi didn't see we were next to him passing. He immediately yanked it into our lane. I slammed on the brakes and went into the shoulder of the road at 75mph. We all slam forward as the antilock brakes engaged. The semi missed us by inches.

After crossing the Virginia border, we entered the Blue Ridge Mountain Range at dusk. Driving through the mountains are scary enough during the day and is a nightmare at night. Finding the hotel was a welcomed site!