Day 3 to NY

We left Virginia and traveled to Pennsylvania.  We were on the road at 7:30, and started our 400 mile drive.  Virginia is one of those states that you think you'll never get out of......We began the trip at Exit 150 on I-81...... and ended at Exit 323, 173 miles before we left the state.  We stopped at Exit 323 for cigarettes and gas, and since we were at Flying J for gas, we went in for breakfast.   Note that the gas prices in Virginia ( we filled up twice) ranged from $2.39 to 2.57.  So it was 10:54 by the time was arrived at the West VA state line.

Driving through West Virginia and Maryland goes very quickly! We were at the Maryland state line in 20 minutes ( 11:15)  and at the Pennsylvania state line in 11 minutes (11:26).  West Virginia and Maryland was right around $2.65, but Pennsylvania was $2.97!!!  Pennsylvania has (of all these states) the highest gas taxes, and it's quite obvious they are not using that money to fix their roads.  They are a mess!!

The weather today created some really really nice cloud formations.  They ranged from mist and fog early in the morning, and then layers of white, blue and gray as the fog lifted.  And of course the dark clouds that eventually brought rain by the time we were in PA.

The rainy weather made it a little bit more difficult to get some good pictures, but I was able to get some of the farmlands and hillsides, the rolling hills and rock ledges further north, and the dark skies over the Susquehanna River in PA. (bottom right photo)

And we finally arrived in Dunmore, PA about 2:05 this afternoon, at the Sleep Inn and Suites.  Nothing fancy - but clean and just off I-81.  The rooms are smaller than you find in the Quality Inn or Comfort Inn, but sufficient, clean and comfortable. 

We were both pretty tired from all the driving, so decided we'd stay in and order delivery.  We found a place called Joey's Pizza and Italian Cuisine..... Rich ordered the Meat Stromboli, ( sausage, pepperoni, ham and salami) and I ordered the Philly Cheese steak.   We also asked for an order of onion rings.....but they sent us french fries.  No  problem.........everything was very very good, and very very filling!

Tomorrow we have less than 3 hours travel time, plus making a stop at the grocery store for a few items.  So we'll probably sleep in a bit in the morning.  It will be nice to finally get to the lake, get settled in and get out fishing!