Florida, Here we come

Well, we were on our way to Florida by 4:00am Wednesday morning, and that was as good as it got. Highways outside Toronto were wet but clear, and it went downhill from there. We elected to take the mountain route down through Pennsylvania while our friends Gary and
Jackie chose to go I-75. I wonder how they made out?

When we came into Ft. Erie, it had just stopped snowing. Upper New York State through to Pennsylvania saw snow squalls and ice covered roads. We had hoped that once we turned south at Erie and got away from the lake effect snow, things would clear up. They did for about 30-40 miles then we got into some major snow.

We stopped for the night in Beckley WVA. We arrived about 2:00 in the afternoon. Snow at times reduced visibility to about 100 yards (if that) and we had about a 2 inch coating of ice and slush over the whole car. I crashed about 7:00pm and awoke around 5:30am to a thick blanket of fresh snow. Got to admit it is really pretty here, mountains, fresh snow, crisp air, nice fireplace in the lounge area. Hopefully we will be on our way by about 7:30 and by then highways will be cleared. With luck we will arrive in St. Augustine Fl. about 5:00pm. We have a day to kill so we may stay there an extra day or head down to Daytona for a day, depends on weather.

By now, Sarah and Jay should have the keys to their new home. We are very excited for them but unfortunately can't be with them to celebrate. Good luck kids. We look forward to seeing your new place when we return.