What on earth are we doing?

We saw the first signs of trouble around Dayton Ohio.  A little unnerving ... but manageable.  As the miles went by our worst fears became a reality.  It was unmistakable ... something no rv'er ever wants to see.  Call it angel dust.  Call it Santa's dandruff.  But it's still Snow.  OMG.  There it was ... covering the fields ... covering the green ... covering life itself.  And it was a dirty, nasty white at that.  Leaving our winter retreat in central Florida meant no more sunshine.  No more 80 degree weather.  No more fresh picked oranges.  We've returned from once we came.   But alas... but for such a short time; then we'll return to the land of bright skies, warm winds, blue haired ladies and a ribbon of left turn-signal lights in the right lane in early January. 

With some some very special reasons we returned to Michigan for the month of December.  Friends and family, being the most important, made the return despite the weather, a worthwhile adventure.  A baby shower ... a wedding ... a meeting with summer rv'ers ... and of course, Christmas and New Years holidays.  It's still good to be home.

For those snowbirds still contemplating heading north for the holidays or those late starters heading south, a couple of warnings. If going through Cincinnati, Louisville, or Atlanta try to do so sometime between 11:00am and 2:00pm.  Sundays would be best but on workdays, mid-day seems far less hectic.
Longest tie-up we noticed coming north was south bound traffic in Cincinnati.  North bound was bad enough but those heading south the lanes looked like a parking lot half way back to Dayton.  Speaking of Dayton ... we stayed at the Hilton's Homewood Suites in Miamisburg (south side of Dayton)http://homewoodsuites1.hilton.com/en_US/hw/hotel/DAYSOHW-Homewood-Suites-by-Hilton-Dayton-South-Ohio/index.do.  Take exit #44 off north bound I75 then east one block then south one block.  Best price we could find on short notice, including dinner and breakfast was $89. Plus beer for 50 cents per glass and wine at 75 cents per glass. Rooms were large, clean and very quite.  Great shopping nearby as well.  Dayton Mall, Barnes & Noble, etc.

So Mother Nature give it your best shot while we're here.  Show us what a white Christmas really is but please make sure the snowplows have cleared a path for us in January cause' we're again ... outta here.

Shivering but still livin' the dream.

Phil