and we're OFF!

Today is Monday, Feb 2---Pauxatauny Phil saw his shadow. While Pauxy was getting yanked outta his warm groundhog hole, I was running around the house, finishing packing, loading the car and trying to organize the MOTHER SHIP so things could be found easily when we stopped for the night--hahaha--Our estimated time of departure was 9 am--- NO PROB, until 7:30 am rolled around and then the first phone call was made to my friend-- how about we leave at 10?
"GREAT!" she exclaims happily
then the 10:30 phone call---" am leaving in 15 minutes, just loading the car" (SOME MORE)--
"GREAT GREAT " she replies joyfully
at 11:30 I arrive at her house to load up her stuff-- and we're OFF!
I have only GLANCED at a map to get a general idea of what direction to head in (SOUTH)--we begin the journey---
we stopped at a place called RITAS DESSERTS and tasted some of her famous, awesome, decadent desserts ( HER WORDS-- they were NOT)

We went through Frederick Maryland and stopped to see "THE BRIDGE" by (arteeeest) Cochran-- the weather dropped about 20 degrees since we left home--- I thought it was supposed to get HOTTER when you headed SOUTH???
we ate at the BLACK PIG BBQ place and then headed off to find a motel--- It started snowing like crazy and there seemed to be no motels anywhere--- we put "LODGING" into the GPS (herein called "MEGGIE) and all she would show was hotels 40 miles back-- we finally found a comfort inn in WEST VA and decided to call it a night----