And we’re off!!
Richard and I drove out of the driveway this morning at 10:30. We drove away from Portsmouth, VA and arrived in Charlotte, NC at 4:30 p.m. We’re driving my little red 1999 Miata and pulling a little trailer (designed to be pulled by a motorcycle). What a sight! We’re headed to a YWAM (Youth With a Mission) base near Tyler, TX. My previous post has a link to the newsletter introducing you to what I’ll be doing. 
We had no trouble keeping up with traffic, and made 26 1/2 mpg, but we did have to adjust our speed to the resonance of the road and the trailer to keep the ride smoooth and not choppy like a small boat in a rough sea. Did you know that cement and asphalt road surfaces have different frequencies? It was a good day. Richard had me driving … “It’s your trip, you should drive.” So I did. I am tired. Tomorrow he will be doing some of the driving!! 5 hours was enough for me! We almost made it all the way to Charlotte on one tank of gas, but not quite. We filled up in Asheboro, NC. We thought about getting off I-85 at exit 311 and going to see the house Richard’s mom and dad built, but we were tired and eager to get to our hotel.
Tonight we will have dinner with old friends, Chip and Donna Smith, and their sons, Ford and William.