Mildly wet this morning when I left Don & Judy’s for breakfast.  I met Kim (just off her graveyard shift at the hospital) at her house and we headed over to Pop’s Drive-In located in nearby Yorktown.  Pop’s is a local icon here and for breakfast you walk in, stand near the front door until you see a place with room for your party, then go sit down.  No hostess and you’re likely to be sitting at a table with people you’ve never met – but you’re about to.  Service with a smile and great food – who could ask for more.

I had some time to kill before heading for nearby Petersburg so Kim and I spent the time getting caught up and tackling a few handy-man chores that have been waiting for me.  Those chores required a quick visit to the local hardware store and out front I saw this tall Adirondack chair – looks good don’t you think?  I took several more pictures so I can make them myself and you can bet that when you come to visit – there will be one of these chairs on the back porch with your name on it.

Chores all done and it was time to head out.  All day I’ve been watching the weather on my cell phone hoping against hope that there would be a break in the action.  That wasn’t the case.  So I dusted off the rain gear and got suited up.  It’s less than three hours to Petersburg but it’s going to be raining all the way.  I hate getting all this stuff on but it’s better than getting soaking wet.  Over the years there are a few problems with this suit that will likely have me looking for a different one next time around.  So – farewell to Kim, who has been more like a sister over the years than just a friend, and off to see her daughter and her family.The ride in the rain wasn’t all that bad; wet for sure but no heavy downpours to contend with.  The tread on my rear tire is pretty thin so getting no heavy rain was a very good thing.  Heather’s husband is in the Army, and getting a visitor’s pass onto Fort Lee was a stark reminder of just how much I don’t miss the military way of doing things.  By the time I got to their house, the rain was just a light drizzle.

Kids are great and Heather and Bill’s two are no exception.  They are happy to have someone new to show everything to and play with.  We all had a blast and were plenty tired when it was time for bed.  I tried to get out of taking them to school the next morning, then I tried to get out of going in and being introduced to all of their teachers but the kids were having no part of that.  Unlike some kids, these two love their school and really wanted to show it off.

My visit with Kim and Heather was short but it was time to go.  Rainy weather once again so I packed myself back inside my suit, gave Heather a big hug & a kiss, promised that I would be back soon and headed south.