Canton, NY (USA)

[up at 0600 - used the internet for awhile - it had snowed a good bit - packed up and cleaned off my car - then headed into the restaurant ("The County Seat") at my hotel (Canton Best Western) - worked on the crossword puzzle while waiting for Eileen (she arrived at 0745) - had a nice breakfast together - see OCT 2014)! - said goodbye to her around 0900 and left town on US-11, headed west - felt very happy to have spent so much time with Eileen but it also made it hard to go home... - listened to CBC (show on therapeutic, platonic cuddling) for several hours - used I-781 and I-81 as I made my way south - made good time, despite some weather - it was snowing for some of the drive but mostly stopped before I arrived in Binghamton - filled up with gas at Manley's there (1215) - texting with Eileen while stopped - continued south on I-81 - phone calls to my friends all the way - had almost no traffic or weather to contend with through Pennsylvania and made the best speed ever! - stopped near Frederick at Fort Detrick to get some "adult beverages" (1615) but found the place wasn't open (MLK Holiday) - instead, got gas for car and then drove home - haircut in Alexandria (1830) - stopped off at the post office and storage building - went shopping at Giant for groceries and a birthday present for Carolyn (1930) - arrived home to find Bob at the house, playing a State of the Union drinking game - did laundry and then went to bed - very tired, but contented...]