College Visit Trip - Day 1

[left for work very early (0530) - loooong day at the office - on the way home, encountered broken Metro train, a traffic jam, lights that were not working, etc. - after all the obstacles, I picked up girls at 1800 (after they said they couldn't be ready at 1700) - drove them back to my apartment - got packed for a college visit trip! - all afternoon, but especially as we were leaving, it started getting very cold... - on the road by 1900 - used I-495, I-66 to I-81 (luckily, traffic not too bad) - we had a great talk while we were driving and I was able to keep going, despite being tired - stopped for gas at Love's in Toms Brook, VA (2020) - ate dinner at Arby's before we hit the road again (2045) - continued south on I-81 - still enjoying the conversation along the way (kept me awake) - eventually stopped at Dalesville, VA, where I had stayed during my Appalachian Trail hiking trip (see MAY 2014) - stayed at the Howard Johnson Inn (2300) - finally got to bed (2330)]