North Carolina Hiking Trip - Day 10

I woke up at Brenna's apartment and did some telework at Brenna's apartment before she finally woke up (0700).  We ended up only having time to eat a quick breakfast together because she had to leave for work and I had to drive back to Alexandria.  I said goodbye to her at 0720 and started north on I-81.  Unfortunately for me, the traffic was heavy and eventually came to a standstill near Manassas (rush hour still not over on I-66...).  I used my Google Maps app to get off the road and used back roads towards Alexandria (mostly following the route I sometimes used to get between Springfield and the Subaru dealership).  Had spotty mobile service and this burned me when I had to dial into my 0930 telcon (still not home yet, ugh...).  Managed to participate for most of the call (it was only about 30 minutes and ended just as I was getting home.  Rain had started on the way and picked up a lot when I reached my apartment.  Was able to get most of my stuff out of the car before it was pouring.  Very happy to have had a chance to get away for the hiking trip!  It was a bonus to see Brenna two different times.  And, with the increasing worries about the Coronavirus (AKA COVID-19), I might not have another chance to travel for a while...