Nat & I relived the India vs. Sri Lanka 2011 WC finals, seeing the highlights before calling it a day. Nat was the ultimate gentleman! He remembered the bet he took with me during the WC finals and gave me a fine bottle of Lagavulin.
It was raining as we packed up in Wilmington, DE. And raining 100% of the way as we drove through MD, WV, VA and TN. It was simply a question of how hard the rain was at various points in the day. It was treacherous early in the morning as I drove near Baltimore - rain, morning rush hour pretty much grounded me to a halt for more than an hour. I took a photo where the predicted speed was 12 mph. I was in that jam! Boy, it was a relief when I could take I-70W toward the Virginias.
The high point today was the stop over we had by the Potomac river. While Missouri was majestic, Potomac was gentle and picturesque. We chanced upon a hidden falls in our trek to the banks of the river. Apollo was his nosy self during the hike down. The poor fella hasn't had much exercise today. With this persistant rain, we were barely able to spend few minutes out. And when we drove into Tennessee, it was quite cold and windy. Well, we continue down south tomorrow, so I am hoping for a break from this dreary weather.
The drive down Virginia in I-81S was quite nice, despite the rain. When I had gone to New Hampshire, we stopped by the welcome center and I talked to the lady there about fall colors. Not sure how many of you know, but Kankamagus highway sports some of the best fall foliage. Since the drive up that highway was not an option for me, I asked her for some alternatives. She was almost dismissive of me, stating that it has to be that or wait for two weeks for the fall color to come down south. I wanted to call her the fall foliage snob. Anyways, the reason I was reminded of that incident was because my drive down VA and little in TN did show lot of fall color. NH fall foliage snob: these places are way more south!
Day 15 pics
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