Safely home after a hairy drive over the Green Mountains. Freezing rain, snow, ice, and the joy of being there before the snowplows or salt trucks. The snow ran out and turned to rain when we came down out of the mountains, just before Burlington, an the remainder of the drive was pretty easy.
I am very very glad we aren't doing this drive every 10 days anymore, the way we did for five years. But it was a really good weekend back in our old area, visiting friends and family -- and now we're equally glad to be home safe and sound.
Wow, I had no idea such wintriness was occuring in the NE already! Today was cloudless here.
Posted by: Dave | November 08, 2010 at 08:16 PM
Yes, parts of this morning's commute back to New Hampshire from Massachusetts looked like this. I'm glad you had a good, safe trip there & back.
Posted by: Lorianne | November 08, 2010 at 08:33 PM
Ugh. Glad it turned out okay. That looks like nasty driving weather.
Posted by: Rana | November 08, 2010 at 08:44 PM
Glad you made it home! I had my own adventures this morning -- driving Drew to daycare and myself to jury duty in the pouring sleet / freezing rain, on tires which proved to be utterly bald -- but I didn't get into trouble until I returned home and got stuck in the snow on my own street. ::facepalm:: I have new tires now. I'm not thrilled about being $750 poorer, but I'm glad the car is safe to drive in again.
Posted by: Rachel Barenblat | November 08, 2010 at 09:04 PM
Glad you're home :-) (You and Rachel both)
Posted by: dale | November 08, 2010 at 09:51 PM
Kia ora Beth,
I don't get much occasion for such drives here anymore, though up in the high desert country of the north island, and down south in the mountains, this can often be a familar scene. Always a bit nerve wracking in such conditions, hard to enjoy music or conversation as the focus is pretty total. Glad you made it safely. Kia kaha.
Cheers,
Robb
Posted by: Robb | November 09, 2010 at 04:16 PM