Year 6, Day 42. “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 6/11/2026. We were eating breakfast at 6am. At breakfast we found all the mostly men who were in those state owned white pickups. They were West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) Heavy Machinery operators. Our server told us they come yearly to the hotel as a group to participate in the DOH Equipment Operators Road-eo. They have different events such as single-axle truck, tandem axle, lowboy trailer, motor grader, backhoe, skid steer, and tractor mower. They do things like drop a golf ball into a cup. That’s pretty cool. I actually think the main event was held on Sunday. There are regionals later in the year. Pretty crazy who would have known.
We always seem to find another cruise vacation while car traveling.
By 8:30am we cross the Eastern Continental Divide in Maryland on Interstate 68. There are five continental divides in the United States. This divide separates the rivers that flow directly into the Atlantic Ocean from those that drain into the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River. Then the huge Maryland windmills appear on the horizon. We always know we are getting close to home when we see those. Okay not home anymore, but the NY, NJ, PA area will always be our home. I heard somewhere the other day that you are not a where you live person unless you are born there. Transplants don’t count. So we are not a Kentuckian and never will be. We are New Jerseyan and always will be.
Welcome to Pa family life.
Steve has transferred from being a block laying man to being the dog whisperer for the next few days.
Daily reflection:
Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4x00Dx4 iRobot Roomba 105 Vac Robot Vacuum Replaced my older Roomba’s with these. They are a little quieter, and map the rooms better. I don’t think they clean any better, but I love that I don’t have to close doors. They know where to go once you map them. I would never have a home without one again. Roombas are the best.
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