Going South

We are safely in Williamsburg, Va., where we have been since Tuesday, around 8:30 p.m. We left The Crescent, officially, at 12:07 p.m. on Tuesday, stopped for gas on Bloomfield Ave and got onto the GSParkway, then to the NJ Turnpike. We skipped going to Cape May, NJ when we found out the Hotel we were planning to stay in had no heat, only partial electric and the Ferry from Cape May to Delaware was not running.
Interesting drive on the Turnpike. A BEAUTIFUL Bright Yellow Ferrari, followed by a Bright Yellow Dodge Ram truck passed us, at some point. I followed them down the pike. Got to hear the Ferrari as it passed, kept up with them, a respectable distance behind them - didn't want to rear end a Bright Yellow Ram or be involved in an accident with a Ferrari. There isn't enough money in the Insurance Co. pot to cover those costs. Well, I'm sure there is, but I'd hate to be in an accident with a Ferrari.
Anyway I was able to pass the Ferrari and the Dodge Ram when they pulled into the far Right lane to exit to Trenton. Couldn't see the driver, tinted windows.
Next, Four men in Black Robes at the Service Area off the NJ Turnpike. One wearing a Huge Silver cross around his neck. Another wearing a Black, what looked like, lamb's wool hat. Russian Orthodox, the fellow told me when I asked. Couldn't get a photo.
Then Two very plump Nuns in Two-toned, God-awful Blue habits going in and out of the Ladies Room. Another missed photo OP.
The rain was very heavy after dark on Tuesday, between, say, 5-8:30. as we drove down Route 13, some of which was not plowed too well. The rain washed away some of the old snow. Crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel in the dark, no birds. We were on Route 64 from Norfolk to Williamsburg in driving rain with the defroster not working well. Quite an experience, but not a lot of traffic. The rain began to turn to snow, sleet, hail as we blundered into Williamsburg.
I immediately took a turn into the Visitor Center Parking area where we drove around for a few miles looking for our destination. Found a Security cop idling in a vacant parking lot who escorted us to the Williamsburg Lodge, our destination. The signage has always been a problem in our travels to Williamsburg. We have, many times, gotten onto the Colonial Parkway and found two signs, one to Jamestown and one to Yorktown. Not all that helpful if you are, as we were, looking for Williamsburg.
However, despite their best efforts - the Colonial Williamsburg powers that be who design the signage, not-we were able to get to our destination ahead of the snow storm.
We have been happily ensconced here at Williamsburg ever since. Our only problem, which isn't that big a problem, is the New York Times did not get to Williamsburg yesterday. We heard that Amtrak wasn't running and we also heard about the crash on Route 64, the Route we drove from Norfolk.
We were on Route 64 Tuesday night. The Crash occurred on Wednesday a.m. around 10 a.m. 50 cars and trucks. Only minor injuries, luckily.
So we are fine and we hope you are. We have a few inches of snow on the ground here, bright sunshine, in the 30's. The wind that was so prominent yesterday has subsided. Looking forward to another visit to the Abby Rockefeller Folk Art Museum today and Bassett Hall. Checked off Carolina chickadee on the bird list. Seeing juncos and yellow-rumped warblers foraging on the ground here. Nice Red-Tail resident around.

More Later. FAN.