Wrapping it up

That truck stop was even cuter by daylight. A couple of inches of snow didn't hurt, either.

I woke inside a picture postcard. Most pleasant. And since I didn't get parked until the wee hours of the night, I couldn't drive until late in the morning. So I could get out and stroll around.

Winding footpaths. Picnic pavilions. A little pool with a waterfall fountain (a memorial garden dedicated to state road workers). According to the signs I ran across, there used to be a petting zoo, but they closed it down some years back.*

This is a rest area?

By the time I was legal to drive, the parking lot was slush, but the rest of the place was still nice. Duty called, though. So I went back to the last customer and picked up an empty trailer, then headed for Newark.

Eventually I got loaded and headed west. Didn't quite get out of New Jersey before I decided it was too dark to drive casually. Found a truck stop and parked in the (once again) gathering snow.

Now I'd better find a phone. This is my anniversary, y'see. Skipping the nightly "hi honey" call tonight would be a BAD idea.

G'nite.
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*Somebody decided they'd have to have a vet on-call, and the budget didn't cover that.