Trip follow up

When we pulled out of DC and headed for home Monday night, the adults on the trip, especially those who had been before, agreed the trip was a complete success. As the evening progressed into the next day, however, we encountered our fair share of drama. At first it was a narrow band of snow that a 20 minute rest stop avoided. After that, the roads were wet which slowed our travel but it was when we were just outside of Cleveland at 3:00 AM when things got a little more tense. The snowstorm that hit Lake Orion seemed to be particularly strong around Cleveland. The bus driver and I looked at the weather map and concluded that the snow would pass in about an hour but due to lake effect conditions it wasn't until after 6:00 that she felt comfortable to head back out. That proved to be a good decision because we didn't have to go much further west before the roads looked much better.

Here we are with an ETA of noon instead of 7:00. It's a little frustrating considering we will have been on the bus for 17+ hours. I think once legs are stretched and everyone is back in the comfort of their homes that everyone will agree that the even the winter that wouldn't end couldn't take away the great memories the kids had on this trip.