[wp_geo_map]Sharon and Nora sharing a Christmas moment at Aunt Glenda's house and also Lost Sole #431 found outside Dugan's Irish Pub in Brevard, NC
The drive to Baltimore up the eastern shore went pretty well. Nora slept the whole way just about. The wind was the only thing that did not go our way. It was 20-30mph with higher gusts coming at us straight on. That killed our gas mileage and I had to hold both hands on the wheel to prevent being blown off the road. But if that is the worst that ever happens when traveling, that is just fine with me.
The next day we went to the Baltimore… (check out our review) for the day and that was pretty good. Nora was overwhelmed a bit by the volume of kids in the museum. And I mean volume as both the number of kids and the loudness of them. Due to that she did not want to climb up in the massive playground system they have there which I was dying to participate with her on it. I looked like something I would have spent hours on as a kid. But that time will come for her, I have to remember she is barely over 2 years old. But as far as the museums are concerned, she was not turning 2 until January. That way we could still sneak her in for free :) She eventually found things she was interested in and had a lot of fun, as did we.
The rest of out stay at Glenda’s was quite nice, and for the most part, relaxing. We got to just hangout with family and let them get some quality Nora time in as she was beginning to feel better and was becoming her sweet self again. While there we got to indulge in some Koco’s crab cakes (check out our review) which always makes a trip to Baltimore that much better.
The time came to bid farewell. We left Baltimore at 7:30pm and drove until about 1:30am when I needed to crash for a bit. I got up around 4:00am to drive to Brevard, North Carolina for a daytime stop-over (check out our review). After some shopping, some lunch and sightseeing in the Land of the Waterfalls it was again time to hit the road.
When it became Nora’s bedtime I told her that daddy was going to drive through the night and that when she woke up, she would be home. Upon arriving at 12:30pm at our home in Pensacola, we decided to just park the van and sleep in it so as not to disturb Nora.
The next morning Nora awoke around sunrise. We told her to look outside. At first she just stared, like she was not sure of what she was seeing. Then she yelled out, “we’re home!” And was all smiles, happy to be back home.