Day 4: Where're the fireflies? (found the frog) WE'RE HERE!

Ok, so it rained some more, but luckily, around noon, it cleared up pretty good so we were able to get up to speeds around 80mph/129kph to hurry things up a bit to get to our friends, the Demartin's, at a reasonable hour.

Marco ("Sparco" as Brad calls him) met us at their door and within a minute or two Brad had caught his first frog of the year (not too many hoppin' around dry ol' Utah), and we had been boxed in (parked in someone's spot). Lucky for us, we were able to do an 8-point turn and weasel our way out and park in an un-numbered spot. By that time, Marco had acquired "Pipo"'s (Phillipe) wooden sword and took a swing at a huge az spider who'd spun a web in front of their door. No idea where it landed, but it was so big (abdomen about the size of a large marble) it made a 'ding' sound when it crashed into the siding.

We think its too cold for the fireflies (too late in the season), so haven't seen any. Sorry...

-Total distance today: 506 miles/814km
-Total distance (DONE): 2,179 miles/3,507km
-Average miles per gallon today: 36.113mpg
-Hotel Room rate: ~US$(free) (stayed with the Demartin's in Woodbridge, VA)
-Total frogs caught by Brad on the sidewalk outside the Demartin's: 1


We were planning on taking pictures of all the welcome signs along the way, and this was the only one we remembered in time to take:


Brad, reveling in his RAZR picture taking (capturing the welcome to West VA sign in all its glory):