The Good Lord Willin'???

We wondered for a while if the good Lord was willin' for us to head off on this trip.  We got underway a little after 5am and we realized about 35 min. into the trip that we needed to turn around as the car was having problems...like it couldn't shift out of a gear.  So we headed back and unloaded the green Taurus and loaded up our red Taurus (the one that we prefer not to take long trips in). The only problem that we have had with it so far is that the odometer decided to stop recording mileage...and thus the tripometer didn't work either...one of the things that we like to keep up with...at least the car is still moving forward!  It did rain for a good part of the first of our trip...but finally tapered off.  We have arrived in Orange, VA.  Woody had the router mapped out so we would go past Montpelier before we got to our hotel and we are in a great place...it is just four miles away from us.  So we are going to relax this evening, then get up in the morning and have breakfast here at the hotel and then head on for our tour/s of Montpelier.  When finished at Montpelier we will head toward Fairfax, VA.  Now to sit back and wait for Dancing With the Stars.  We're very thankful to be here safely!