A week ago, on our way home from a vacation at our cabin in Knox County, OH, we were cruising along on US Route 40 east of Uniontown, PA, when we suddenly encountered a "Road Closed" sign. Oh no!!
The 25-mile detour took us along a narrow, 2-lane, winding country road. Near Confluence, PA we laughed at the name of a nearby town--"Lower Turkeyfoot"--but otherwise, our mood was grim. When was this detour ever going to end? It threatened to go on forever. It bypassed our usual rest stop in Addison, PA and finally dumped us off near the Mason-Dixon Line. The sign on a roadhouse said, "You survived the detour! Let's party!" All we could think of at that point was getting home, so we kept going.
I love the sign at the end of the too long detour. Lee and Phod's Lady
ReplyDeleteIt WAS kinda cute.
Deletedetours seem so LONG and i think it is because we are lost and don't know where we are or where we will be when we finally get to the end. Glad you made if safely home.
ReplyDeleteYep, seemed like it would never end. But it did and we got home in one piece. YAY!
ReplyDeleteDetours are aggravating, especially when you don't know where the nearest restroom is going to be (especially if you need one). That sign was cute. Too bad you weren't in the mood. Maybe it would have been a great stop off.
ReplyDeleteEven though we didn't stop, it was nice to get some sympathy.
DeleteIt sounds like it could have been an interesting way to get home had you known about it and were able to plan for it.
ReplyDeleteYep. Himself always avoids the Interstate whenever possible.
DeleteOn detour did you get chance to get some great photos.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
No photos. No place to pull over and sometimes a train of impatient drivers was nudging our rear bumper.
DeleteYou can be sure the highway department didn't make that sign!
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ReplyDeleteI hate long detours especially in areas that you aren't familiar with.
ReplyDeleteRoadwork sucks. At least you made it out. (The sign that always made us snicker on road trips was for Zzyzx Road.)
ReplyDeleteSuper post
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