Roger and Lola Laster made change for a stranger at the Lookout Valley welcome center Thursday afternoon as the Huntsville, Ala., couple took a break from the road and enjoyed a pair of cold Drumstick cones.
Taking advantage of the three-day Memorial Day weekend, the Lasters were just under two hours into their almost seven-hour drive.
“We’re going to Mount Airy [N.C.] to see Andy Griffith’s homeplace,” Roger said.
By the numbers
* 32.7 million: Number of Americans who will travel at least 50 miles over Memorial Day weekend * 33 million: Number of those travelers who will drive * 2005: Last time so many people traveled on the holiday weekend * $2.66: Average cost of a gallon of gas nationwide * $3.65: Average cost of a gallon of gas nationwide at this time last year * 2010: Last time gas was this cheap on Memorial Day Source: AAA
Weekend forecast
* Today: High 76, Low 55, partly cloudy later * Saturday: High 79, Low 61, sunny early, partly cloudy later * Sunday: High 83, Low 67, partly sunny early, partly cloudy later * Monday: High 84, Low 69, 40 percent chance of showers later Source: National Weather Service