We travel that route once or twice a year. Know it like the back of my hand.
ABSOLUTELY tell your friend to stop in
Flatwoods, WV -- about mid-way between Charleston and Morgantown, WV. It's just a wide spot in the road, but there's a store there that's worth the time to visit. It's called
Amish Farms Bulk Food & Cheese where one can find all manner of every imaginable non-perishable food item -- grains, pasta, spices, dried herbs, seasonings, mixes, candies, snacks, etc. as well as farm-fresh meats, cheeses, fresh-ground peanut butter, etc., etc. It's all bulk packaged. They market largely to the Amish and feature Amish-made furniture too.
See
http://www.flatwoodsfactorystores.com/ and, more specifically,
http://www.flatwoodsfactorystores.com/C ... rticleid=8for directions and information on the other stores at this outlet mall just off I-79, Exit 67.
SECOND, I urge your friend to stop at a FLYING J truck stop and pick up a copy of a book entitled
"The Next Exit". This giant paperback book is published annually and lists every interstate in every state in the country. It includes a listing for every single interstate exit, identifying every restaurant, motel/hotel, gas station, grocery store, pharmacy, Walmart and other retail store within a MILE of each exit and identifying whether the stores are N, S, E or W of the exit. It also lists all of the rest area by mile marker.
See a sample page at
http://www.thenextexit.com/It's available for $10.17 on Amazon at:
http://www.amazon.com/Next-EXIT-2010-Ex ... 887&sr=8-1Your friend will be able to easily see what exits lie ahead. I wouldn't hit the road without my copy of
The Next Exit!
Lois
SAMPLE PAGE:
http://www.thenextexit.com/images/backg ... e_logo.png