A day with no Pictures


We left Williamsburg around 6 AM and arrived at the cabin in Vermont around 6 PM. We have covered more than 1800 miles since we left home. Since today was all driving all the time we didn’t take any pictures today.


After driving through MD, DE, NJ and NY I am much happier about where I live. Gas prices went from $2.05 in VA to $2.62 in NY. And did I mention the tolls? We didn’t keep an accurate tally but we know we spent more than $22 just on tolls in the northeast. We stopped at a service area on the New Jersey Turnpike thinking we would get lunch. We couldn’t stomach the price of a junior bacon cheeseburger meal – at $8 we decided to munch on our trail mix until we got out of NJ. In NJ it is also illegal to pump your own gas. We finally got off the turnpike in NY, had trouble finding someplace to eat (no signs on the turnpike) and stumbled on a little mom and pop pizza take out place. I got a ham and cheese panini and Penny got their special hero – a great sub sandwich that could have fed both of us. That was probably the high point off our drive today.


We ran into traffic jams south of DC (1/2 hour) and in Albany when we got off the turnpike. It was a pleasure to finally get on rt9 in VT and see that the foliage is just beginning to peak. We hit no ran for the whole trip up here. As I write this it is pouring outside!

Tomorrow we will be at the cabin to take delivery of a hot tub for Marty and Deb. It’s supposed to come in the morning. After the delivery we will probably explore. The good news is that tomorrow is supposed to be cool and partly SUNNY!