Back on the road...
Today Nicole and I left Torrington, CT, bound for home, in Seattle. We didn't get as far as we had hoped, thanks in great part to major traffic backups through New York City and Philadelphia. But, we did made a stop at the Quick Stop in Leonardo, NJ, featured in Clerks, and at the Apple Store in King of Prussia, PA. Right now, I'm typing this from a Motel 6 in Harrisburg, PA.
New Jersey is one piece of shit state. Really. Just about the only thing going for it was separate lanes on the turnpike for trucks and cars, but other than that it pretty much sucked. Everybody in the state had this horrible scowl on their face like they were mad at the world. Maybe they're just mad that they're stuck in New Jersey. I would be. But hey, at least we got to see some of the sights featured in the Sopranos opening, like the Hydro P.U. plant, and the Drive Safely storage container. Woo.
Pennsylvania, once again, is a beautiful state, once you get out of the built-up areas. Gorgeous farmland and plenty of scenery to keep me happy while driving. I've made up my mind that we're going to Gettysburg tomorrow morning and then we'll continue on to Columbus. Because we left Connecticut a little bit early, we've got extra time to do some sightseeing on the trip home.
Getting back to today's traffic backups - the one in NYC was particularly funny. A car with a license plate holder from "Rent-a-Wreck" had broadsided a semi on I-95 in the Bronx. How appropriate. Less than a mile away, another wreck held up traffic. I think those two accidents delayed us about 90 minutes.
Tomorrow I'd like to make it almost all the way through Ohio and into Indiana. If that happens, I'll be happy, but from here on out the states start getting bigger so we'll be in them a lot longer.
I'm going to try to compile a few stats about this drive, but I don't have fuel usage details because I stopped doing mileage in Montana on the way out. But, in the meantime, here are the states we've driven through:
Washington
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Seattle here we come.
New Jersey is one piece of shit state. Really. Just about the only thing going for it was separate lanes on the turnpike for trucks and cars, but other than that it pretty much sucked. Everybody in the state had this horrible scowl on their face like they were mad at the world. Maybe they're just mad that they're stuck in New Jersey. I would be. But hey, at least we got to see some of the sights featured in the Sopranos opening, like the Hydro P.U. plant, and the Drive Safely storage container. Woo.
Pennsylvania, once again, is a beautiful state, once you get out of the built-up areas. Gorgeous farmland and plenty of scenery to keep me happy while driving. I've made up my mind that we're going to Gettysburg tomorrow morning and then we'll continue on to Columbus. Because we left Connecticut a little bit early, we've got extra time to do some sightseeing on the trip home.
Getting back to today's traffic backups - the one in NYC was particularly funny. A car with a license plate holder from "Rent-a-Wreck" had broadsided a semi on I-95 in the Bronx. How appropriate. Less than a mile away, another wreck held up traffic. I think those two accidents delayed us about 90 minutes.
Tomorrow I'd like to make it almost all the way through Ohio and into Indiana. If that happens, I'll be happy, but from here on out the states start getting bigger so we'll be in them a lot longer.
I'm going to try to compile a few stats about this drive, but I don't have fuel usage details because I stopped doing mileage in Montana on the way out. But, in the meantime, here are the states we've driven through:
Washington
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Seattle here we come.
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