Today wasn't the day I thought it would be. Number one: I woke up late. 9:30. Not so terrible, but still not terrific. Number two: It took the same amount of time to go from my house to the Verrazano Bridge as it did to go from the Verrazano Bridge to Philadelphia, PA. Number three: I totally changed my mind about today's route at the very last second.
Also, wind? Hello? It was so windy that on the Verrazano, I had to turn the wheel against the wind just to keep going straight. Also cool? EZ Pass in Pennsylvania. I didn't know you could use it all throughout PA. That was a terrific piece of news.
Originally, I thought to go south and then start heading west. As I went through New Jersey, I spontaneously scrapped the plan and took the Penn Turnpike. There are tunnels! Through mountains! This was very neat. There are also a lot of weird signs before you go into them, like "Take Off Sunglasses" and I saw this before I realized I was heading into a tunnel. For a split second I thought I had read the sign wrong, but in the next minute I was in near daylight inside the tube. It was bright as day and actually it kind of hurt my eyes a little.
With a supply of treats from Whole Foods, I managed to eat healthily all day; no small feat with all of the Roy Rogers on both the PA and NJ turnpikes. It made me think of Barbara, and how she so loves the BBQ sauce there, she gets a big cup, fills it up and brings it back home.
Anyway, now I'm tucked in for the night and ready for my 6:30 am wake up call. Tomorrow: Nashville by lunchtime! Memphis in the evening!
Tip: If you're ever in the area between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh (Pennsyltucky, according to one Carnegie-Mellon alumnus) and you have to get down to West Virginia, Pennsylvania Route 381 is a great alternative to the interstate--lots of silos and hills and quaint towns to pass through, but the speed limit is still 55. Sweeeeet.
Day One:
Holbrook, NY - Morgantown, WV
Mileage: 443
I can tell that we are going to be friends.
4 comments:
Oh how I wish I was on a cross country adventure!
Hey didn't I say last year, "Hey short 'n spicy, let's go on a road trip to Nashville!"
Which short 'n spicy did you think I was talking to?
Haha...you have a point. Silly me.
This has been a great trip so far! If you haven't noticed I have been with you every place you've been (except for private times. "The only man a girl can depend on is her daddy"). So yes, I AM Arkansas, Tennessee, West Virginia, etc., etc.. Thanks for the great scenery, Wagons West!
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