Eight States

We were up before 7 and I took advantage of the showers.  Took about five minutes to get hot water and then it smelled funny.  Oh well, I probably smelled funny anyway.  Made a quick breakfast of oatmeal and hit the road a few minutes after eight.

We camped close to the West Virginia /Virginia border so we crossed quickly.  After a few hours we saw a sign for National Historic Battlefield so we stopped.  Despite the fancy sign, we were greeted by a rough gravel parking lot torn up from numerous donuts.

Massive battle?

Not the kind you eat, the kind teenagers do when they get their first car.  Not me though, my first car didn't have that kind of power.   Plus any car can do a donut on gravel, amateurs.

We crossed back into West Virginia then quickly through Maryland into Pennsylvania.  We were making good time but the Jeep was running rough.  I began to worry about New Jersey/New York traffic.   The Jeep has not had a cooling issue yet but crippled I feared New York would do it in.  Traffic got heavier as soon as we got to Northern New Jersey and continued all the way through Manhattan.

Thankfully the traffic never stopped moving and the Jeep limped along.

Connecticut.  Hereby declared Traffic Capital of JeepincrossAmerica.blogspot by me.  It was stop and go through 60% of the way across on Rt.95.  They are used to this I guess as they have strategically placed traffic bulletins warning of traffic delays.  What was irritating is they don't tell you why there is a delay.  Plus as soon as you cross the posted delay area you are greeted by another illuminated sign announcing another delay of 13 miles or so. I just want to get home to my Love!

At any rate we made it into Rhode Island and stopped at Burlingame State Park Campground.  We got in around 7:45PM, found our site and walked over to surprise Cheryl at her site.  Happy times.

The journey continues............stay tuned.