We Got There Quick - 298 miles

We got up early and checked out of the hotel. We thought it would be nice to leave New York before the traffic got too busy. As it was there was plenty around, but we had no problems.

Went around to Liberty park in New Jersey as we hadn't been close to the statue yet. We also found a nice diner nearby and that did us for a good breakfast. First real New Jersey accent we heard was from a toll booth operator. "That'll be too dollars and foyty cents." Two good things about that - hearing the accent and the previous toll was $11.00!

We were to pay a couple more tolls today - $13.50 and $4.50 (didn't count the trailer). Yep, over $30 to travel from New York to Washington DC by road.

There was quite a bit of super-slab stuff today as we were just getting to near DC to have a look tomorrow then Blue Ridge the next day. Someone had suggested we visit the Shady Maple near a town called Blue Ball in Pensylvania.

Problem was it was too soon after breakfast. Looked like a great place to eat as it was a smorgasbord for a good price. We went downstairs to the gift shop and have never seen so much kitch in one place. And we also discovered the meaning behind the house stars. Apparently a religion thing.

The land around here looked very nice. Mostly under corn with a little tobacco and beans. Very fertile and very green all around at the moment. They have had a lot of rain - some say too much as corn needs a lot of sunshine as well.

Back on freeways again until we got to our intended destination, just outside Washington DC. We got there well before Jack and Linda and were set up with some washing done before they arrived. I went to a nearby town to forage for beers and foods. Foods were easy to hunt down, but beers were more elusive. Most places in USA you can find them in servos, but not Maryland. Fun finding about all the local state laws.

Here's todays high speed pics:

New York traffic reminded me of Melbourne traffic - only more yellow....

... and with more bridges

The NY skyline looking back

Two-level bridges do nothing for GPS navigation

The Lady from behind

Just to prove I was there

They even named a town after me

We made the mistake of taking the right hand option - suggested by GPS - and for the next 20 miles battled trucks and buses while separated from four relatively free lanes.

Land in Pennsylvania. Lotsa corn farms - Lotsa silos

How did it get that name?

The Amish live nearby apparently