Sunday March 8, 2009

Home-again, home again, jiggety-jig! We decided not to set the alarm for this morning as we were really tired. By the time we showered, dressed and got out the door, it was 7:30 (the old 6:30). We were really tired! We skipped breakfast at the motel as we had snacks in the car. We really cannot believe how much traffic we encountered on the road! At least today was not motorcycles, but there were plenty of cars and trucks on the road. We decided to use the GPS to route us home and we had a very interesting experience in D. C. - we went right by the Jefferson Memorial and could see the Washington monument and the Capitol building just a stone's throw away. We were only on surface streets for a half a mile or so and then got on to the Washington/Baltimore Parkway. It really wasn't bad - probably because today was Sunday - and I'm sure it saved quite a bit of time over going around on the beltway. This is not something I would have liked to do on a work day though. We had a few hold-ups: George Washington bridge, Cross-Bronx expressway, Stamford, New Haven, but all in all made pretty good time. We only had to stop twice to change drivers and arrived home at 5 PM after stopping to see Jaime and Dotty Jo for a few minutes. We had called Amy and Dean from the road and invited ourselves to dinner which she made at our house. Today is Dean's birthday so we had cake for dessert along with some strawberries we had picked up in Florida. It was really nice to see everyone. As much as we enjoy traveling, we do miss family and there really is no place like home. We chatted with Doug this morning in the car on the cell phone and called Laura this evening. So this is it for the blog for now. We will start it up whenever we have another adventure. Thanks to all of our loyal readers - we enjoyed your comments along the way.