Long Drive Home

Driving back to Baltimore was long and arduous. We started early enough, after breakfast with Tara at the local creperie up the street. Maya and I stopped for retail therapy before the border and stocked up on maple syrup and maple syrup candy (which Maya loves). The border was blocked with traffic and it took two hours to get through, but the roads were open through most of New York State until we got to Albany and blockages became regular. Eric and I discussed getting off the 95 and taking a detour through Pennsylvania. Although that would be a long 100 mile detour, it could be a shorter route because the 95 through New Jersey was unpassable.

Maya was fine, happy to watch movies and relax. It ended up being a 14 hour marathon. I found parts of my body falling asleep and had to shake my legs up and down quite regularly. We stopped at rest places, where local people had set up bake sales and coffee for free/donation, the purpose being to keep people fed and alert on the roads. This being Labour Day weekend, there were far too many cars on the roads and many exhausted drivers.

Eric has no problem driving long distances. Lat time we did this trip, he was entirely comfortable with the 12 plus hours each way. We are thinking of driving up for Thanksgiving, and I have no intention of getting behind the wheel. I hope it was not too strenuous for Maya, being that she has been happy to read and view movies and rest. I can't believe we start work and school tomorrow morning, certainly not well rested!!!!