Our road trip west is a little unconventional in that it both does not have classic road trip qualities (we will sadly not be stopping off to visit oddities like the world's biggest ball of twine, for example); and contradictorily we are also not taking the most direct route to our ultimate destination. But, since our interim destination is Long Beach (it's "on the way" to Portland), we are taking the southern route which allowed for our path to go through Virginia.
Highlights of this leg of the journey were:
- getting through 3 states (NJ, DE, MD)
- checking 28 states + DC off our license plate game list, plus 2 bonus points for Canadian provinces! (Most important spottings: Montana and Rhode Island)
- Jason's quotable moment: "This would be the heart of Jersey, if Jersey had a heart."
- learning what a Proving Ground is
- leaving the NJ Turnpike behind, reminiscing on the many hours we have spent on that godforsaken road.
Our stopover in Virginia brought us to the home of our friends Nicole and Ben, who graciously gave us their guest room for the night. Fortuitously, their gym was offering "parents night out" babysitting services, so we were able to go out to dinner and catch up while little Augie was looked after. It wasn't enough time for catching up after nearly a year and a half, but I was glad to have a few hours all the same. After a little too much wine and a short night sleep, we were up and at em again for Day 2!
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