Days without an incident: 1
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| View from our Ocean City room |
Due to some "organization" issues, we got kind of a late start. But since we don't need to be anywhere at any time, no one cared.
After getting packed up, we took a walk down to the beach. Each of us put a boot in the Atlantic Ocean to get us started. The idea is we'll soon be putting our boots in the Pacific!Next, we went over to the starting point of U.S. 50 and we took a photo of the sign stating "Sacramento 3073" miles.
A couple of stops for some much-needed supplies and we were on the road.
Grey skies accompanied us to the other side of the Bay Bridge and only a few sprinkles came down.
We were supposed to meet up with friends Robbie and Carol at the Cracker Barrel on Kent Island. Stupid me, I called the manager and asked for directions from Ocean City. He said to come across the bridge and take the second exit. Unfortunately, he was giving me directions from the opposite side of the bridge. Apologies to Rob and Carol for not making our lunch date.
From that point on, the temperature soared and the traffic slowed to a crawl as U.S. 50 wound through Washington D.C. It was hot and slow and not very scenic...although we witnessed a tractor-trailer push one car into another one on the downtown street...and I take back everything I ever said about New York City drivers!
The hotel in Fairfax, VA was a welcome sight. Especially since the amenities included indoor parking, a complimentary dinner buffet with beer and wine too! Tomorrow we get a complimentary breakfast. Not a bad deal!
Now that we're more experienced at unpacking/packing, we should get a much earlier start. We'll see how that works out!
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