We made it to Silver Spring. The traffic was heavy most of the way today. We only hit three or four stop and go spots but we didn’t hit many open places. We briefly saw the skyline of New York City and I saw the Statue of Liberty from a distance. There are too many trees everywhere out here to see much of anything.
We made good time – we left the hotel around 8:45 and made it to Thomas’s place by 4:15. We stopped for a few potty breaks, to get gas and to have lunch. All in all it was a smooth day but Jim is tired tonight. Neither one of us is used to riding in that much traffic for that long. We both found it stressful and tiring.
We had a nice visit with Thomas and Judy and Thomas fixed a nice dinner. After dinner we all took a nice walk around the neighborhood. It felt good to stretch our legs after sitting in the car most of the day.
We are staying in one of the guest rooms in the East Village co-housing building. The room is as nice as any of the hotel rooms we have stayed in. The bathroom is much bigger than any of the hotels so far on this trip. The cost is much lower. We are close to Thomas’s condo and we have our privacy and they have theirs. Nice.
Tomorrow we want to get on-line at 8:15 and reserve tickets so we can go to the African American Museum. We will build our day around our ticket time. We will take either the bus or the subway into the city and leave the car parked.
It is awfully peopley out here. So many cars, people and trees everywhere you go. I miss my wide open space on the prairie. One more week to go before we are back home. I think I can. I think I can.
Grateful for another safe day of travel, grateful to see Thomas and Judy, and grateful we can leave the car parked tomorrow.