Pilgrimage 08

Well, here we are at the conclusion of Day one, in New Market, Virginia. We have been through Connecticut, New York, NewJersey, Maryland, West Virginia and into Virginia. Everything has gone without a hitch with the possible exception of slowdowns getting out of Conn (especially New Haven) and through New York City. (Yes, "David the Lion-hearted" decided to go THROUGH, not around, the Metropolitan area.) We timed it well, and rush hour was well over by the time we hit the city. That meant that it was only the NORMAL bumper-to-bumper traffic. We made one small mistake going over the George Washington bridge, but a simple circle put us back on track, and we only lost about three minutes. In general, there were enough trucks to provide a second roadway (on TOP of the trucks) if we had chosen it. The very best surprise today was that the price of gas dropped $.30 a gallon the minute we left good old Connecticut.

Tomorrow we should face alot less traffic, and if all goes well, we'll greet you tomorow night from Nashville, Tenn.