Along the way

We're making progress. Saturday we drove from New Hampshire to Virginia. It wasn't our plan to make it all in one day but it was so easy. We were in 8 states on one day! NH, MA, CT, NY, NJ, DE (Delaware), MD (Maryland), PA and VA. Wait! That's 9 states.

For dinner we went to the two well-known Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich shops. Pat's and Geno's are across the street from each other. The streets in the neighborhood are quite narrow with cars parked on both sides. There is room for only one car on the one way streets. KIT (our navigator) took us through without a hitch. The locals are nuts! They parked their cars in the crosswalk or wherever they pleased while they purchased their sandwiches. The lines were long but that means it's good, right?

Larry bought a sandwich at Pat's and I bought one at Geno's. We order the same sandwich - a provolone with onions; or "wit onions" at Pat's. Here's our humble critique: both sandwiches were identical; both were nothing special. The meat is not seasoned, the onions undercooked, and the cheese was skimpy. But, we had the original and now we can say we have!



The next day we went to the home of Thomas Jefferson: Monticello. The grounds are beautiful, the home is unique and the tour was very good. I'd have to say though that I learned more about the man himself at the visitors center that we visited 5 years ago. Unfortunately, I didn't take my camera on the tour so I have no photos of that for you.

Today, I'm in Atlanta, tagging along with Larry on his business trip. Later today we'll fly to Tampa. Tomorrow we fly to Ft Lauderdale. It will probably be a week before you see another post. Until we meet again...
Happy Trails to you.