'21/#39 A New Direction

We left Connecticut early to accommodate the traffic we would encounter on the way to New Jersey. If you look at the map you will see that just about any route will take us near New York City and involve metropolitan area traffic. Also the road conditions that are inherent around any major city. I'm talking about pot holes and the quick patches that are made to not impede the 24/7 traffic around the city that never sleeps. Having grown up near here the traffic didn't bother me. Taking our time took care of dealing with the pot holes. So everything was fine until you figure in the human factor.

The human factor is us! Everything was going fine until confusion between the GPS and Google maps confused this driver even more. Next thing I know we are on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. The first thing I noticed was the lack of big trucks on the road. Our rig is 57' long and 13' tall, just like a short tractor-trailer. This concerned me so we pulled into a parkway service area and asked the employees there and were refered to the map of the parkway. Yep, it looks like we shouldn't be on this route so..... We turn around, double back and get on the road we should have been on in the first place. It wasn't too far but what can I say? Another little adventure along the way.

We finally make it to Pomona NJ. We are here to see the Cape May Lighhouse, some of the Jersey shore, and maybe look around Atlantic City. Our stay here is only two days and then it will be back on the road. Anyway, the trip from Connecticut to New Jersey definitely took a southward turn so we are certainly on our way back to Florida. I will sign off now from our home in New Jersey because.....

Home is where we park it,

Frank and Mary