Road Trip 2011: Day 8 – driving to VA

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Our hotel in Norwich wasn’t the greatest, but that’s what we get for making a last-minute change to our itinerary. The new plan was to stop at my aunt and uncle’s house in Stamford, CT for brunch so we skipped breakfast at the hotel this time and were on the road by 8am. Two hours later we were sitting in their dining room having a wonderful, relaxing meal and catching up on family news.

We bid farewell to my relatives at 12:30pm and hit the road once more. Based on their advice, we steered clear of New York City and took I-287 back over the Tappan Zee bridge and around and down into New Jersey like we had done on the way up. This time we hit a little more traffic around the toll plazas, but it wasn’t too bad (hopefully it was a better route than taking I-95 straight through).

At 4:15pm we were crossing into Delaware and about an hour later, in Maryland, we made a special side trip in Baltimore to drive past Charm City Cakes (much to the delight of my daughter who loves “Ace of Cakes“). The rest of the evening’s drive was uneventful (and unremarkable). About 30 minutes from our hotel in Glen Allen, VA, we called the local Red Robin and placed a takeout order for dinner. By 8:30pm we were checked into our hotel (the nicest room yet!) for the evening and enjoying dinner while watching “Minute to Win It” on television.

It’s hard to believe we’ll be back home in two more days.

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