A Sense Of Closure

A number of people have commented that our trip still hasn't officially ended, as our last post was from Rhode Island which, as you point out, is still more than a couple of hours from New York.

Well, the good news is we made it back; however I'm sure you already knew that :)

The last part of the journey was somewhat eventful - it began pouring rain and visibility was greatly reduced. A number of crazy drivers also appeared on the road, including one bus driver who decided it was time to move into my lane, despite the fact that I was already in it...

A number of hours driving through Rhode Island and Connecticut brought us to the New York state border. We were almost home! Everything went smoothly on the approach to NYC, until we reached the Triboro Bridge. In all the rain and darkness we missed the Manhattan exit and ended up in Queens.

We got ourselves back on track and finally arrived back home at around ten to Midnight. After moving our bags back into our apartment, we cruised the streets looking for a spare parking space. We were keeping the car for the week, as Mum & Dad were flying in for a visit later that week.

It came as no big surprise that street parking was just not available, and so we decided to use one of the many parking garages scattered across the city. I really don't know how people keep cars in the city and search for street parking on a regular basis!

We were home at last - what an adventure! 65 days and 17,500 miles later we had journeyed across the entire United States, visiting all 48 contiguous states as well as a quick trip into Mexico and Canada. It really was the adventure of a lifetime. I said to Liz as we arrived in New York City - "that was fun, lets do it again!". For some reason she wasn't up for that suggestion...