We bade farewell to Ravi & Mala, who so very reluctantly let me leave with Apollo on my journey forward. Don't worry, Diamond... in spite of all those comments from Malu chithi, Apollo is with me and on our way home!
Connecticut was quite picturesque - we stopped at the welcome center where, if we had wanted, we could have caught trout as long as we left it back in the stream. But the drive down I-95S was quite interesting, in CT as well as in NY & NJ. The posted speed limit was 55 mph at several places. And if I were to drive at 60, I was almost getting run over by trucks. It is impossible to drive sanely in these northeastern states. Sorry, folks! I'd rather be in the wild west as far as driving goes, failing which California provides a happy middle ground.
The drive through New York City was not bad. We were traveling there around noon. Except for a ghastly accident leading to George Washington bridge. A car was smashed to smithereens in an underpass leading to the bridge the back up was scary what with 18 wheeler trucks making making lane changes like they were driving a compact car! Once past New York, NY, we were in NJ turnpike and believe me... it was a relief to be out of driving in NY city!
After paying another hefty toll to drive through NJ turnpike, we drove into the first state of the union, Delaware. And settled down for a great evening of conversation and drinks with Nat.
Day 14 pics
As you can see, Apollo has managed to endear Nat, someone who is circumspect about dogs!
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