New York City to Rochester.

We left Brooklyn on Friday afternoon and drove all the way up to Rochester. We drove across the Manhattan Bridge and across the island. The traffic was gridlocked bumper to bumper. We made it into and out of the Holland Tunnel. The highway was packed in New Jersey, but we made it out in relatively good time. Then it was time for the long haul into Pennsylvania, back into New York, and then all the way up to Rochester. We were mighty pleased when we pulled up to Matt and Lindsey's place around 8:30. A few highlights of the trip: the ornate stone work on the Manhattan Bridge; the ridiculously disproportionate anatomy of a mannequin we saw; driving through the Holland Tunnel; listening to the Fantastic Mr. Fox soundtrack; and pulling up the snowy driveway of Matt and Lindsey's place.

North Carolina to Lancaster.

We left Indian Trail yesterday afternoon. Tante Neet insisted that we take sandwiches, sodas, cookies, orange slices, and brownies for our trip. Thanks again!

We drove into Virginia and camped in George Washington National Forest. It was cold and snowy, but not as bad as other places at which we've camped. We woke up to cold, icy rain. We packed up the tent, got in Geronimo, and hit the road.

After getting coffee, we drove up the highway through Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The weather sucked, to be blunt. The rain was heavy, the roads were icy, and the trucks were in all the lanes and kicking up a ton of spray. At one point I was behind, beside, and in front of a truck. The one behind me gave me his high beams a couple times, so I gave him something a couple times. We did stop at Gettysburg, which was a highlight.

The drive was about five hours, and it was tiring. We were very happy when we pulled in behind Ari and Suzanna's house in Lancaster.