Mile 4497

Gail here - We're in Brookhaven, NY, on the southern shore of Long Island, staying with Rob's brother Tom and Kath his wife. It was an easy drive across Delaware, New Jersey on the New Jersey Turnpike, and New York until we got to NYC. I was driving, luckily, because the Nanny sent us through the Lincoln Tunnel and dumped us out on the streets of Manhattan! Yikes! We traversed the width of the island on 34th street hoping for a miracle. I think Carolyn heard some sailor-blue language from me yelling at the Nanny. I think I fired her at one point.

The lemonade out of lemons part of the story is that CJ got a quick tour of NYC. She saw all the famous streets - 34th, Broadway, Madison, Park - and the famous giant Macy's. She squeezed in this sightseeing in between gasps and white knuckle moments in the melee of NYC traffic. But I guess the Nanny redeemed herself because she got us back on 495 headed for Long Island even though the skyscrapers kept messing with her satellite connection.

I'm happy to share Brookhaven with CJ since so much of Rob's history is here, and we always love visiting family here. We're off to visit my cousin Melissa today, and headed for Maine tomorrow.