On Thursday morning, I had planned to explore the quaint downtown of Princeton. Of course a storm had rolled in and it was very nasty! Lots of rain and no umbrella.
Even so, my flight wasn’t until the mid-afternoon, so I still ventured out.
There was a major construction project going on, so parking was a pain. I eventually found a parking garage… then quickly remembered one of the joys of a Jeep. Very easy to break into! Since I couldn’t risk getting my backpack stolen, I had to take it with me. Making my trek in the rain even more fun!
I stopped at a few shops and gave up. This was no weather to be walking around in.
So I headed back to Newark to catch my flight. Thinking possibly I could even catch an earlier one.
I swear, I have never been to New Jersey when the weather was good. It’s always nasty!
This is my view of the Garden State
Got to the airport a couple hours early.
As soon as I got to the ticket counter, the agent said, “I wouldn’t bother.”
She went on to explain that there were endless delays. My inbound aircraft was hours behind schedule. I would miss my connection in DC. Since it was only a 3 hour drive, she suggested I just drive.
3 hour drive?
I really need to invest in a map!
So I called Emergency Travel to have them re-rent me a car and to confirm it was indeed just a 3 hour drive.
Yup! It’s really a 2 hour drive – but usually takes 3-4 hours.
Alright then, road trip!
I go back outside to National. This time there were more options. I chose a Tahoe since the rain was allegedly turning to sleet and snow.
Upon putting my bag in the back, I noticed it was rather dirty. There was hay/straw in the back and mud everywhere. The last renter must of visited a farm or something. Plus there was mud all over the interior of the floor… but I didn’t feel like changing.
I didn’t have a map (obviously) so my life was in “Linda’s” hands. Eek!
Before I knew it, I was going thru New York City!
I was totally kicking myself. If I had only known how close Princeton was to Hartford, I would on planned on driving and spent the day in the city. Oh well.
Headed across the George Washington Bridge – holy crap! How do people commute across it daily?! $8 toll!
The rain eventually turned to freezing rain, then snow, then back to rain again. Ugh! I guess this means winter is officially here!
In the late afternoon, I called home. That’s when I got “the news”.
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