I made the drive with Molly from Washington, DC to Boston last night. So for the next couple of days I'll be posting from the Boston area and, with any luck, Cape Cod. Gas at the Vince Lombardi rest stop, the natural midway rest point between DC and Boston, cost $1.97. I asked the attendant--state law forbids you from pumping your own gas in New Jersey--for the cheap stuff, and he replied that there is no more cheap stuff. That's too true. Tolls have gotten out of hand as well. We paid $24 in tolls, with Maryland, Delaware, and New York earning my contempt for gauging travellers. Anyhow, the state of Connecticut--the only state on the trip not to charge a toll--decided to do most of its road repairs on Memorial Day weekend, which seriously delayed our trip. I've made this drive dozens of times, arriving in as little as six hours and twenty-one minutes, and as much as eleven hours. Last night the trip took us almost eight hours, which is about average. We completed our journey at around 3:30 a.m.

Tell Molly "Happy Birthday!"

Guido

Tell Molly "Happy Birthday!"

Guido

Thank you, Guido. I enjoyed your comments on Zinni.

I hope everything is well in St. Louis, and say hello to Lucille for me.

Molly