Road Trip: From Mississippi to Connecticut

I haven't been able to blog until now because states like North Carolina don't have much in the way of wireless internet access...

Day 6 (Tuesday): We spent the morning sightseeing in New Orleans, and even though the humdity was almost unbearable, we didn't want to leave because there was so much to see! We had breakfast at a small cafe and checked out some of the shops. Unfortunately, we weren't able to check out the above ground cemetary where Marie Laveau is buried, because according to several locals we spoke to, the cemetary is right near the projects where crime is rampant and tourists who aren't on a guided tour are easy targets... At least we got to see the Voodoo museum, which was totally spooky and awesome! (Pictures will follow soon...)

Around noon we had to take off and get back on the road-- our plan was to head towards Virgina (about 15 hours from Louisiana) where my good friend offered to let us stay for a night. Random thoughts about the states we passed:

Mississippi-- Swampy. Not much to see.

Alabama-- Rainstorms, lightning, trees, trees, weird folks, and oh yeah more trees. We stopped at a Dairy Queen and the employees working there were kind of like zombies...comfortably numb, as my husband put it. FREAKS.

Georgia-- More trees! More rain! We finally got tired and had to find a hotel around 10pm. We ended up staying at a Ramada Inn in a little town called Conyers, which is right past Atlanta.

Day 7 (Wednesday): After passing through Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, we made it to my friend's lovely house in Suffolk, Virginia by late afternoon. I got to meet her 8 month old baby girl, her fiance, and her super cute lab retriever named Beau- and it was so nice to stay in a home rather than a hotel room. I have to say being in such a quiet area is eerie at first...it's weird not to hear the sounds of a city. But from what I saw Virgina was a beautiful state.

Day 8 (Thursday): Which brings me to today-- probably one of the most exciting stretches of the trip as far as freeway scenery goes. We left early in the morning and headed north towards Virgina beach. We got to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, which is this incredible stretch of highway over the Atlantic Ocean. After that we crossed into Delaware, and what caught my attention in the first state (a fact which was advertised IN EVERY POSSIBLE LOCATION) were all the huge, gorgeous houses.

We went through the New Jersey Turnpike, and then passed by New York!! I was so excited when the NYC skyline came into view, and I even got a picture of the sign that said "Welcome to Manhattan"! Even though we were just driving through, it was awesome.

So now we are at a hotel in Milford, Connecticut (which is another scenic state, by the way, with lots of boats, churches, and beautiful homes) getting some much needed rest. Tomorrow we only have about three hours until we get to Boston and move into the new apartment! Phew, it's been fun but I am sick of driving. I recommended Texas, New Orleans, Virginia, and everything north of that. But "The South" in general...um, not so much.