Country Roads

aah the tail end of the trip....some technical points first. Virginia suxs. Yep you read correctly it suxs! I don't like that state I didn't like the 5+hr push to get through it, I didn't like the sad state of affairs road system or the relatively unhappy drivers. Nope not at all. So Virginia you get a big thumbs down. Perhaps Obama can push some stimulus monies over there for a third lane around the bigger centres. I will say grudgingly that the Blue Ridge Mountains are beautiful. That's it.

West Virginia, Maryland no complaints I enjoyed the less than 40 minutes (combined) I was in your states. Now to get through Pennsylvania and New York.

But before I do that I am gonna spend another hour or so in Gettysburgh. I drove like mad to get to Gettysburgh today to see the battlefields and what not - I drove through two thunderstorms, shitty traffic (see above) and arrived at 5.43 the museum closes at 6. I totally can relate to Clark Griswald, like what really? ugh. But I was able to drive around the battlefield and just take in the enormity of what took place here (even though it was a major thunderstorm with flash flood warnings). Wow this place physically represents a major turning point for America (and it closes at 6....good gravy). And you know what gets me....is there is a three lanes that you can take to get to Dollywood....three! Gettysburgh one single lane with no shoulders....uh somethings wrong with this picture.

Anyway, I walked around (yes in the rain - the thunder and lightening was done) and really am impressed by the town so I decided to stay overnight and will go to the museum at 8. I am really quite intrigued by this Civil War and moreso the Confederate perspective. Like why really they didn't want to end slavery? Really to the point of fighting and dying for it.....hmm I must learn more. Hence the museum tour in the am (I should have stopped at the Confederate sites...next time).

Another thing I am on a quest for is Grey Goose Vanilla Vodka; my brother and sister have requested it and I thought yeah sure no worries. Well what do you know I cannot find it, I have stopped in 6 states and nothing, like this is becoming a challenge and I don't like to lose a challenge. Heads up grey goose I am gonna find you.