Today was a rather frantic day on the road passing and outskirting some very major cities. We drove out of Maryland and hit the I-95 north passing through several states. Our drive took us past Baltimore, Philidelphia, across the George Washington Bridge through New York and up past Hartford (sounds like an NHL lineup). The highways are busier here than any we have encountered since we left California. So far we have paid $27.05 in bridge fares and turnpike tolls at 11 or 12 pay booths!! The New Englanders are out to get all of our money!

There is not much to report to you all tonight aside from the few points mentioned here. We are safe and sound at the hotel now in Portland, Maine for the night. We will be crossing the border tomorrow with a destination of Dieppe, New Brunswick to visit with friends.