I figured I'd do things a little different for this post, since Bonnaroo itself is a little different. For us especially, the biggest factor is the car ride. Luckily, we cut back the ride home to about 20.5 hours, but still, all told thats 44.5 hours in a car.... yikes. SO before I talk music, I wanna tell you about the ride.
- CT - It really is a blend of both Mass and NY. It's mostly suburbia, but without any major cities? (C'mon, Hartford? West Haven? Sorry guys, not when your competing with Boston and NYC). We knew we were back in New England when we saw 3 cars swerving around eachother like typical Massholes lol
Addendum: CT also wins the "Most Patriotic Road Names" Contest. Each highway is named after "Sgt This" or "Lt That" or even after whole Units. Way to be, CT.
Sunrise in CT- NY - Always a great state to drive thru, this year we really did it right and hit the tappen zee bridge at nite with no traffic, it worked out well.
The Tappen Zee Bridge, Early Morning- NJ - Fuck. THE worst. every thing is dirty. the highways are huge. the neighborhoods arent nice. it sucks getting lost. they close important exits without detours. fuck you jersey, you need to get your act together. the garden state? more like the garbage state.
- PE - After the mess that is Jersey, Pennsylvania is like a breath of fresh air. Even the frickin road signs are polite, telling you to make sure you don't tailgate! and watch out for heavy truck traffic! Def my favorite state on our trip. No trip would be complete without a stop at Hershey right as the sun was rising, it's pretty awesome. Some early morning frisbee on the lawn of the Hershey hotel, then just watch the sun rise.
Sunrise in Hershey, PA
- MD/WV - the last two states in the Union before we hit the south, we're in both of them about 20 minutes total. WV has the nicest rest area, probably because 84 is the only highway that actually gets out of staters so they try to make them stay as long as possible.... Nice try West Virginia, but I know what you're up to.
- VA - quite possibly the worst state to drive thru. Our route takes us along 84, which goes along the entire spine of VA, most of it in the Shenandoah valley. AKA we're in this state, on this one highway, in this one valley, with zero change of scenery, for 6 hours. it sucks. its a nice state, and u actually get to hear legit southern accents, but once you hit Tennessee you think you're in the home stretch.
Flipping off VA
- TN - But you're not. It'll be at least another 5 hours before you hit Manchester, where Bonnaroo is at. On the ride home, our route took us all the way down into Georgia before going back north to come home, annoying. Found the cheapest gas here too, $2.35/gal. Booyah.
For an important state, you would think we had a gotten a better picture....- GA - At least I got to experience it, even if it was for 5 mins. Now I can say that except for the Carolinas and Delaware, I've been up and down the Eastern Seaboard.
You're pretty cool, Georgia. I'll be back again sometime.
