jay | Mt. Vernon, OH to suburban Washington, DC, today

We had a solid night's sleep in the country... restful. Then after breakfast, my aunt and uncle walked down to their boathouse and we took out their pontoon boat for a spin, reminiscent of Saturday in Minneapolis. A long time ago... after swimming and a barbecue, we headed eastward again. Through parts of five states today, the most on our trip (OH, WV, PA, MD, VA).

PA doesn't perform roadwork very well... other states narrow traffic to one lane in each direction and run both on one side while rebuilding the other. In PA, they stop all lanes in one direction, while allowing the other side to go... alternating. Because of inertia and having to restart, that approach is maddeningly slow. It cost us an hour of frustration.

But

patgreene then became leadfooted and drove 162 miles in the next 1:55... I took over after a quick stop and we made it here to Fairfax, VA around 10:20pm. On tomorrow to downtown DC...

Out on Uncle Claude's pontoon boat... me reclining, with

patgreene and James opposite. I'm a bit sunburned now...

After boating, the kids went swimming off of the dock into the lake -- like David and Kevin here with boogie-boards.

Enjoyed driving I-70 in PA? No way... this was ironic. Their DOT seems to be less than competent... we cheered "good riddance" when we saw the Maryland state welcome sign.