Road Trip Part II (going to New York)
The second part of my cross country road trip started around lunchtime on June 1. I loaded up all my stuff in the rented white Corolla and set off on the trip to New York. The trip was relatively boring and uneventful, as should be expected. I drove for about 10 hours and stopped for the night in the middle of Pennsylvania.
The next morning (June 2), I made the 2 hour trip to New York city. I entered the city via the Lincoln Tunnel and got a chance to drive in Manhattan traffic. It was hectic and crazy, but having been raised on Chicago traffic I was at home. If only I didn't have the rental car I could've been a bit more of my usual aggressive driving self, but I really wanted to return the car as soon as possible without any hassle. The most challenging part of the trip to New York was after I had unloaded all my stuff at my summer apartment. I had to return the rental car to a Hertz location in the Upper West Side. Only one problem -- i needed to fill up on gas before I could return the car. So i started driving all over the UWS, up Amsterdam, down Columbus, and couldnt find one frickin gas station. Finally I had to drive all the way down to midtown near the Lincoln Tunnel to find a gas station. There may be a million bars/restaurants in Manhattan, but i dont think there are more than like 5 gas stations on the whole island. Anyways, for those of you who plan to return a rental car in Manhattan -- make sure to fill up your tank in New Jersey first. The gas prices are much cheaper and its less of a hassle.
So in the afternoon of June 2 I finally concluded my cross country road trip. My complete journey consisted of the western portion of I-84 (there's an I-84 in the east also) and a large chunk of I-80 across the country. From Lake Zurich to New York I took the Kennedy expressway to the skyway to I-80, and then stayed on I-80 until eastern New Jersey when I exited to get to the Lincoln Tunnel. I ended driving about 3000 miles during the whole trip.
Here's a picture of me with both cars I used on the road trip. The Mazda3 is safely stowed away at the parent's place in chicago for the summer. It'll be back in use in August when I drive back to the west coast.
The next morning (June 2), I made the 2 hour trip to New York city. I entered the city via the Lincoln Tunnel and got a chance to drive in Manhattan traffic. It was hectic and crazy, but having been raised on Chicago traffic I was at home. If only I didn't have the rental car I could've been a bit more of my usual aggressive driving self, but I really wanted to return the car as soon as possible without any hassle. The most challenging part of the trip to New York was after I had unloaded all my stuff at my summer apartment. I had to return the rental car to a Hertz location in the Upper West Side. Only one problem -- i needed to fill up on gas before I could return the car. So i started driving all over the UWS, up Amsterdam, down Columbus, and couldnt find one frickin gas station. Finally I had to drive all the way down to midtown near the Lincoln Tunnel to find a gas station. There may be a million bars/restaurants in Manhattan, but i dont think there are more than like 5 gas stations on the whole island. Anyways, for those of you who plan to return a rental car in Manhattan -- make sure to fill up your tank in New Jersey first. The gas prices are much cheaper and its less of a hassle.
So in the afternoon of June 2 I finally concluded my cross country road trip. My complete journey consisted of the western portion of I-84 (there's an I-84 in the east also) and a large chunk of I-80 across the country. From Lake Zurich to New York I took the Kennedy expressway to the skyway to I-80, and then stayed on I-80 until eastern New Jersey when I exited to get to the Lincoln Tunnel. I ended driving about 3000 miles during the whole trip.
Here's a picture of me with both cars I used on the road trip. The Mazda3 is safely stowed away at the parent's place in chicago for the summer. It'll be back in use in August when I drive back to the west coast.
posted by Monish at 3:20 PM
2 Comments:
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i'm still contemplating blogging post-sabbatical...
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