1621.8 miles later....we are home!

We just returned last night from our road trip to DC. We had a great time but I almost feel like I need a vacation from my vacation.  One thing that was confirmed on this trip, it's impossible to plan anything when there is an infant involved. We never ended up stopping at any of the restaurants from Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives; the timing just never worked out.

Here is a quick timeline of our trip:

Day 1 - Drove 6 hours to Cleveland and spent the night. We managed just one stop in Sturgis, MI along the way.

Day 2 - Drove from Cleveland to DC which is about another 6 hours. We only stopped once, even though we took the "scenic route" since an exit was missed. We probably added an additional hour to the trip as a result. However we did see some cute, small towns in PA along the way.  Once we got settled in DC, we had a nice dinner outside with my brother and his fiancée.

Day 3 - Went to the National Zoo and had dinner at Josh & Sarah's. S went on her first Subway ride. She is quite the little traveler these days. The poor little peanut ended up with a fever (due to teething) so she became a bit cranky as the day progressed.

Day 4 - Went to Annapolis. It ended up being a very short trip due to S not feeling well. At least we enjoyed some crab cakes and made it to Chick & Ruth's Delly for a milkshake.

Day 5 - We went the Independence Day parade, walked around the National Mall and watched the Fireworks. We had a great view of the fireworks from our hotel room.

 

Day 6 – We planned on being on the road by 1pm but instead we checked out of our hotel at 1pm. We went to Arlington National Cemetery and we were on the road by 4pm. We didn’t roll in to Cleveland until 11:30 pm due to 4 stops along the way.

Day 7 – We made it back home from Cleveland in 6 hours with 3 pit stops along the way.

While we had a great time on our trip, it is nice to be home and get back into our regular routine.  We did get the delivery of our second bushel right before we left. I am looking forward to doing some cooking this week and over the weekend.