Running Down a Dream: Fun with Parkways and Turnpikes

We spent the last 4 days on the Jersey shore just south of NYC. On our way through the NYC area we got our first lesson on Parkways. As we followed our GPS directions onto a "cars only" parkway we quickly got some education by a passing motorist who rolled his window down and told us we were not suppose to be there. Google needs to have an "RV" setting on there mapping software I think. We also had some close calls on some bridge underpasses. They were of the curved kind where the right lane clearance is only 10' 6". Luckily there wasn't heavy traffic and we could change lanes to aim more toward the middle of the bridge where we could pass safely. Big Mama (that's our RV) almost got a buzz cut that day. All-in-all we made it without a catastrophe to our next parking spot on the Jersey Shore. We parked Big Mama and took Curvy to Staten Island so we could take the Ferry into NYC. We learned that getting off of the Parkway to make an emergency bathroom stop (Leesy), costs exactly $1.50 in toll fees. Speaking of toll fees, it sure is expensive to drive anywhere in these states. For 4 days I felt like we just kept having to get our wallets out and pull out cash. This was especially true when we left NJ in Big Mama. It cost us $20 to cross a bridge on the NJ turnpike and about another $12 in toll roads. However, the alternative is a regular highway with traffic lights (Big Mama hates traffic lights) so I was happy to shell out the cash for smooth sailing.

Despite these inconveniences we had a great time in NYC and the beach as depicted in the photos that I had taken here. And now on to Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.