Saturday 10/7/23
We didn’t go the gym today at the hotel, we just showered and got ready to go. The breakfast at the hotel didn’t start until 7 so we skipped it to get on the road. Scott always looks forward to the hotel breakfast and I like the cute waffle makers, but getting on the road sooner was a bigger draw. We left around 6:30am
We would definitely stay at this hotel again if we were in the area.
It started to pour as we were driving.
We were in Maryland by 8:50. We got off I95 in Columbia (I think) Maryland and went to pick up Starbucks. We had the healthy breakfast sandwiches along with our beverages.
There were a lot of accidents we saw on the road, including a truck in a ditch.
I forgot to mention this the day we saw it (I don’t remember which day but it was walking around World Showcase in Epcot) but a lady had a TShirt with a funny saying, instead of “I want to be where the people are” from Little Mermaid, her shirt said “I want to be where the people aren’t”. We got a laugh out of that.
We were in Delaware just before 11.
We were in New Jersey at 11:15, but at the bottom of NJ and we live near the top of NJ so knew we still have about 2.5 hours left to drive. Similar to the drive down to Disney, when we hit Florida those last few hours seem to take so long. It’s the same on the way home, we’re in NJ but still have a few hours to go and it seems like it takes forever.
We stopped at a supermarket near our house for a few items before we got home. With all our overpacking, there was no extra room in the car so the supermarket items were on my lap; just a few items for the short drive to the house from the supermarket.
We were home about 2:15; the cats were very happy to see us. It was nice being home relatively early so we started unpacking, putting stuff away, doing more laundry, going through mail, etc (all the after vacation chores). We made sure to spend extra time hanging out with and playing with the cats.
Keeping the vacation vibe going, we went out to dinner that night at Biagio’s (a casual Italian restaurant maybe 30 minutes from home) for dinner. We always enjoy coming here. We sat at the bar for dinner. We come here pretty regularly so they know us which makes it even more fun.
I had a White Sangria (they make a great white sangria) and Scott had a Martini.
Their bread is super tasty
The fried calamari is always perfectly crispy and not greasy
Scott had a pasta dish with Shrimp, Scallops, and Calamari; he always enjoys this.
I had something different than what I usually order and had the Pappardelle Bolognese. Very good but a huge portion.
We both brought leftovers home.
We didn’t order dessert at Biagio’s, instead we ate our leftover Crème Brûlée from California Grill when we got home.