Thankful to the Bronx Whitestone for Not Being As Bad As Could Be in the Annual LaGuardia Drop off of Chitunga After Thanksgiving

It's a good thing he travels midweek and arranges flights that are in the afternoon, allowing for an airport trip at better times of the day. It's only 56 miles, but those 56 miles can last hours at certain times of the day. We left around noon and I had him there by 1:15, which was a record. I was also back at the University by 2:30, which I'm thanking the Great Whatever for providing. The multiple lanes, crazed drivers, frustrated New Yorkers, and all-over-the-place signage can make for a wonky time. Last year, as I left the airport, I was direct to Manhattan and had to loop back to I-95. I didn't want that to happen again.

I also am not a lover of being on bridges, high up over water, with wall-to-wall traffic high winds. It's white-knuckle driving and I hate it. 

Dropping Chitunga off, I looped back around in a more sane way and was happy that the GPS on my phone returned to a more normal route and set of operations. Of course, crossing the Whitestone again always makes me feel like I'm driving up a roller coaster. As soon as I'm on the other side I'm like, "Okay...now we can get home with less stress." I feel this way when crossing the bridge into Newport, Rhode Island, and don't even get me started on the bridges driving to DC. All my claustrophobic tendencies kick in and I simply want to chill out.

Which was easy to do once I hit Connecticut, because the roads are paved, there are less NY potholes, and even with crowded lanes, the straight-away is normal to navigate (we do it daily). 

I've been on the Merritt an I-95 when I've wanted to pull my hair out. That was not the case yesterday. There were a couple of hiccups, but it was not the insanity that it most often is. 

But I'm off to work early. Last 8 a.m....and need to leave at 6:30 a.m. to go the 14 miles, because you never know about CT morning traffic. 

The lives we live. And here I go. 

Oh, and I should say that I found a nice photo over the water...it doesn't look this nice from the Bronx and above.