STS Hop 4
161 miles via I-76, US 15, I-270, I-495 (MD and VA) and I-95.
This was, for the most part, a familiar trip on familiar roads. We have done it before, most notably on our GTW way back in 2012. US 15 in MD is memorable as the site of our very first (and very traumatic) blowout.
No blowouts this trip, thank goodness. We encountered the usual heavy traffic in and around DC, which is never fun. But, all in all, a pretty uneventful hop.
Except for getting out of Pinch Pond. Apparently the expected exit route from our pull-thru site was down the hill, through the woods and up the other side. But both Jett and I had walked that route and it was narrow, with rutted dirt roads and overhanging trees. We opted instead to try to make a tight right turn. We made it, but not before the campground authorities had rolled up to us in a gold cart and chided me for doing it wrong. I told them that I had no interest in the roundabout exit route and they reluctantly let me proceed.
They were probably saying “good riddance.” Same as us.
Getting into our spot at Pohick Bay Regional Park was also more difficult than I expected. It was tight and had a few trees that got in the way. But with the help of the neighboring campers we made it.
Now if we can just get out next Friday…