By the way, I had a great time at the show (for my first one) and was happy to meet everyone here who came out. We stepped out for lunch right up the street at Queens diner and when I got back I was surprised to hear that Ron had already left. Sorry didn't get to talk to you longer Ron, but totally understand if you had to go. Also, hope you had a good ride home.
Ours was terrible, we got sent in wrong direction so many times it took us over 2x's the time it should of taken to arrive home! Between too much roadwork going on putting us into different lanes, very very poor signage on the roads and folks trying to give us directions, but leaving out super important info - we we're derailed at least 5 or 6 times. Yes we should of had a map (lent it out and never got returned) and no we did not have GPS (which I hear sucks anyway). When you do realize (even if it is instantly) that you made a wrong exit or turn, you usually end up going at least 10 miles out of your way before you can U turn around just to get back to the place you were. This made our day a nightmare and we unfortunately are not in a hurry to go to Allentown again anytime soon.
Wow Jeff, that trip home sounds exactly like what I was afraid would happen to us in the morning! Everything was great on Long Island, but the Bronx and Manhattan are colossal pains (for me, anyway, I get nervous with all those cars in such tight spaces and with such horrible road surfaces), and the area near the George Washington Bridge in NJ is also no fun, confusion-wise. Fortunately though, things went very well once we got onto the NJ Turnpike, and after that I could relax, and the trip was actually very enoyable. I don't have a GPS either, but I had printed out directions from Mapquest, they were great, kind of like the old Trip Tiks (?) that my mom used to get from AAA. As a result, I am likely to make the trip again. While the nightmare is fresh in your mind, take a look at what Mapquest would have told you - maybe with those detailed directions, you'd be willing to give it another try.
Our trip home was uneventful, but after dropping off Elizabeth it took me an hour just to get onto and over the Throg's Neck Bridge, a 10 mile trip. No problem with directions, it would actually be pretty difficult to miss all the signs for Long Island, just WAY too many cars!
The one thing I will definitely try next time is borrowing an EZ Pass. Toll areas would be a lot less trouble without having to worry about what lane to get into to pay with cash. Doesn't make sense to get one myself, as this is the first time in about 15 years that I've driven off Long Island, and I don't plan on making a habit of it.
