Road Trip - North Carolina to New Jersey

A few weeks ago at the end of June, Kingsley and I flew down to visit my brother in North Carolina, and to go house hunting.  So much has happened since then!  I have made an offer to buy a house, which was accepted, and now I am moving at the end of August.  I also got a new job!  Anyway, I haven't had much time to post, which I feel bad about.  :(  Here are some pictures from the road trip Kingsley and I took on the way back to NJ from North Carolina (we drove instead of flew).

Starting out:

On Duke Street on the way out of town (which does connect down to famous Duke University!):

Entering Virginia

In front of Lake Gaston in Virginia

With a cool bridge in Virginia

This made me laugh

Crossing the WW bridge heading for DC

In the Harbor Tunnel entering Baltimore, MD

Crossing the Susquehanna River

A couple of pics from Philadelphia.  First the city skyline in the background (through a horribly cracked windshield, sorry), next with a plane landing at Philadelphia airport (while we cross a bridge), then in front of the famous Philadelphia Naval shipyard, then finally with the Philadelphia Eagles stadium (professional football).

A Stately Collection

As Kingsley and I have been visiting, I noticed he enjoys seeing different flags, symbols, and state iconography. So I have made it my mission to take pictures of as many different state license plates as possible while he and I are together. So far I have 35 out of 50 (including ALASKA - which I almost hit a guard rail trying to photograph while driving! - not good!). I am hoping to finish before Kingsley has to leave. Here they are:

Alabama:

Alaska:

Arizona:

Arkansas:
(STILL MISSING)

California:

Colorado:









Connecticut:

Delaware:

DC:

Florida (this one has two!):

Georgia:

Hawaii:

(STILL MISSING)

Idaho:

(STILL MISSING)

Illinois:

Indiana:

Iowa:

Kansas:

Kentucky:

(STILL MISSING)

Louisiana:

(STILL MISSING)

Maine:

Maryland:

Massachusetts:

Michigan:

Minnesota:

Mississippi:

Missouri:

(STILL MISSING)

Montant:

(STILL MISSING)

Nebraska:

Nevada:

(STILL MISSING)

New Hampshire:

(STILL MISSING)

New Jersey:

New Mexico:

(STILL MISSING)

New York:

North Carolina:

(STILL MISSING, even though we went there!!! I just forgot!)

North Dakota:

(STILL MISSING)

Ohio:

Oklahoma:

Oregon:

Pennsylvania:

Rhode Island:

South Carolina:

(STILL MISSING)

South Dakota:

(STILL MISSING)

Tennessee:

Texas:

Utah:

(STILL MISSING)

Vermont:

Virginia:

Washington:

West Virginia:

(STILL MISSING)

Wisconsin:

Wyoming:

(STILL MISSING)

Helping Me Pick Out New Sunglasses

Today, Kingsley accompanied me to the eye doctor for my annual exam and to get a new pair of prescription sunglasses.  Here is Kingsley checking out some of the options:

 

 And here we are evaluating the results: