On the road to Maine

And we are off...three students (we were supposed to have four but one was a no show) and two advisors loaded into a 10 passenger van with 27 hours of driving to get to Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island off the coast of Maine.

We left late - one is always late if Matt is going with you :) He is worse than a teenage girl. He is always in the shower and claims that it is because he used to be a swimmer. I used to swim. I don't spend so much time in the shower. Plus his hair is always dry after his showers.

So strange but I digress...

We picked up rain in Ohio and it stayed with us the entire drive to Maine. Even with the rain, the drive wasn't bad at all. Matt, Tony (one of the students), and I take turns driving. I only drove for about 6 hours which was nice since I stayed up till 530am getting things ready so I could leave work and school for a week.

In New York (which is very hilly Amanda!), we stop for a bathroom break at - get this name- Betty Beavers Gas Station. The bathroom does not have toilet paper or paper towels. One of the students asks the cashier if she can restock the bathroom because it is out of paper supplies and the cashier tells her to deal with it. Deal with it?! What exactly does that mean? Then she yells at us to turn out the bathroom light. We bring in our box of Kleeenex from the van. Look at the sign. Do not go to Betty Beavers!

During the drive, one state had road signs that flashed

"You are speeding. Slow Down NOW".