Every vacation needs a wind down day. You can’t go full bore everyday for two weeks, or you’ll end up like a character from The Dark Crystal, devoid of life essence. Yesterday was the day to chill a little and recharge the old batteries. The day started off with one last trip to Katie’s Kitchen. I got the bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich with home fries. Kaia got…scrapple. For those who don’t know what scrapple is, just click that link. I sampled a piece, and to my surprise it wasn’t half bad. I wouldn’t put it in my breakfast rotation, but it didn’t have me running for the hills either. (Kaia’s note: Hey, it was my first time ever trying scrapple too. It tastes like fried gravy. That’s not completely weird.)
Then we hit the road and headed towards New Jersey. This drive was immensely more comfortable than the drive to Lancaster, although Kaia cussed out one or four motorists who were acting a donkey on the road. The closer we got to Jersey, the more “Jersey” fell out of her mouth. At any rate, the route we took lead us past my old office building in Princeton. Can’t say I miss working there, but it was cool to see the old neighborhood. The next stop was Piscataway, as chronicled earlier. Apparently Piscataway used to be somewhat of a one horse town, so it was funny watching Kaia lose her isht as we encountered all the new establishments. “We have an Olive Garden?!? What?!?” Being from a small town myself, I could empathize. Continue reading