Jonas - Snowmageddon - arrival in Washington, D.C. January 22

  Today we got up early and had a wonderful breakfast at the Staybridge Inn. Mark went and got the car and I got the luggage ready. We were on the road by 7:15 because we needed to beat Storm Jonas which is expected to deal a blow to the eastern seaboard.  Luckily, we use Waze for navigation because the Lincoln Tunnel had an oil spill accident and it routed us nicely to the Holland Tunnel. We drove easily down Manhattan and into New Jersey. It was an easy trip which we split in driving and stopped at a supermarket in New Jersey to get some supplies in case we are stranded in a hotel without power for a few days.

Leaving NYC, the World Trade Center in the early morning light.

Not many cars as we traverse down Manhattan

    And, beat the storm we did. We arrived at the River Inn by around noon. And, what a surprise the Inn is. It is on a lovely residential street in the Foggy Bottom area. Our room is large with a full kitchen, large bathroom and sitting area. We had no idea. We have parked on the street to save ourselves the $40 per night fee in the covered parking. This may turn out to be a mistake, but we will see.
   We texted our friend Anne Maton when we arrived as we were supposed to meet her and her significant other, Damon, for dinner. We knew that was off as the city closed the roads to all traffic after 3 p.m. (And the Metro is closed for Saturday and  Sunday already.) So, we drove out immediately to meet them at their apartment on Wisconsin Ave near the National Cathedral. Damon made hearty chili, a perfect selection for a snow storm. We had never met Damon and chatted as long as we dared as the snow started to fall.

So nice to have chili with Anne and Damon

Anne, Mark and Barbara, friends from teaching in Cairo

     Afterwards Mark and I walked across their road to the Acme Supermarket and found...lots of empty shelves. No eggs. We got some salad fixings, oil, vinegar, some bread, butter, jam. With what we bought earlier, we should be fine.
    Our hotel is only 3 1/2 miles from Anne's. Mark drove home in the increasing snow. There were few cars on the road. Now, we hunker down.