Which one is the best, I 81, I 83, or I 95? I could not tell for sure. I was originally planning to come zipping down I 81 to I 75, but the immense boredom of all that interstate wasteland gave me pause. So I decided at the last moment to go I 81, I 83, I 95 to Atlanta. I thought that even a traffic jam might be a welcome relief from forced labor on the interstates. Good thinking. Having to do my laundry first, (with zero clean shirts left), I reached the northern edge of the Washington DC area just about 4:30. In other words, it took me over 2 hours to pass through the immediate Washington DC area. Bottom line: over the entire day I progressed as much as 250 interstate miles. I could have taken scenic routes and progressed more!

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