We got to see Natasha!!!

The entire time these two just could not stop talking!!!

Never thought we will make it into the Big Apple when we thought of a road trip through the mountains and beaches on the East side of America.

I don’t think Sharmila thought that I could make it to the Big Apple and out with her humongous SUV without putting a dent on it.

That I would do it completely unaided by anybody else in a gas station in the middle of nowhere is a story for another day 🙂

For now, it is all about the energy of New York… and the anticipation of seeing Natasha!

… we left New Jersey and drove straight into Manhattan in New York City. I am not sure when was it the last time I ever drove in New York city. Maybe 25 years back??

This was just before we went under Hudson river to emerge on the other side in Manhattan.

The western skies as seen from Jersey shores…

Sharmila and I were thinking of what to do once we left Pennsylvania. Initially, we thought we would head out to Philadelphia (this would be our second attempt). But some well timed text message exchanges with my school friend Partha and his wife Jaya later, we actually we landed up in New Jersey. In fact in the Jersey shores.

Is it not too apparent that we were having way too good a time?

Sharmila and I went to Penn’s cave near State College, PA. Took the boat ride inside of the half mile cave. Some very fascinating formations of stalactites and stalagmites. Would certainly recommend the ride…

It was difficult to capture the pictures with the phone but here is one shot. (The red color is due to a light put in there for viewing).

Yesterday, Sharmila was driving around Harrisburg in Pennsylvania. The road kept twisting around hugging the wide Susquehannah river closely. And then suddenly, I saw this sight… in the middle of the river there was a small island… and on that island was a replica of Statue of Liberty!!!

Check out how the mountain seemed to have been formed by repeated alterations of two different kinds of the rocks. And looks like when they sliced open the mountain to build the road, it took the appearance of a layered cake! I think this was on Highway 322 in PA.