Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Winter Break Trip - Day 5
Mollie slept until 0800. I was able to get her moving soon afterwards and we finished packing. We checked out of the hotel, headed out to the car and were on the road just after 0900. We first drove north until we reached the Edgar Allan Poe house. Mollie got lots of photographs and then we drove south on I-95. Mollie had heard about a park that had a statue that commemorated heroes from "Band of Brothers" series so we stopped at Herron Playground so she could get some photos. We had trouble getting close because the police were setting up barriers in the area (we assumed it was for the Mummers Parade). While I was waiting for Mollie (parked down the block), it started to snow (flurries). We were on our way out of Philadelphia by 1000. We used I-95 to get to DE-896. Mollie told me she was hungry so we stopped in Glasgow, Delaware (1015) for breakfast (McDonalds). We ate inside and were back on the road by 1045. The Google Maps app, which Mollie still had set to avoid tolls, took us on back roads that followed the Delaware-Maryland border all the way until we intercepted US-301. It was actually kind of pleasant and scenic... From there, we had a straight shot all the way back to US-50, the Bay Bridge, I-495 and home. We were at my apartment, unpacking, by about 1245. We both agreed that this was a memorable and fun Daddy-Daughter vacation!