Hey everyone! Hello from North Carolina. We drove just over 600 miles today, but Northern Virginia caused me major agita today. From DC to Fredericksburg was a nightmare! It literally took 90 minutes to go 30 or so miles.

I planned on two hours over the mapquest time, so we were pretty much on schedule. While going over the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (I believe that is what I-495/95 is called, Marine One buzzed over us on its approach to the White House. That was cool. I got a pic and will be posting in a sec.
Thanks! I wish I had read your post sooner!
We are on the cheap this trip. Gotta save for the cruise. If you don't mind fast food, why not!

I took I-295 as we were warned that there was an accident, and given my nightmare 70 miles or so sooner, I decided to take the bypass.
Thanks Dawg!