Impromptu road trip
I met wombatgirl and sskipstress in Arlington for a super yummy dinner at Matuba and then took an impromptu tour of the Pentagon parking lots and Crystal City while trying to get WG back to her hotel in Ballston. Let's just say that I made a LOT of wrong turns on a rainy night in a part of town I don't know.
The locals may commence laughing at our trek from Columbia Pike to Fairfax Drive.
Restaurant is located on Columbia Pike between Walter Reed Dr and (unbeknownst to me until just a minute ago when I looked at a map of Arlington) Glebe Road. WG's hotel is near the Ballston metro stop on Fairfax Dr. Since I didn't know that Glebe was the next street up from the hotel, I tried to retrace our path back to Washington Blvd, but missed the exit and somehow wound up in a Pentagon parking lot. We escaped onto Army Navy Drive and followed alongside I-395 until we spotted an exit sign for Glebe. Hooray! A street I recognize! Unfortunately, I turned the wrong way on Glebe and became extremely perplexed when it dumped us on Route 1. I made yet another wrong turn and quickly realized my mistake when I recognized the BMW dealership which I used to pass en route to azpapillon's and flonzy's old home.
At this point I pulled over and whipped out my map. wombatgirl giggled merrily when I showed her "this is where we started" (middle of map), "this is where we are" (bottom of map), and "this is where we want to be" (top of map). I finally had my bearings. We turned around on Route 1, turned back onto Glebe, passed back under 395, ignored Walter Reed Dr, ignored Columbia Pike, ignored Arlington Blvd, got a little confused at Wilson Blvd but bravely soldiered on, and finally made a correct turn onto Fairfax Drive.
I swear, I do actually have a sense of direction! It just doesn't work on rainy nights. On the up side, we got nearly an additional hour of visiting while driving all over creation. That'll have to hold me until I see her again at Pennsic.
The locals may commence laughing at our trek from Columbia Pike to Fairfax Drive.
Restaurant is located on Columbia Pike between Walter Reed Dr and (unbeknownst to me until just a minute ago when I looked at a map of Arlington) Glebe Road. WG's hotel is near the Ballston metro stop on Fairfax Dr. Since I didn't know that Glebe was the next street up from the hotel, I tried to retrace our path back to Washington Blvd, but missed the exit and somehow wound up in a Pentagon parking lot. We escaped onto Army Navy Drive and followed alongside I-395 until we spotted an exit sign for Glebe. Hooray! A street I recognize! Unfortunately, I turned the wrong way on Glebe and became extremely perplexed when it dumped us on Route 1. I made yet another wrong turn and quickly realized my mistake when I recognized the BMW dealership which I used to pass en route to azpapillon's and flonzy's old home.
At this point I pulled over and whipped out my map. wombatgirl giggled merrily when I showed her "this is where we started" (middle of map), "this is where we are" (bottom of map), and "this is where we want to be" (top of map). I finally had my bearings. We turned around on Route 1, turned back onto Glebe, passed back under 395, ignored Walter Reed Dr, ignored Columbia Pike, ignored Arlington Blvd, got a little confused at Wilson Blvd but bravely soldiered on, and finally made a correct turn onto Fairfax Drive.
I swear, I do actually have a sense of direction! It just doesn't work on rainy nights. On the up side, we got nearly an additional hour of visiting while driving all over creation. That'll have to hold me until I see her again at Pennsic.