Since leaving the west and getting back to the north-east coast I have noticed a few differences, everyone in the east seems to be in a hurry, you can see it in their driving, and the way the communicate with you.
The towns are plastered with graffiti and traffic jams are part of your daily routine.
We were going to stop of in Philly but we decided against it once we drove through, it's not that it is a bad town, it's just a little to fast paced from what we have been experiencing and it's a bit of a turn-off. (Me and the fresh prince will have to get a cheese steak some other time.) But from here on out we are just basically hitting big towns while we head south down the east coast. Wish us luck!
I feel like I do need to include this aswell... when driving through Philly we were just trying to find any campground to park the R.V. and disconnect the car to go sightseeing. We got a little lost and decided to stop a a gas station to gain our bearings and come up with a game plan. While me and my papa were going over the map and looking up any campgrounds on the phone, my nana was doing her usual thing and going to ask strangers were we could go. She came back about 5 mins after leaving and explained the gas clerk said "what does my gas station look like a directory to you? This is Philadelphia we don't just have places to park your rig." So Again just the attitude kinda turns you off about the city. But nana wasn't done searching for directions, she met a gentleman named nate who happened to be working for the local utilities company and he was more than willing to take the time out of his day to give us directions to the nearest RV spot. And personally pulled up the directions on his G.P.S. and the phone number of the Campground. In the end he ended up recognizing the area of town it was located in and and strongly decided that wasn't a very safe place to go having grown up there. We ended up leaving Philly completely and continued south we we are now some where north of Baltimore on a creek that comes off of the Chesapeake bay. Nate, you really are an exceptional human being and I appreciate the kindness you showed to us.
