We landed in Newark and our biggest challenges were 1. Brooks trying to make it off the plane past some guy who was just standing in the aisle with all his stuff strewn around and 2. finding Cami once we had made it through customs.

Global entry made it a breeze going through with almost no wait. That is the best money spent for anyone who goes abroad.

After we found Cami Greg went with them to buy their train tickets to the city. Their plan is to head to Times Square for a few hours and to grab lunch at Shake Shack before flying home. I still had my phone put away from Customs so I failed to get a pic of Cami but Logan did me a solid and found an older couple who looked like they wouldn’t steal their phones and asked them to take their pic.

Back at Newark we had a while to wait before we took the train to catch our other train that would take us to DC. We grabbed Starbucks and a table when Greg remembered he really wanted a Diet Coke. After finishing his latte he went to buy one and was so excited until he realized it had a paper straw. Those things just don’t hold up.

We headed for the tram that would take us to the train station.

Uh it’s hot here! After three weeks away our bodies are not liking this heat so we stayed inside as long as possible.

We arrived at Newark Penn Station and had about 20 mins to wait before our train came. I suggested we wait in the waiting room thinking it would be cooler.

We decided to walk downstairs and it was marginally better. It didn’t smell but also wasn’t cool. I decided to channel my inner Norwegian to cool off.

There were some sketchy people who kept moving closer so we decided to have a seat in a different area. I’m not sure it was any better but it was prettier.

It’s finally time to head up to the track. There was a train boarding when we got there that wasn’t ours. Thankfully our train was waiting behind it.

We have just under three hours to DC where Jake’s parents will pick us up and we will have dinner together. I mean what better time to meet them than after trying with the family in close quarters for three weeks followed by however many hours of travel. Seriously hope they have low expectations regarding my appearance because I’m pretty sure I can’t do anything about it at this point!

Ok back to my quiet car ride. Guess I’m going to continue watching Clarkson’s Farm. I have a whole new respect for farmers after watching this show.