4,718.8

A short, one might say breezy, four-thousand seven hundred eighteen miles, and a bit, and I'm ensconced in a deluxe Days Inn outside my son Nathan's base awaiting an audience. I never said I was driving a straight line across the US, now did I ? It has been 14+ months since I last saw him in person.

But have no fear, my journey will continue a bit longer as I drive up the east coast to Washington DC.