The trip home was somewhat long, but fairly straight-forward. Except for one issue: we needed to cross the Hudson River, and decided to choose the more scenic route and go via the Newburgh bridge. However, I was low on gas, and we wanted to fill up before getting across the bridge onto the Interstate 84. But, since RVs are not allowed on NY Parkways, we needed to take a smaller road, and couldn't find a gas station that had diesel gas. And the digital display said "Using reserve fuel. Head to a gas station". So, I was getting very nervous. We were on this windy, narrow road, and needed to go over the highway entrance to the Tappan Zee bridge, in order to continue on up to the Newburgh bridge. However, the exit ramp to continue on the road we were on was closed, and all traffic was being routed onto the Tappan Zee bridge. So, across we went. It is a high, long bridge, and every step of the way, I kept thinking the RV was going to run out of gas and stop right on the bridge, in the middle of the 55 mph traffic. When we did get safely over, we couldn't stop at the first exit, as Peter didn't like where it was. So we went to the 3rd exit, and finally found a diesel gas station. I said "never again will I let the RV gas gauge get below 1/4 tank, or even near it".
We made it home successfully! And, wow! Our condo feels so spacious! Even after I went grocery shopping, the refrigerator wasn't stuffed full. And we could let the showers run the whole time we were taking a shower! Yes, our RV travels were great, but it does feel good to be home (at least for a while).
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