Day one

After many sad goodbyes, and then bagels and coffee at my favorite bagel shop in Brooklyn we headed back over to Staten Island, which, by the way, is actually a really cool looking bridge. Of course, everyone is always gaga over the Brooklyn bridge because it’s absolutely awe inspiring, but the Staten bridge is actually really cool and futuristic looking when you’re crossing it even though it was built in like the 60’s…I think. Actually I can’t really swear to that date at all. Anyway, never noticed it before and it’s pretty cool. There you have it.
We arrived to starting line early! Hurrah. It’s a god damn miracle. Everyone is recovering, but still pumped up and ready to go. We receive last minute safety instructions and ANOTHER warning about speeding in VA and we’re off to the cars. The air horn blows and we start to file out past the marshals who hand us our challenge for the day through our window with a simple, “Good luck.” And we were off.
We made it about 2 turns out of the parking lot and onto the highway were we immediately came upon 10 cars pulled off onto the side of the highway. Upon stopping we find out that the MANWALL El Camino had already gotten into a wreck and that the subsequent pull of other BABE cars who were making sure they were ok had already caused another. Seriously?! This was like 3 minutes in! Ha ha. We were cracking up. Everyone turned out to be fine and the car had no damage and we were waved on. The challenge!!! : Photo scavenger hunt.
6 state trooper cars and all must be identifiable from different states
A real Ferrari 430 no toys, pics, etc..
A mustang GT with the top down, can’t be on a dealer lot.
A hot air balloon in flight
3 Ford Edges that are not Maroon colored. Can not be on a dealer lot, etc..
A confederate flag that is flying, no decals, signs, etc…with a teammate in the pic.
A license plate that has two English words on it. No text language, number, abbreviations, or misspellings. Must be the official legal plate on the car.
A public building with a president's name on it.

So we did alright! We got 12 out of 15 pts. We missed one trooper (shoulda' spent more time in PA),the confederate flag (I know! It was harder than everyone thought!!) , and the hot air balloon. Super props to my sister, Rose who did some research and found us the Ferrari dealership 20 minutes of our route! That was a life saver.
We actually had time (well kinda, but we did it anyway!) to drive into D.C. and have lunch with Rose as well. Super added bonus to the day, as I never get to see her enough. .
We made it to Night one stop in Harrisonburg, VA around 9:45 exhausted and ready for a drink. Everyone met up at a little café’ that was amazingly chic for the size of town and then headed back to the hotel parking lot for more shenanigans that kept the entire hotel up to all hours of the morning. For me? Sleep. Overall great first BABE day!