Monday, June 13: I rented my second car at the airport, a white Chevy Classic this time – not as nice or spacious as the Impala but a decent enough car – and headed out to Mahwah in New Jersey where AG1 was staying. It was good to be back in the New York area and I can’t understand people who complain about the traffic and the driving in that city. It always takes me back to the no-holds-barred streets of Calcutta where I learnt the intricate art of getting from point A to point B without losing life or limb, which is probably why I thoroughly enjoy driving in New York.
New Jersey, on the other hand, is without a doubt the worst place for drivers who are unfamiliar with the region. Signage is practically non-existent, and even when it is present it is impossibly hard to follow. It took me over an hour and several phone calls to AG1 and AG2 (who, true to form, never seem to answer their cellphones or check their messages) before I got accurate directions to the turn-off from the highway that led to AG1’s house.
Anyway, once he returned from work we went, of all things, furniture-shopping. We visited several showrooms but as this was a preliminary reconnaissance trip, we didn’t end up buying anything. Later that evening AG2 drove in from Long Island and we had dinner at a local restaurant.
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