22 Hours In Maryland

For a list of strange reasons I won't go into here, I had the joy of traveling cross-country and back in an absurdly short period of time. I spend a grand total of 22 hours in Maryland. Here's what I did...

As any survival expert can say, the first things one must look for upon being stranded in a strange place are: water, food, and shelter. In my case, the water was falling from the sky, the shelter came in the form of a rental car, and the food...from Taco Bell. This picture is illuminated strictly by lightning. I was trying to take a picture to show how dark it was in my silly little car, but just as the camera opened the shutter, there was a huge bolt of lightning. Cool, huh?

Maryland, unlike Pahrump, is very green. And no, this isn't someone's lawn. That's just nature in action!

Baltimore has tunnels. Some of them feel like driving into a bad sci-fi movie. This one is like driving into the Death Star's belly-button, I think.

As a businessman with an unexpected few hours to wander about, I decided to head for Baltimore's Inner Harbor. All the good things Baltimore has to offer are a hop, skip, and a jump from here. The weather was glorious, and I was free to explore! What more could I ask for?

Next stop, the National Aquarium!

They've got lots of cool stuff, including: Turtles!

Fish! (that sound strangely like a crowd of people)


And Birds!

My personal favorite is the "Waxy Monkey Frog".


Alas, within a few short hours, I was back under the scrutiny of the ever-vigilant and efficient TSA...


...and shoulder to shoulder with sniffling strangers that had to go to the bathroom every ten minutes.

And THAT was the shortest trip to Maryland...ever.

Oh, and I may also have had time to review the worst car in the world...but that's another story!