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Actually, we found it a few days ago. The beautiful sunny 65 to 70 degree weather started in Pennsylvania, and carried through to Quantico, VA, where we are now. We’re staying planted in Quantico for a few days, as my sister-in-law and brother-in-law live here.

On our way down we passed through Maryland, of course, and I must say they have the most well-thought-out rest areas I’ve ever seen.

First off, they are built in the center of the freeway, versus being build on each side of the freeway. So one facility can service both directions of traffic rather than having two facilities.

Second, the fuel station is the first thing you encounter – and it is both diesel and gas, then you get to the parking. Most all others start with the parking lots and split the traffic into different lots for trucks and cars. That then later leads to the diesel pumps for the trucks and gasoline for the cars. The problem that creates for RVers like us is we are large like a truck, so we need the parking of the truck lot, but we use gasoline. So if we take the truck option, we’re stuck with diesel pumps. If we take the car option, we run the real risk of not finding ample or easy parking.

But with the Maryland rest area, that is a mute point because we can fuel first, then park in the truck parking.

The food was very good too. Not the usual burger or pizza fare (though they did have that as an option). Angie had the seafood sampler and I had veggie crab chowder with hush puppies. Max had chicken nuggets (of course) and Mason has just discovered french fries. Plenty of shaded outdoor seating too.

If you find yourself north of Baltimore on I-95, definitely stop at The Maryland House rest area.

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