Day 11- 7/27

Up bright and early for a departure bound for New Haven, CT again to reunite with my car. Pit-stopped in Dover, DE to check out the capitol. LoPresti is on a quest to visit every state capital, so this was a must. A very quant downtown. There's only 38,000 people or so in town. The grounds were really nice though. It felt like colonial US, unlikely other parts of the state we witnessed. Churned up the NJ turnpike, and battled the NYC traffic across the George Washington bridge. LoPresti pointed out the exit that Chris Cristie blockaded as political revenge. So many sites to take it. Rolled into New Haven early afternoon and met Mike's dad at a classic New Haven pizza joint. They are known for the charcoal-fired pizza, kind of like Black Sheep (which actually credits New Haven for it's style). Fresh clam pizza and more of a classic pepperoni/Sausage were both delicious. Mike's dad is a little in the mold of Italian heritage east-coaster, but not nearly as much as his family friend Joe that had moved to Delaware. He was pretty complete with the accent, stature, and quips. Mike toured my around Yale (his alma mater) and North Haven (his hometown). His mom then cooked us dinner and we started making plans for our separate return trips. It's felt like more driving that average this trip touring with Mike, and probably more than I would have chosen to do, but I still feel like I've gotten a good sense of each of the places we visited and it was nice to travel with someone else for a while. It was a fulfilling last day on the east coast.