Megabust to DC





Row houses in Ashley's hood.

 

I’m writing this post from our bus back to NYC from DC. Among many other perks, Jen has every other Friday off from work (crazy right?) which happened to line up with Columbus Day, which she also had off, giving her a four day weekend. As soon as we realized this, I also took the weekend off so that we could plan something fun. We contacted some friends that live in the Northeast and our friend Ashley in DC was available. Her roommate was also out of town for a wedding, making room for us to stay…. just meant to be.



Future Mr. and Mrs. President at the White House

This being our third time in DC, we didn’t really do many touristy things like tours, museums, or purposeful monument visits (you can’t help but pass them, they’re everywhere!).  We rented bikes through the DC Bike Share for a bit which was fun. Through this company you get a nice 3-speed bike for about $5/hour and can pick up and drop off at any of the many locations around the city. We were also in town during the Taste of DC food and drink festival and got to sample lots of good local grub. The bacon, tomato, cheese and the banana, chocolate waffles were totally worth the half hour wait! Saturday night we went to karaoke in Adam’s Morgan (lots of night life) with Ashley and friends to watch and sing along ONLY. Ha. It was a great trip but we missed our Pup, who was being watched by our wonderful neighbors over the weekend. Enjoy the pix



Us with Ashley and our bikes on Capitol Hill



 Back to the bus. Flying or even taking a train to DC this weekend was so expensive that it just wasn't an option. I had heard mixed things about these really cheap "Chinatown buses" you could take from NYC to NE cities like Boston, Rhode Island, and DC. After doing some research on the many different companies we settled on Megabus because of the price, hourly departures, and the advertised free wifi and power outlets at every row. The ride to DC, although we forgot to pack snacks and were starving, was perfect.

The way back, on the other hand, was delayed. Some of the reasons include an extra stop because the bus bathroom became out of order (after Jen used it- no joke, ha), traffic, and a late departure from DC. The Wifi and power outlets were also out on this bus back home so people were getting quite antsy. This didn’t really affect us though, as we were smart and brought things to read. We also made sure to pack lots of snacks for the journey back. You get what you pay for but for less than $100 for two, round trip, it was not bad and I think we would do it again. Not a "Megabust" you could say. hehe.  Next time we might try Bolt Bus which is rumored to be a little better and compare the two.