After a refreshing shower and catching up with relatives, I emptied out the front seats to allow another Tesla test drive. I remembered to give them the key fob this time. The response was, “The acceleration is incredble! I can go from a dead stop to 50 in like 4 seconds!”.  Since the rain was so bad yesterday, we treated the windshield with Rain-X which will hopefully help in future downpours.

I gathered more photos to bring to my Mom, redistributed the contents of the car so some of the kids could enjoy a Tesla ride, and we headed to Dairy Queen for a tasty lunch. There we snapped a few family photos, ate our ice cream, and reviewed the toll free route to Hagerstown, MD. The kids said they planned to start saving up to buy their own Tesla cars someday!  Thank you all for the hospitality and lunch.

I left the Dairy Queen with odometer at 18,524 temp 93 degrees and 174 range at 2:25pm. The drive was full of green countryside. The numerous fields and hilly farms had different shades of greens, browns, and golden yellows. They had different textures too, such that they fit together like patchwork quilted hillsides. The highways were lined with numerous sumac trees and the larger hills were packed with trees.

At 3:51pm I crossed the Mason-Dixon line into Maryland at 18,595 on the odometer and 106 range. The sign said, “Welcome to Maryland. Enjoy Your Visit”. I was at the Hagerstown Premium Outlets by 4:23pm where I typed up this post. Odometer at 18,625 at 87 degrees and 80 range remaining. I hope to visit with my college Judo coach who lives in Maryland now. Time to visit DC before charging tonight or tomorrow in Bethesda, MD.

Before leaving Hagerstown, Greg from Potomac, MD pulled up in his blue 85kw Tesla. He will head to Somerset, PA next.  At 5:45pm and with my charging complete at 206 range, I am off to visit our nation’s capitol, Washington, DC. With patriotic pride,  Frugal Tesla