We woke this morning to dreary, gray skies, so we went to the fireworks store just this side of Erie and bought just under 2000 bottle rockets. In Pennsylvania it is legal to sell fireworks to non-PA residents only. You must sign a form promising to take them out of the state and provide proof of non-PA residency. Fireworks shops dot the PA borders so that people passing through or who live in states like NY where fireworks are illegal may get them.

The Sky King Fireworks Outlet in North East, PA, is probably the biggest fireworks store I’ve seen: Row after row of bottle rockets, mortars 60% off, and firecrackers by the brick and the wheel. The clerk was friendly and helpful. We came away well-stocked for the next year.

There is not much left to report. It cost us 50 dollars in tolls to use the New York Throughway and made excellent time across MA. We arrived in Boston around 9.

In 4 and a half days of driving we had no breakdowns, no problems, no rain, and no snow. We barely ran into traffic. In all, it went about as smoothly as possible. Tomorrow is the final phase: unloading the two Miatas, putting them back together, and returning the truck.