Scary New Jersey

I have to go to New Jersey next week for research and I have to admit I'm not entirely looking forward to it.  Most of my doldrums come from the fact that once again, Tracy is staying behind.  However, there's also the fact that I have to do a lot of driving on what I know are infamously busy roads in a place I don't know at all.  Last summer when I went to D.C. it was so nice to feel like I knew where I was going and to already know how to navigate a bit.  Even Oregon didn't seem this scary because the driving part was so straightforward, get on the freeway, get off the freeway, done.   Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for the opportunity, but the gratitude doesn't seem to have much effect on the nerves.