Sun photo/Karl Merton Ferron             

After a journey of 6 hours and 47 minutes, the Schwartzberg family of Pikesville has arrived safe and sound -- if a  bit road-weary -- at their Thanksgiving destination in North Hills, Long Island, New York.

According to Michael Schwartzberg, who drove the final leg of the trip, the family covered 263 miles through Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Avoided along the way were the dreaded Delaware and New Jersey turnpikes -- the scourge of East Coast travel.

The 7:20 p.m. finish makes Michael the winner of the family game of predict-the-arrival time. He had forecast 7:45. His wife, Stacey Needle, said 6:30. The boys, 9-year-old Jordan and 6-year-old Brandon, were way out of the running -- both having prognosticated a finish of 9 p.m. or later.

Sometimes Dad is right after all.

Thanks to the Schwartzbergs for allowing us to follow their American journey. Happy Thanksgiving to all. You won't catch me on those roads.