Vacation Day 1: Gephyrophobia

It's quite simple. Bridges scare the hell out of me. I absolutely hate traveling over them in a car, especially over large bodies of water. We went over the Bay Bridge (see pic) in Maryland today. The terror grips me even more when my dad is driving because he's more interested in boats on the water than the road.

I guess my fear of bridges comes from being claustrophobic -- large crowds and elevators make me pretty uncomfortable. I also have a thing for man-made structures. Skyscrapers freak me out. That being said, I can stand on a steep cliff face and be perfectly okay.

Perhaps it's irrational, but I just like to have ground under my feet. Bridges have nothing under them but air and (usually) water. And since I'm not an adept flier or swimmer, I prefer to avoid the possibility of falling off of a bridge altogether.

It rained the first day here at the beach. I hope that's not a sign . . .