When we arrive in the ghost town of New Jersey, we stop and map out the rest of our route onto the island. We're parked in an abandoned lot off the highway with our men standing guard. Though Jersey was abandoned over thirty years ago, we still face the possibility of hordes and Outsiders.
Tabitha taps an early 21st century map we brought along, her fingernail on top of Manhattan. "There are three ways in. Bridge, boat, or tunnel. We can't take a bridge since the only one left standing on this side is the George Washington Bridge, and it's heavily patrolled by city forces."
Many of us have heard of the fall of the bridges but hadn't quite understood the significance. Since I'm from Old Canada, our concerns were with harsh winters and a lack of supplies. It wasn't until I travelled south
