Wow, what a day!! I left Lee, Massachusetts, at 7:30 a.m. EDT Saturday morning, beginning a driving marathon that ended at 10:45 p.m. Atlantic Time in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, a distance of 1525 km (948 miles to us in the United States). This is the day’s route: http://mapq.st/qFc8cv Why was I pushing so…
On the Road (Day Four)
Got off to a slightly late start after indulging myself and getting some extra sleep. Drove from Erie to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Got lots of pictures from the Skylon observation tower, the walkways near the falls, from the famed “Maid of the Mist” boat and some of the interesting building fronts near the falls….
On the Road (Day Two)
Got an early start from Princeton. There was lots of construction along I-80. Illinois has definitely taken advantage of federal stimulus money. If I-80 looks and drives as well when it is finished as I-74 now does–talk about a nasty ride before the construction, it’d be worth the cost and current inconvenience. Speaking of driving,…
Readying to Go (Less than one week to go)
Had a bit of a setback this morning. Someone broke into my car, the Red Barron, during the night last evening and stole both my GPS and portable sound system with eight GBs of music specifically created for the trip. Thankfully, though, the thief didn’t damage the RB, and the thief will be less than…