No post on Friday because I didn’t really stop long enough to do one. RB and I went from Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, to the outskirts of Philly (1284 miles) in about 36 hours. See the route at http://mapq.st/q2Puzi. Along the way, I had to stop at an Esso gas station, a holdover from years…
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At the Symposium (Day 1, Pt. 1)
Good morning! After the ship–anything big enough to hold semis is not a ferry, IMO–docked in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, on Sunday morning, RB and I disembarked and started our 809 km (555 miles according to my GPS–btw, those who have been trying to get me to buy one for years now have permission to…
On the Road (Day Five)
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,…