Trip across North America and back
We got off to a late start in Albany, but knew that the trip would be short. We got gas at a rest stop in Massachusetts and we’re among the first people to try the new toll setup which eliminates toll collectors. We then continued to I-290 and I-495. We stopped at Wholefoods in Westford, Continue Reading
We got off around 9 despite the final change of time zone. As we cleared Cleveland and stopped for a break, we checked out where we would be between 1 and 2 and came up with Westfield, NY. We had a great lunch at The Parkview, in downtown Westfield. It occurred to me why the Continue Reading
Just anxious to get home at this point and have now gotten back to Eastern Time. We left central Iowa and headed on I-80. We went past the Quint Cities, but since we were going all the way to Toledo, we didn’t stop. I did see the exit for Duck Creek Park, where our family Continue Reading
Another day, another time zone. We got off to a 10 am start, but it gave Lila a chance to run around. There was a closed area, so while I packed the Rogue, Susan and Lila played fetch. We drove to Omaha and consulted Trip Advisor and found a nice restaurant which was going to Continue Reading
Another long drive. We went Over the Continental Divide twice, at around 8000 feet. The road got even higher. It was genuine high desert. I took a number of pictures from the car, including Lila as she lounged at different parts of the car. We had a wonderful lunch in Cheyenne at the Trip Advisor Continue Reading
Long drive, so pictures from car only. We accidentally left our bag of maps from AAA in the hotel in Oregon, so our first thing was to go to AAA to get new maps. It also was our first day on Mountain Time. So we drove down I-84, stopping in TwinFalls, ID for a delightful Continue Reading
We started back east after a great trip. We expect to travel big mileage each day and so, we haven’t stopped very many times for pictures Trust me it is gorgeous in the Cascades and the Rockies. The first trip was to take route 20 east to Boise, ID. We went over the Cascades, rather Continue Reading
It was 44 years ago, at St.Charles Church in Woburn, that we started journey. We have had a lovely day. We relaxed in the morning, actually slept in, for the first time on PDT. Since our hotel is on US 20 and we hadn’t been to the ocean yet, we decided to follow US 20 Continue Reading
A nicer day. Still a bunch of fog in the morning, but nice once we got to Dundee, where our tasting was centered. We started with a reserved tasting at Antica Terra, a boutique Winery with two labels, Antica Terra with Willamette grapes and Lillian with Santa Barbara grapes. All of the wines were excellent Continue Reading
Rainy and overcast in Oregon. No pictures today. We relaxed in the hotel to figure out where to go in the Willamette. Our first stop after going over the Columbia into Oregon. We had a little trouble with Maggie, our Magellan GPS, but we found a Whole Foods, there were 8 or more, and picked Continue Reading