• Road Trips

    May 10-19, 2013: Overview-East Bound and Down

    Back home again in Indiana! Wow, what a great trip that was. It was loads of fun as Pat and I explored many two lane roads throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont (just a hint), New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Here’s the overview of our trip, and posts for each day will follow (and will be hyperlinked below as they are added). May 10-11, 2013: Not much to report, as these were “get from point A to B as quickly as possible” travel days.  Slabbed from Indianapolis to Dubois, Pennsylvania on Day 1, and DuBois to Connecticut on Day 2. May 12, 2013: Spent the morning in Waterbury visiting a friend, then…

  • Road Trips

    May 19, 2013: Day 10 – East Bound and Down

    Above is today’s trip map created using my Trimble Outdoors Navigator iPhone app. Click the link above for a bigger map. Today was the final day of our journey, and so far it’s been a great one! After checking out of the motel, I opted for just coffee today. After having so many big breakfasts and a big dinner and dessert last night, I needed to give my stomach a rest. We continued into Erie on State Road 5, which was the Circle Lake route, and found a Dunkin’ Donuts in town. We made our way back to the scenic route and passed by this motel where we stayed several…

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    May 18, 2013: Day 9 – East Bound and Down

    Above is today’s trip map created using my Trimble Outdoors Navigator iPhone app. Click the link above for a bigger map. We checked out of the motel and decided to have breakfast in town at the local establishment, the Chef Diner. The food was very good and very plentiful here, as was the local conversation. 🙂 We continued west on US 20 throughout New York, and we quickly approached the Finger Lakes area, but not before passing through some nice country, with rolling hills. Seneca Falls was recommended by a friend to be a good place to spend a little time, a nice town with shops and restaurants, etc. But…