Greetings to everyone!
First day out and we are now in Plattsburg NY or about 10 miles from the Canadian Border. We did about 350 miles today and probably was about as much as we want to do. That calibration is important as we keep our eye on seeing friends and being able to chill out in places that we find that we particularly like. We are mindful that if anything happens to the car, we will need to hire a cargo plane to get our stuff back!
Kare drove across most of NH and all of Vermont. Hard to get her hands off the wheel of her CRV! At any rate, we did stop several times to stretch legs and see sights. One of the places was Queechee Gorge in Vermont. At the moment it was impressive but we both know that once we see the Grand Canyon.... The scenary was spectacular on this bright, cool autumn day in upper New England. Colors really just starting to turn.
While we both wanted a quaint sort of place for our first night, we also both ran out of steam at about the same time so crashed in the first available hotel that didn't look like you needed a weapon in hand to cross the parking lot.
Off to a nice dinner and glass of wine. Touring the St. Lawrence Seaway tomorrow en route to the Hostel in a lighthouse tomorrow if we can find a room there. As most of you know, I tend to plan the trips in some detail and this whole aspect of 'appearing on an unplanned basis' to ask for a room is a little bit unnerving. Shades of Nicola having surrender her room to me in Birmingham UK one night as my room got cancelled...Although she drove the short distance to her home for the night, I had to be Mr. Mann for the night or they would have bounced me out. A little unnerving to be sure.
Matt
First day out and we are now in Plattsburg NY or about 10 miles from the Canadian Border. We did about 350 miles today and probably was about as much as we want to do. That calibration is important as we keep our eye on seeing friends and being able to chill out in places that we find that we particularly like. We are mindful that if anything happens to the car, we will need to hire a cargo plane to get our stuff back!
Kare drove across most of NH and all of Vermont. Hard to get her hands off the wheel of her CRV! At any rate, we did stop several times to stretch legs and see sights. One of the places was Queechee Gorge in Vermont. At the moment it was impressive but we both know that once we see the Grand Canyon.... The scenary was spectacular on this bright, cool autumn day in upper New England. Colors really just starting to turn.
While we both wanted a quaint sort of place for our first night, we also both ran out of steam at about the same time so crashed in the first available hotel that didn't look like you needed a weapon in hand to cross the parking lot.
Off to a nice dinner and glass of wine. Touring the St. Lawrence Seaway tomorrow en route to the Hostel in a lighthouse tomorrow if we can find a room there. As most of you know, I tend to plan the trips in some detail and this whole aspect of 'appearing on an unplanned basis' to ask for a room is a little bit unnerving. Shades of Nicola having surrender her room to me in Birmingham UK one night as my room got cancelled...Although she drove the short distance to her home for the night, I had to be Mr. Mann for the night or they would have bounced me out. A little unnerving to be sure.
Matt
