Archive for State Lines

New Jersey

New Jersey

June 6, 2010 1 Comment

Time:  10:24am Mileage:  411.4 Driver:  Laura Song:   You’ll Never Get to Heaven (The Stylistics) Jersey!  Bon Jovi, the Meadowlands & now us!

New York

New York

June 6, 2010 2 Comments

Time:  9:48am Mileage:  389.4 Driver:  Laura Song:   A Little Help From My Friends (Joe Cocker) Laura crosses here first state line as a driver!  Why did the squirrel cross the highway?  Don’t know, but I watched him zig-zag across four lanes avoiding on coming cars (including ours), and successfully making it to the other side.  […]

Connecticut

Connecticut

June 6, 2010 No Comments

Time:  8:20am Mileage:  276.4 Driver:  Colleen Song:  Got My Mind Set on You (George Harrison) First gas stop … gas is $2.81 (a bargain compared to LA!) in beautiful downtown wherever we are!

And We’re In Rhode Island …

And We’re In Rhode Island …

June 6, 2010 No Comments

Time:      7:18am Mileage:   231.7 Driver:  Colleen Song:  Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys)

Massaachusetts

Massaachusetts

June 6, 2010 No Comments

Flying through states so far!! Time:       6:09am Mileage:   147.6 Driver:      Collleen Song:        Pur Some Sugar on Me (Def Leopard) Wrong turns so far:     1 Thank goodness for Verizon!  the internet connection is working fine — except for that brief time in New Hampshire where Verizon insisted we were no longer in the US.

Maine

Maine

June 6, 2010 No Comments

Time:           5:49am Driver:        Colleen Mileage:     128.2 Song:            Andulasia (Bill Wheelan) .. from River Dance Tolls so far:    $2.50 And we’re back in New Hampshire by 5:56am ..

Now entering New Hampshire …

Now entering New Hampshire …

June 6, 2010 1 Comment

Time:           4:17am Driver:        Colleen Mileage:      2.1 miles Song:            She Got the Gold Mine (Jerry Reed) Aspirin:       2 Advil:           1 It’s still dark.

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Morning in the Smoky Mountains

Up by 3:30am, car loaded,  checked out and on the road by 4:15 …  we’ve got time to make...

Tennessee

Time:   9:03pm Mileage:  1,987.7 Driver:  Laura Song:   The dulcet voice of Julie on the telephone Kentucky and Tennessee are...

Kentucky

Time:  6:14pm Mileage:  1793.3 Driver:  Colleen Song:   What I Like About You (The Ramones) Kentucky is the home of...

Regional Eats

So far we’ve had three full meals.  One in Vermont, one in Ohio and one in Indiana.  Like any...

Indiana: Closed for Construction

It started with an hour in stop and go traffic.  Stop as in complete, turn off the engine, roll...

Wisconsin

Time:  11:23am Mileage:  1437.6 Driver:  Laura Song:   Laura and Colleen talking about Dan’s directions. In and out of Wisconsin...

Illinois

Time:  9:13am Mileage:  1377.8 Driver:  Laura Song:   Forgiven (Allanis Morisette) The Hoosier State behind us.  Rush hour traffic is delightful...

Lessons Learned: Toll booths

When you rent a car, ask the rental folks how the toll system works.  Even more importantly, be sure...

Sucess!

We love you Starbucks, oh yes we do .. We love you Starbucks, through and through When you’re not...

Michigan

Time:  6:42am Mileage:  219.0 Driver:  Colleen Song:  Hippy, Hippy Shake (George and the Satellites) Morning over the fields, barns,...