December 6, 2013 Poultney, Vermont 136,811.9 (285.4 miles) 44 Days 32 Cities 21 States 2 Canadian Provinces 1 Sea 2 Straits 6,811 miles 444 gallons of gas $3.449 average price per gallon 16.01 average Miles per gallon. 16 Hosts (Friends & Strangers that became Friends that let me camp in their driveways) 16 Campgrounds/Parking Lots…
Category: VW Bus Trip
Eastbound – Day 20 (Last night on the road)
December 5, 2013 Richmond, ME 136,526.5 (184 miles) [pe2-image src=”http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ESk4pIeGm2s/UqD8oQef16I/AAAAAAAAE7k/f0G9rwAI08Q/s144-c-o/1205131114.jpg” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/108131301217387227436/EastboundDay20#5954036475931645858″ caption=”” type=”image” alt=”1205131114.jpg” pe2_img_align=”right” ] After saying our Good Byes to our host and dog Zoe, we left Natick, MA just after 11am to avoid the Boston Traffic. Worked like a charm. We jumped on I-95 and made a beeline for the New Hampshire Border….
Eastbound – Day 19 – Coast to Coast in a VW Bus
December 4, 2013 Natick, MA 136,342.5 ( 284.1 miles) Well if yesterday was about letting go, today as about saying hello…to the ocean! Yes, its been 23 days since I left the West Coast. 23 Days since I have seen the ocean. Wait! you say. You saw the ocean yesterday in Stamford and Mystic, CT….
Eastbound – Day 18 (Letting Go)
December 4, 2013 Narragansett, RI 136,058.4 (338.8 miles) [pe2-image src=”http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Me9pKuusOL0/Up6kLZ_1uXI/AAAAAAAAEtA/QUQN9qHufNk/s144-c-o/1203131225b.jpg” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/108131301217387227436/EastboundDay18#5953376273294539122″ caption=”The gang checking out Lexie’s bus.” type=”image” alt=”1203131225b.jpg” pe2_img_align=”right” ] We hit a couple of Milestones today, but before I get to them, let’s catch up on the last few days. So my last post was on and about Thanksgiving. I had made it home and…
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2013 Yorktown Heights, NY Thanksgiving has always been a very special day in my life. From my days as a little boy to now, its always started with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and recently the International Dog Show that follows it. This is the focus, but there is a lot more going…
Eastbound – Day 17 part 2 (Home for the Holiday)
November , 2013 Yorktown Heights, NY 135,719.6 ( 126.7 miles) [pe2-image src=”http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IxmKWfQo_hk/UpVg9hul_KI/AAAAAAAAEmA/G-obYXc5A_I/s144-c-o/1126130739.jpg” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/108131301217387227436/EastboundDay17#5950769092782062754″ caption=”” type=”image” alt=”1126130739.jpg” pe2_img_align=”right” ] After waking up to a couple of inches of snow this morning in Hoosick Falls, NY, I checked out the weather and decided that the impending storm we were expecting to hit on Wednesday would best be…
Eastbound – Day 17 part 1 (BE FLEXIBLE)
November 26, 2013 Hoosick Falls, NY “Winter Storm to hit New England” The key to being successful in life and with your dreams and goals is to remain flexible. Today I will exercise that flexibility as a strong storm is expected to hit the New England area on Wednesday (tomorrow) as I’d be driving south…
Eastbound – Day 16
November 25, 2013 Hoosick Falls, NY 135,590.2 (273.3 miles) [pe2-image src=”http://lh4.ggpht.com/-a8xQTG_CQY4/UpP2WvhKsmI/AAAAAAAAEjs/2TJz6RfEW7o/s144-c-o/1125131005.jpg” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/108131301217387227436/EastboundDay16#5950370403259691618″ caption=”This is Lexie’s buddy Hayden. He’s a larger version of a Yorkie and recently shaved down so he’d match Lexie. His breed is a Briard aka, French Sheep Dog. He is the funnies dog you’ll ever meet. I was hysterical this morning when…
Eastbound – Day 15
November 24, 2013 Rochester, NY 135,316.9 (196.4 miles) [pe2-image src=”http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UZLv64eB-Kk/UpLRdOgP_rI/AAAAAAAAEe0/-xRlV6vqLXU/s144-c-o/1124130933a.jpg” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/108131301217387227436/EastboundDay15#5950048357749620402″ caption=”” type=”image” alt=”1124130933a.jpg” ]Each day brings a new surprise. After last night stressful drive in a snow squall that brought my visibility to zero and seemed to turn back time as I watched my ETA time get further and further away the more I…
Eastbound – Day 14 ( Fulfilling the Dream)
November 23, 2013 Tavistock, ON, Canada 135,120.5 (342.8 miles) Today was a Milestone in my life. What started out as a childhood dream – to visit every state in the US, 48 by vehicle, 2 by air – was achieved today at 11am Eastern Time, just 19 days before my 49th birthday. Yes, at 11am…