Category: VW Bus Trip

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…

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….

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…