On the Road Again....

 

So, we are currently just past Chicago, just at the tip of Indiana. Today we're going to try to get as far as Pennsylvania, but we left a day early (Mason's move out day is the 13th) so that we don't have to kill ourselves to make distance every day. I know there are some drivers out there, possibly even you, who could make this trip in the actual 19 hours. We can not. First of all, we are two old ladies who need to pee every 30 minutes/miles, and, secondly, Shawn is a timid driver on the highway, so this is all me.

This is of course just the first leg. Once we pick up Mason we have plans to explore Connecticut a bit before making this arduous trip BACK. 

Some day, but not this time because Shawn and I did not pack our passports. we will do this drive through Canada. Maybe we could even stop and wave at our Toronto friends!

Real Life (tm) Travel

 
Image: Marblehead Lighthouse on the shores of Lake Eerie

Given how often I post pictures of virtual tours, I should probably be very clear. I WAS ACTUALLY HERE. Shawn and I decided to take a little side trip while in Ohio, and so we stopped at Marblehead Lighthouse. This is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the US side of the Great Lakes. It is in a town named after it in Ohio, and it is on the shores of Lake Erie.


Lake Erie

My family has a motto for our road trips, which is: "Might be worth a detour!" and so we are always up for stopping at slightly out of the way places to see what might be seen. I have to say, the lighthouse was lovely. Normally, you are able to go inside the lighthouse, but by chance, their open season doesn't begin until after Memorial Day, so it was closed. Even so, the rocks around the peninsula were lovely and seemed to include a number of fossils. They reminded me of the lava flows around Lake Superior. 

Tomorrow, we head into Pennsylvania and I've been tasked with the job of finding out if there is anything along I-80 that might be worth a detour. I think I have found a couple of possibilities. If we stop anywhere nifty, I will post whatever we see tomorrow night. 

My brain is fried from all the hours n the road, so I will keep it short tonight.