Santa Fe to 4 Corners....
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Summary 1
Just hit trip mile # 1585. Almost to the Oklahoma, Texas Does It Big, border. We have about 350 miles to get to Santa Fe, NM. This was our goal for today, but I think we will make it further but we will see.
Today: We left the very fancy La Quinta in Little Rock, AR at about 7:40am central time. We will try to get as many miles under our belt as possible because our next planned stop will be the Grand Canyon... about 1300 miles from Little Rock. Only stopping for gas and dinner today, so we went to Whole Foods and packed breakfast and lunch for the day. I was the first driver on a full tank, passing by 2 armadillos, a coyote and a horse trying to cross Route 40, speed limit 70mph. Hopefully he turned around for home or his owner helped him! I lasted until the gas light went on a little over 300miles. We stopped at a Sinclair gas station, which is apparently a "vintage" gas station. Mom and Aunt Nancy knew of it being around years ago....more to come later! :)
Please excuse spelling and grammar errors, no spell check on the road. Will fix later on....
Monday: We made it to Mammoth Cave by 8am from Eizabethtown, KT, for the first tour of the day. The time changed so we gained an hour. Mammoth Cave was remarkable! The largest cave in the world! Kind of creepy with bats, cricket spider things, and one slip = you're a goner, the photos we got are unbelievable. We then ventured to Graceland in Memphis, TN. On the way we had lunch at the Circus, AKA, Cracker Barrel. Everything about the Cracker Barrel completely freaks me out! Mom and Aunt Nancy disagree.
On to Graceland. One of the most interesting places I have ever been. Learned about the great, Elvis Presley. What an inspiration he was! I think if he was still alive I would like to be his next wife.... along with the other 50 million women in the world. I will be Prescilla for Halloween this year. The mansion was decorated sooo 70s. I <3 the 70's! Shag carpet on the floor and ceiling, Prescilla's closet filled with some of the most amazing clothes I have ever seen, and thousands of awards, photos and paintings. Elvis is a star! After Graceland we made it to a Panera in Little Rock, AR. Shady small city! We stayed at a La Quinta. I swear, the hotel front desk man pretended he only had one arm the entire check in process, then out of no where, at the very end he whips out his left arm from behind his back and hands us the key to the room. So weird! Mom and Aunt Nancy didnt even notice him using one hand the entire time. Haha! No bed bugs... so we stayed the night.
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Today: We left the very fancy La Quinta in Little Rock, AR at about 7:40am central time. We will try to get as many miles under our belt as possible because our next planned stop will be the Grand Canyon... about 1300 miles from Little Rock. Only stopping for gas and dinner today, so we went to Whole Foods and packed breakfast and lunch for the day. I was the first driver on a full tank, passing by 2 armadillos, a coyote and a horse trying to cross Route 40, speed limit 70mph. Hopefully he turned around for home or his owner helped him! I lasted until the gas light went on a little over 300miles. We stopped at a Sinclair gas station, which is apparently a "vintage" gas station. Mom and Aunt Nancy knew of it being around years ago....more to come later! :)
Please excuse spelling and grammar errors, no spell check on the road. Will fix later on....
Monday: We made it to Mammoth Cave by 8am from Eizabethtown, KT, for the first tour of the day. The time changed so we gained an hour. Mammoth Cave was remarkable! The largest cave in the world! Kind of creepy with bats, cricket spider things, and one slip = you're a goner, the photos we got are unbelievable. We then ventured to Graceland in Memphis, TN. On the way we had lunch at the Circus, AKA, Cracker Barrel. Everything about the Cracker Barrel completely freaks me out! Mom and Aunt Nancy disagree.
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
683 miles in...
Sunday: After many tears during my goodbye with pop-pop Vito and
Egisto (dad), we left Baltimore at 6:32am eastern time. Left a little
later than planned and I slept most of the way to our first
stop....Fairmount, WV. It was like we drove to 1978. Polyester plaid
pants, huge belt buckles and the thickest side burns ever seen.
Everyone was reading the local newspaper, sports section; WVU played
the day before. Back on the road, we waved to Michael and Andrew from
the highway. They were at WVU for a lax game. We headed towards
Louisvile, KT. The drive was extremely hilly but beautiful scenery.
Stopped for gas in Mount Sterling, KT. Made it to Ryan and Elizabeth's
new home by 4pm. Arriving 2 hours earlier than we planned, we got to
chat with Ryan and Elizabeth about Ryan's TV show, he is so famous,
and Elizabeth's plans for school. Their new home and the town were as
cute as can be! We had dinner at a cafe called The Loop. Very good
southern food! Everyone was pleased. I managed to spill sauce all over
my new white shirt, I never spill! I am going through withdraw from
work, I am off my game! Eeek! Although we arrived 2 hours early, we
managed to use up one of those hours later..... tba Anyways, we drove
to the Hampton Inn, in Elizabethtown, KT. No bed bugs, so we spent the
night. :)
Egisto (dad), we left Baltimore at 6:32am eastern time. Left a little
later than planned and I slept most of the way to our first
stop....Fairmount, WV. It was like we drove to 1978. Polyester plaid
pants, huge belt buckles and the thickest side burns ever seen.
Everyone was reading the local newspaper, sports section; WVU played
the day before. Back on the road, we waved to Michael and Andrew from
the highway. They were at WVU for a lax game. We headed towards
Louisvile, KT. The drive was extremely hilly but beautiful scenery.
Stopped for gas in Mount Sterling, KT. Made it to Ryan and Elizabeth's
new home by 4pm. Arriving 2 hours earlier than we planned, we got to
chat with Ryan and Elizabeth about Ryan's TV show, he is so famous,
and Elizabeth's plans for school. Their new home and the town were as
cute as can be! We had dinner at a cafe called The Loop. Very good
southern food! Everyone was pleased. I managed to spill sauce all over
my new white shirt, I never spill! I am going through withdraw from
work, I am off my game! Eeek! Although we arrived 2 hours early, we
managed to use up one of those hours later..... tba Anyways, we drove
to the Hampton Inn, in Elizabethtown, KT. No bed bugs, so we spent the
night. :)
Thank you Ryan and Elizabeth!!!
Louisville, KY
Third stop...
Second stop Mount Sterling, KY
First stop in Fairmont, WV
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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