Lots of driving this past week. I'm sure it was well over 2,000 miles. Stayed in some decent hotels for a decent price and stayed in some not so decent hotels for about the same. Last place was $45 and the walls needed to first coat of paint finished. I think they might have started over a year ago. Lot's of good food eaten. Thai, Dickey's Barbecue Pit, Tim Horton's, Bob Evans, Bavarian, Cracker Barrel, etc. Went to Frankenmuth, Mi for a taste of Bavarian shopping and Bronner's Mega Wonderland Worlds Largest Christmas Store. That place can make you like and/or hate Christmas. Yup, nothing says "Merry Christmas" more than a T-Rex tree ornament. Also took a side trip to see Abraham Lincoln's birthplace. I'll post some photos later. Ohio and Kentucky must be doing well financially since Interstate 75 was being worked on ALL OVER. The weather was nice. Lows almost in the 50's when we first got there. After a few days it was more like nice in the shade and you could feel the rays in the sun. The Corolla ran great. I was getting tank MPGs in the high 30's. Best was 38. I'm sure it'd be lower if I'd kept the speed below 70. But 35 MPG at 80 MPH with the A/C on isn't bad. Gas prices were a little higher in most places. Ohio and Michigan were probably the worst. One spot the diesel was lower than regular. The trucks up there have like 15 axles and are quite intimidating. Speaking of trucks. Ever see an 18 wheeler with those BIG FAT tires instead of the two smaller ones? Ever see the big ones blown out in the middle of your lane while doing 70+. Those things are HUGE. I've been using T-Mobile for my cell phone and as long as I was in a BIG city it was fine. Once I got on the Interstate I might as well have had the phone turned off. Talk about crappy service out there. sheesh. Might have to upgrade to Cricket. At least the hotels and some restaurants had free WiFi. I need to get more vacation time, and money, so we can really enjoy a long trip like that. And a big thanks goes out to Barbara for taking care of Liam and Barry for taking care of the cats. They are all happy that their people are back. Oh, and since I was away from Facebook for a good bit of the trip I might have missed some good post so if y'all don't mind can you please repost the good stuff for me?

Lots of driving this past week. I'm sure it was well over 2,000 miles. Stayed in some decent hotels for a decent price and stayed in some not so decent hotels for about the same. Last place was $45 and the walls needed to first coat of paint finished. I think they might have started over a year ago. Lot's of good food eaten. Thai, Dickey's Barbecue Pit, Tim Horton's, Bob Evans, Bavarian, Cracker Barrel, etc. Went to Frankenmuth, Mi for a taste of Bavarian shopping and Bronner's Mega Wonderland Worlds Largest Christmas Store. That place can make you like and/or hate Christmas. Yup, nothing says "Merry Christmas" more than a T-Rex tree ornament. Also took a side trip to see Abraham Lincoln's birthplace. I'll post some photos later. Ohio and Kentucky must be doing well financially since Interstate 75 was being worked on ALL OVER. The weather was nice. Lows almost in the 50's when we first got there. After a few days it was more like nice in the shade and you could feel the rays in the sun. The Corolla ran great. I was getting tank MPGs in the high 30's. Best was 38. I'm sure it'd be lower if I'd kept the speed below 70. But 35 MPG at 80 MPH with the A/C on isn't bad. Gas prices were a little higher in most places. Ohio and Michigan were probably the worst. One spot the diesel was lower than regular. The trucks up there have like 15 axles and are quite intimidating. Speaking of trucks. Ever see an 18 wheeler with those BIG FAT tires instead of the two smaller ones? Ever see the big ones blown out in the middle of your lane while doing 70+. Those things are HUGE. I've been using T-Mobile for my cell phone and as long as I was in a BIG city it was fine. Once I got on the Interstate I might as well have had the phone turned off. Talk about crappy service out there. sheesh. Might have to upgrade to Cricket. At least the hotels and some restaurants had free WiFi. I need to get more vacation time, and money, so we can really enjoy a long trip like that. And a big thanks goes out to Barbara for taking care of Liam and Barry for taking care of the cats. They are all happy that their people are back. Oh, and since I was away from Facebook for a good bit of the trip I might have missed some good post so if y'all don't mind can you please repost the good stuff for me?

by Gilbert Jagot



August 02, 2014 at 08:23PM

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