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Not a lot of excitement today, just driving and the anticipation of finally getting back home.
We grabbed a quick breakfast, checked out of our last hotel, and were on the road by 8:30am. At 10:15 we crossed the border back into Florida. After going around Jacksonville to I-10, we took the back routes, cutting south and west to meet up with I-75 around Ocala just after 12:30pm. Two hours later (after a quick stop to pick up grocerie), we were pulling into the driveway. Whew, we made it!
After breakfast (again) this morning at the hotel buffet, we drove over to Woburn to see some old family places (my mother-in-law grew up in the area). Then went to downtown to the city of Boston. We had pre-purchased tickets online for the Old Town Trolley tours, so after parking the car we walked to the nearest stop and boarded the trolley to see the sights.
The Junior Ranger badge for Boston National Historical Park isn’t nearly as straightforward as some of the other national parks we’ve visited since it involves visiting multiple sites around the city. My daughter really wanted to earn that badge, though, so we knew we were in for a lot of walking and lot of sight-seeing today.
We made it to Boston yesterday, but we’re just using it as our base of operations today. We had breakfast at the hotel and then got back in the car for the drive up to Ben & Jerry’s in Vermont. After making through the rush hour traffic jamming the I-95/I-93 interchange, we were on our way. Right across the border in New Hampshire, we goggled at the state liquor store at the very first rest stop.
With Starbucks in hand, we started driving out of Greenville around 8am this morning. In North Carolina we saw our first serious traffic of the trip, but luckily it was going the other direction. The line of stopped vehicles was miles long and had apparently been there a while since people were out of their cars wandering around. Yikes.
Day 2 of our summer road trip started with church and then a light breakfast (bagels, coffee/tea, and watermelon) on the back porch on my sister-in-law’s house.
We got up early this morning, grabbed breakfast at our hotel, and were on the road by 8am. Around 11:30am we were getting hungry for lunch and needed some time outside of the car so we stopped at the Ocmulgee National Monument outside of Macon, GA. After my daughter completed the Junior Ranger program and earned her badge, it was back in the car for a few more hours. By 4:30pm we were pulling into my sister-in-law’s in Greenville, SC, where we’ll be staying until Monday.
This past weekend was Memorial Day which means the unofficial start of summer! Like most people, we spent it travelling, visiting with family, and being outside enjoying the summer weather.
This past Easter weekend my little sister came down from Chicago to visit so we spent some quality time with her at the local attractions.
This past weekend I flew up to Chicago to see my little sister and go to the Lightning/Blackhawks hockey game at the United Center.
Day Four: time to head back home. Another spring training vacation has come to a close. 🙁