Our reservations for the tram to the top of the Arch were for 8:50 so we were up and out of the hotel by 8:15. We hit up a downtown Starbucks for our morning drinks and were in the parking garage of the Gateway Arch Riverfront area by 8:30.
Road Trip 2010: Day 7
By now we were pretty good at the morning routine: wake up, get dressed, pack, check out of the hotel, load the car, grab breakfast, and hit the road. Today was going to be a long driving day, all the way to St. Louis, so we planned to break it up with fun little side trips.
Road Trip 2010: Day 6
As was our new routine, we got up early, grabbed a quick breakfast at the hotel, and then hit the road continuing West through the prairies on I-90.
Road Trip 2010: Day 5
We slept in again today which was nice and had breakfast in the hotel. While waiting for our laundry to dry my daughter and I went out to the basketball court and shot hoops for a bit. I also took my disposable camera from the caving trip over to Walgreen’s to have it developed before we left the area. Later that morning we went back to the mall to finish shopping (picking up some things we had seen yesterday).
Road Trip 2010: Day 4
Ah, a day without (major) driving!
We slept in after our late (early!) arrival yesterday (this morning!) which was fine since the mall didn’t open until 10am. My daughter and I took a dip in the hotel pool and then cleaned up and joined my wife for breakfast. Then it was off to the largest indoor mall in the country: the Mall of America (or MoA).
Road Trip 2010: Day 3
Today was our longest driving day, just over 800 miles from Mammoth Cave, KY to Bloomington, MN (about 14 hours in the car). We got up early with the other family in our cabin, packed up, checked out, loaded the car, said our goodbyes, and hit the road.
Road Trip 2010: Day 2
We got up early this morning thanks to a particularly loud chirping bird in the woods outside of out cabin. Ah, nature!
Road Trip 2010: Day 1
We hit the road early this morning, grabbing breakfast from the free spread at the hotel and eating it in the car.
Road Trip 2010: Day 0
We’re on the road … Road Trip 2010 has begun!
Road Trip 2010 prep: loading up the GPS
We’re getting ready for our big summer vacation road trip starting next weekend: over 4,000 miles in 9 days through 12 states. As we finalize our plans, finish packing, and prepping the car, I took some time this weekend to get my Garmin nüvi GPS ready for the trip, the first step which was to purchase the latest map update.
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