La Crosse, WI turned out to be a fabulous stop, now on to Rapid City, South Dakota! We cross the bridge over the Mississippi River from Wisconsin to Minnesota and start a 10 hour day of driving. After yesterday's epic 14 hour drive, we took it a bit easy on ourselves today. Still lots of ground to cover on this grey day. AND I FINALLY GET TO DRIVE!!! Probably because our route takes us 10 hours on Route 90. No turns, no navigation, almost due west the whole way. I couldn't possibly screw this up ;-)

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Roadtrip from NH to MT - Day 2

Our little cabin in Bradford, PA is solidly in our rear-view mirror, as today is a big driving day. As in a 13 hour driving day. We will cover 5 states today, with La Crosse, Wisconsin as our final destination. We leave Bradford and within 10 minutes are back in NY state. There is some lake effect snow as we hug the Lake Erie coast, but the roads are clear and we are making good time. And the windshield wiper fluid is, well, fluid.

TravelAnn WilkinsDecember 14, 2017Where to StayComment

Roadtrip from NH to MT - Day 1

"It will be fun", he said... "It will be an adventure", he said.... Truth be told, a part of me believed him. Truth be told, the only reason we are driving is that he wanted to bring our dog to Montana. And he did not want to put our dog in the cargo hold of a plane. Now ME, he would stuff in the cargo hold in a split second, but not his baby, Jack the dog... so after some convincing, I agreed.

TravelAnn WilkinsDecember 13, 2017Where to Stay, What to EatComment

Staying at The Liberty Hotel in Boston, MA

Question: what to do on a less-than-24 hour trip to Boston, MA, a town you’ve been to many times, in the cold of November? Answer: book a swanky hotel room you’ve never been to in a new (for you) area of town. We’ve wanted to try the Liberty Hotel at 215 Charles Street in Boston for some time. A renovated jail which opened in 1851 and operated until 1990 has been metamorphosed into a hip destination with 298 rooms, 2 restaurants (3 in summer) and three bars serving food, all ideal for congregating and socializing. We finally got there.

TravelAnn WilkinsNovember 30, 2017Where to Stay, Where to Eat, What to See, USAComment

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