http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Mary03/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Mary03 en-us Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:16:20 +0000 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:16:20 +0000 On Journeys through the StatesOn journeys through the States we start Ay through the worldmdashurged by these songs Sailing henceforth to every landmdashto every sea We willing learners of all teachers of all and lovers of all. We have watchrsquod the seasons dispensing themselves and passing onWe have said Why should not a man or woman do as much as the seasons and effuse as http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Waltham/blog-346040.html Driving driving and more driving. Its been a long day on the road with not much to look forward to except making it back to Massachusetts tomorrow After 16 days in car I can safely tell you that there is such thing as car sickness and alone time is a precious gift. I think that when I see the Welcome to Massachusetts sign I may just cry for joy...well maybe I'll just let out a war whoop http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Carlisle/blog-345160.html In true Mary fashion I have a story for y'all... Last night unbeknownst to us our hotel was robbed. The clerk was lured away from the desk under the guise that a guest needed towels. Someone has placed a phony call to lure her away and while she was delivering the materials to the room which happened to be unoccupied money was stolen from the drawer. What I find strange is that I actual http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Gatlinburg/blog-344880.html Breeze sing a happy songThis heart of mine is singing right alongDont know where Im goingDont know where it endsTill the grass is greener beyond the bendI havent got a careIm just on my way to anywherePocketful of nothing nothing I can spendHope the grass is greener beyond the bendBeyond the bendPerhaps therell be somebody waiting whos right for meSo I got to move aroundAnd I know Ive got to c http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Clarksville/blog-344562.html We have been lucky enough in our travels to have been blessed with good weather for most of the trip until today. It wasn't that the weather was awful. It was just blah. As soon as we woke up this morning we looked out to a gray sky. Sometimes I think its worse then just straight out rain because your just waiting for the inevitable to happen. As soon as I looked outside I just wanted to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arkansas/blog-344198.html deep in the heart of Texas Although I am not in Texas anymore...nor New Mexico for that matter...I still have the lonestar state on the brain Yesterday was a tough day because I was in a lousy mood. I have not been sleeping well on the road and its starting to catch up to me. I am sure my parents are feeling the wrath of Mary as well. It seems nobody benefits when I am overtired We left http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oklahoma/Elk-City/blog-343829.html no not really...that was just the message I had on my phone while on the CaliforniaArizona border when we stopped at the hotel last evening. Fear not friends...I did not forget you. Alas my connection to the wonderful wireless internet world was unattainable. So although I am late in updating I was thinking of all of you as I was soaking up the warm sunshine and enjoying the scent of sunscree http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Verde-Valley/blog-343058.html Nope this girl is a Silver digger At least today I am We left Vegas on the early side. My mother was able to get in one last stint at the slot machines and of course her luck once again prevailed. I got her sense of direction which is none but barely any of her luck So much for genetics Leaving Vegas behind we started West for California. Unfortunately I am not going to be leaving my http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/San-Diego/blog-342404.html Hi everyone We ended up getting to Las Vegas fairly late in the evening yesterday and though we gained an hour it was dark and I am still on eastern time I pretty much passed out as soon as we got into our room...and come to find out getting a room was a feat and a half You would never know the economy was in bad shape the way the people are pouring out of the casinos here. Maybe every http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Nevada/blog-342068.html It was yet again another stretch of driving to get ourselves out of Colorado and into Utah. There is no simple way to explain the way the Rockie's part and carve these huge canyons which you drive straight through on the way to Utah except to say that it took my breath away time and time again. Every direction holds a different view...sometimes the rocks look red other times orange and someti http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Utah/blog-341417.html ...Toto I don't think we are in Kansas anymore... Today was a long day on the road...as many of you witnessed as I was sending constant textpicture messages to you. With the time change in the Great Plains region we actually woke up at 630 eastern time which was 530 their time. We wanted to get on the road fairly early because we were unsure of the weather in the Rockie's. So at 7am we dep http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/blog-341056.html Well today was a busy busy busy day We started the day off at the Saint Louis Arch. If you know my father you will know he doesn't like lines so even though we weren't planning on jetting off too early as soon as he saw the whites of my eyes I was urged to get ready so we could get on the road. Mind you that was at 7am Regardless we ended up at the base of the Arch just as it was opening http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kansas/blog-340685.html Oh where oh where could she be...Good question We left a little later then we wanted to on Thursday because of family stuff and headed out much to Rollie's dismay during the morning commute with a plan to push as far as possible. My father being his lovely kind self made me drive the first leg after 4 hours of sleep. Ok ok ok he asked and I said yes but nothing is as boring to look at http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Illinois/blog-340378.html Hi everyoneJust wanted to update this blog with my current travel plan which is I don't have one. Even though we still don't have definitive plans I do know we are heading out on the 30th of October. Stay tuned for more info... http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/blog-331266.html