Geo: 39.2508, -106.293 We started Thursday with a little medical emergency. I was having a large floater in my right eye for the last 2 days. Also I could see thousands of tiny dots when I looked at something light colored. We drove to Salida and found an eye doctor. They took pics of my retina and he told me that it was part of the aging process, that all people usually get this between 60 and 70. Its called macular degeneration. He said the floater would probably sink out of sight in about 2 to 6 months. How fun. Getting old is hell! So we left Salida and headed to Leadville. We went over the 11,900 foot pass. It wasn't very dramatic as all of the area went up gradually and you couldn't really tell. ... read more

Geo: 37.2737, -107.879 On Saturday morning we left Monticello and drove south into Arizona and towards 4 corners. We had been doing almost 80 mph for 2 days and I continued this into Arizona. I was slowly catching up to another car when I saw an Arizona highway patrol go past us in the other direction. Oh crap! He threw on the lights and turned around and headed towards us. I had slowed to 65mph by then and happily watched as he blew by me and pulled over the car in front of us. After that we kept the speed to 70mph! We soon arrived at 4 corners. I thought it was a national monument, so we showed the woman our senior pass and she said no, that it was on Navajo land and I needed ... read more

Geo: 42.3966, -83.3696 We left Niagara Falls in the morning.and drove to the Ambassador Bridge. We crossed over and back to our United States. We then drove to Livonia, my parents and my childhood home. Wednesday thru Friday consisted of doing some house repairs and visiting with my parents and my nephew and his wife, who are also staying with my parents. It was a little crowded, considering that their house is 1,000 sq. ft. with one bathroom. We took a break on Thursday and went to the Henry Ford Museum. They had an exibit on the Civil War that we wanted to see. On Saturday, we went to Northville to visit my sister Dawn and her family. We all went out to dinner to celebrate my moms 84th birthday. The resturant was called Table 5. ... read more

Geo: 43.6485, -79.3854 Were you wondering what happened to us? We left Quebec on Tuesday morning and drove in the rain to Cornwall. We got up on Wednesday morning and drove in the rain again to downtown Toronto. We are staying in the financial district in downtown Toronto. On Wednesday morning we got up and headed out on the subway to Casa Loma. It is a restored castle on a hill overlooking Toronto. It was built in the 1920's by a banker. The first estimate to build was $250,000. At $3.5 million it was still not done. It had 98 rooms and a 5 acre garden. The owner fell on hard times and had to abandon it. We then went to see the Spadina Museum. It is a house that was lived in by the same ... read more

Geo: 46.8266, -71.3024 We picked up our car on Thursday morning and drove back to the hotel to get our luggage. We got a Toyota Corolla. Not sure why its a best seller. Lets just say that it wouldn't be on my list. We got directions from our hotel clerk and headed out into Montreal traffic. We made it about 2 miles and then gridlock! After sitting for a long time, we made a turn and headed out on our own. After driving around for 40 minutes looking for a sign for the freeway, we found ourselves at the same light that we had turned from. We finally got on the correct road and headed out. Soon we realised we weren't where we wanted to be. We finally pulled over, got out the Tom Tom and ... read more