Blogs from United States, North America - page 5796

Checked out in Chattanooga headed up towards our next stop for a few days. In route we stopped at The Lost Sea Adventure. This was a fun little break a hike down into their cavern, which has been everything from a bar to a hideout, then you get over to the underground lake. They take you around the lake on little glass bottom boats. Very cool and fun stop. http://thelostsea.com/ Got to Gatlinburg & checked into our "cabin". More of a rented out vacation home but very nice. Way too much house for just us but it was a bargain. 3 floors with 4 bedrooms, game room, big kitchen, outdoor hot tub, indoor jacuzzi Huge porch with nice view. My poor son had never seen a bidet before we hear from the bottom floor hey this ... read more

So I had a great day in Key West yday. I'm beginning to see why people like it so much. Its like Vegas in a Caribbean setting without the casinos. Its like San Francisco without the fog and lots more palm trees. Its like Memphis without...actually its not a bit like Memphis :) Life in Key West is a little surreal...and thats why I like it. If I'd written this blog at midnight yday night I'd have said, after two days in KW, the closest embrace I've had to a living being is with a female python - double ugh - just kidding :) (about both). Here's something I discovered, a python/boa's skin feels like a really expensive leather purse...really it does. And I'm not kidding about that. Because everything in KW is open till 4:00am ... read more

As we entered Fairbanks it was raining and grey which should have been accompanied by some gothic music as we turned down the street to our luxury hotel my stomach began to flop. Sure enough there on the right was the Westmark Inn which had a big ole Holland America Cruises bus parked out front. Yes folks welcome to the hotel that puts up the cruise ships passengers who prefer to live in Michigan and Ohio!!!!!!!!!! I thought the Hilton in Anchorage was the only one that could possibly be this bad but again I was a Polyanna. When we checked in I asked if we had 2 queen beds in the room and I definately wanted an upgrade room. The girl said it had 2 double beds but that it was a suite and very, ... read more

*********Stats*********** KMs to date: 14,500 and change Provinces/States: 22 Tires: 2 Oil Changes: 3 Lowest Temperature:-5 C Highest Temperature: 36 C Days: 81 Best Food: Seafood in Nova Scotia Worst Food: Week old microwaved ham and cheese roll at Exxon Closest to accident: Hitting dear in Gaspesie park - within ten feet (managed to stop) Worst feeling: Thinking the bike had been stolen in Portland Best feeling: Watching sunset on beach in Gaspesie Strangest accent: today at hanger-sized Wal-Mart: took me three tries to understand "Where's Seattle (pronounced 'See-ah-ddle') at?" ************************ Hola So I am again sitting in god-knows-where America in another generic motel eating grocery store sandwiches. But, like before, I am seeing lots and learning more and more about what it means to be American. The last time I wrote was back in Halifax, ... read more

After months of planning on we're finally off on our trip across America.We arrived in Chantilly VA at Adrea and Jim's house about 5pm Tuesday evening, a long uneventful trip with only one missed turn sending us over the George Washington Bridge. We enjoyed the hospitality of our good friends Andrea, Jim and their girls, Emily and Katie, both students at Virginia Tech, and Benji the dog. Wednesday Andrea joined us and we toured Mount Vernon. It's definitely a good destination and a fascinating glimpse into history. The weather was hot as to be expected but a cloud cover most of the day made it bearable. After a quick stop at Washington's grist mill and distillery it was off to meet Jim for dinner at the Old Ebbitt Grill in the city. It was then off ... read more