While They Play at the Rest Stop

I imagine myself walking across the plains of Iowa. Would they even notice that I'm gone?

Murdo, SD to Grinnell, Iowa: August 5, 2008 - Day 30

August 17th 2008
What's hot: Farmland in full abundance. What's not: Being the only female in a car with three men for 30 days. Travel lesson of the day: Who needs ‘em? from Kathy: Gray day over South Dakota. Odometer reading is 6,429. We try to wake early but the boys are somnolent. Finally, JJ moves from bed to a long, long shower. Scott comp ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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Connolly US Road Trip

About the Connolly US Road Trip: Welcome. To view our blog entries, scroll to the bottom of this screen. To learn more about us, read this first: We are a mom (Kathy) and a dad (Paul), and a reluctant 18-year-old son (JJ), and a 15-year-old son in pursuit of Ultimate Scrabble (Scott) who traveled from Connecticut to the West Coast of the US and Alaska and the Yukon in the summer of 2008. For each of us a certain type of quest took place. Paul wanted his hands on the steering wheel all the way across country and back again. For Kathy, this trip was all about getting the kids out of (what she... full info

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