We're probably doing it wrong.
I can't lie, I was disappointed to be anywhere after the day at Yellowstone--anything was going to be a letdown. The fact that there is a whole lot of nothing in Idaho does not help. We took I-20 to Craters of the Moon National Monument. The road went straight for awhile and then skirted a... Continue Reading →
This was the leg I was looking forward to the most, and one of my biggest reasons for doing the cross-country drive in the first place--Yellowstone! Mister M had never been (I've been through I think three times? The last one was a half day on my 2005 cross-country drive), and I have this much... Continue Reading →
Leg 4 actually finished in Nebraska. We ate dinner at a Mexican place outside Des Moines, Iowa, and then continued on. Originally we'd planned to stop in Omaha, just over the border, but decided to push on to Lincoln, 45 minutes further west. (We did this the next three legs, to make the next day's... Continue Reading →
Driving out of Ohio in the morning was pretty. We hit Indiana. Nothing much there but corn. In Illinois we saw our first wind turbines. They are so pretty and elegant! Plus so good for the environment. Well done, states who have lots of wind turbines in their fields! Speaking of fields, as you... Continue Reading →
Around 11am on Friday (moving day), Andy said, "God, we'll be lucky to get out of here by four!" I scoffed. We left at 5. With a seven-hour drive ahead of us. It was a beautiful last trip across the Verrazano Bridge. Because only a crazy person would attempt to go through Manhattan on a... Continue Reading →
We Have Twins?! 