Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
Today we say goodby to our temporary Chicago digs, load up the car and head out on the Mother Road picking up where we left off yesterday. Our first destination is Joliet with no real plans on how far we’ll get, we’re just exploring the road and stopping for pretty much anything that looks interesting. Read More …
Before I get to the Route 66 part, there is this. I’m driving around near our hotel while Shirley is checking out the local Cosstco and I spot this from a distance. I work my way over to get a closer look. What is it? Well, it turns out it’s pretty much what it looks Read More …
Well, I’m actually writing this from memory on December 30th, 2019 as I’ve let this slide for quite a while. Now I have daily reminders to do one post a day to catch up on this trip and a later trip to Phoenix. Hopefully, the photos will trigger the memory on what we did and Read More …
We say goodby to Leslie and Toronto and head out on the open road for Chicago. We’re eager to get to Chicago, so it’s a full day of driving without any side trips, exploring etc., just drive and the normal road trip stops for food, gas, and oh yeah US Customs. Here is our route, Read More …
This is not rocket science, it’s Shirley’s birthday! But I’m getting ahead of myself. Before we get to the birthday part we’re lounging around at Leslie’s having breakfast and of course a lot of coffee. In keeping with today’s birthday/gift theme we surprise Les with a couple of hostess gifts for being so generous and Read More …
Time for a confession. I’m writing this on August 26 so some of the details are not so clear or fresh from here on out about the road trip, but I’ll do my best. Today is about and extended visit with my Uncle Stan and more of the cousins and their families so after a Read More …
Today’s excursion is to Ripley’s Aquarium in the heart of downtown Toronto After we pick up Carol at her house and head downtown to the base of the CN Tower in the Entertainment District and pay some crazy parking price to get some parking close to the Aquarium. After some roaming around various streets dodging Read More …
We’re off on a mini-road trip to day and the destination is Niagra-on-the-lake for some wine tours. As with the rest of the trip, this is not the best season for wine tours, the vines are bare, there are no leaves and there is not much happening. However, there are wine tastings! En route, we Read More …
The highlight of today and of the trip is to see my Uncle Stan, and cousins Wendy and Kathy for an afternoon visit and then dinner with Leslie, Carol & Mel Around noon, after a leisurely morning of many cups of coffee and then breakfast, we head off to Oakville to where Uncle Stan and Read More …
First full day in Toronto and we spend all morning sitting around drinking coffee and talking with my cousin Leslie. We’re really enjoying being in a home and home cooking, thanks Les! By late in the morning we’re beginning to think we should do something before the day totally slips away after all we’re tourists Read More …