Category Archives: Trip Down

Frostbite

Although it was cooler this morning at around 12C, that is not the reason for the title. Much like home there are days when nothing out of the ordinary occurs, this weekend has been much like that. When we just … Continue reading

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We made it!!

In celebration of a short day of driving we started a bit later at 0815. Heading out it was mostly suburbia until south of San Antonio. At that point the scenery became very flat and lifeless. A lot of the land was … Continue reading

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Sorry Arkansas!!

On the road by 0740, but not the best of conditions. For the first hour we were traveling in fog / mist / drizzle. The sun finally burnt through once we had crossed into Texas and there was a dramatic … Continue reading

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The Lost / Forgotten State

Another early start at 0730 (would have been later but someone neglected to check the time on the alarm clock when they set it, and it was 15mins fast). We left Kentucky and almost immediately crossed into Tennessee. The scenery remained much … Continue reading

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1 Province, 3 States, 1 Time Zone and a border check!

We set off from Windsor around 0730, the bridge to the US was about a mile from the hotel. Traffic was remarkably light and there was no line at the US border control, this was looking really good until we … Continue reading

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From -30 to 0

Well, we’re back on the road again, after 9 of travelling we’re still in Ontario, but within site of the Windsor / Detroit bridge. It was -30 when we set out this morning, we hit some snow around Kingston and … Continue reading

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