Sorry about posting this so late. Just had to take a little time a think about the trip. Hope you enjoyed coming along with us. We sure liked hearing from all of you.
Today was a really early start and we were ready when the continental breakfast opened at 6:00 am. Twenty minutes later the little HHR was loaded and we were on Interstate 84 West. After the weather yesterday I was a little worried about the possibility of ice or maybe even snow. However, the roads were clear and shortly the rising sun to reveal a pretty nice day.
Really an uneventful drive today. We crossed into Oregon, found our way through Ontario after crossing the Snake River and then headed west on Highway 20. After passing through the farmland of eastern Oregon, the scenery was about the same as forty eight days ago. I suppose there is a certain beauty to so much open land covered with sagebrush if you raise cattle, but after so many trips it’s just so much open land covered with sagebrush. And yes, we saw a lot of cattle.
We made a quick stop in Hines to split a sandwich and before we knew it we were in Bend. A short fourteen miles later we were home and unpacking. Next was a trip into Redmond to drop off the rental car and pick of a half gallon of milk.
We are now pretty much back to normal. Sounds like the Honda will be done in three weeks or so. AAA in Bend was very helpful in referring us to a company that will transport the car back home. Turns out that is much less expensive then motels, food and gas for us to go get it. And I don’t want to drive to Colorado and back in winter.
Overall, it was a really wonderful trip and one deer that had a bad day will not keep us off the road in the future. 512 miles on the last day.
Days - 48
Miles Driven 11,667
States Visited - 32
Best Dinner – Union Oyster House, Boston, MA
Best Lunch – Peck's Seafood Restaurant, Slidell, LA
Best Breakfast – Inn of the Governors, Santa Fe, NM
Best Italian – Any place Earl takes you in Chicago, IL
Best Burger – Moab Brewery, Moab, UT
Best Battlefield – Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh, TN
Best Drive – Natchez Trace Parkway, MS
Best City Tour – Freedom Trail, Boston, MA
Best Boat Ride – Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
Best Visual Impact – Vermont
Best B & B – The Northfield Inn, Northfield, VT
Best Shopping – L.L. Bean, Freeport, ME
Best Side Trip – Amish Country, Lancaster, PA
Best Night Life – Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA
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