Today I awoke to rain and feared my visit to Acadia National Park might be a washout. A quick check of the weather predicted that things would clear by 1 PM so I relaxed over Sunday breakfast and delayed my start. The weather forecast turned out to be correct and I spent a wonderful few … Continue reading Day 7 – Acadia National Park
Getting north of Boston and away from the big cities of the east coast was something I was looking forward to and started enjoying today. I did some online research on the coast road, route 1, that parallels the interstate highway to see which parts I should travel. Several writers said that route 1 from … Continue reading Day 6 – Boston to Bangor, an enjoyable drive that disappointed
After Paul set me up for the day with a splendid breakfast and sightseeing advice, I know that I have traveled all of the most scenic routes on Cape Cod and seen several of its highlights today. Taking scenic route 6A out to Eastham on the lower Cape again took me through picturesque villages separated … Continue reading Day 5 – Highlights of Cape Cod
Today I drove from New London to Cape Cod and spent much of the day there with my good friend, Paul. Paul was a great colleague in our science department but we were also good drinking buddies and spent many hours solving the problems of the world. He left the school just over three years … Continue reading Day 4 – Renewing a friendship in Cape Cod
Today did not start according to plan but turned out to be a great day nevertheless. The origin of the problem was the hotel in Riverhead. In an attempt to be different it was, to me, a triumph of form over function. Design is important but the room was small, such that they had to … Continue reading Day 3 – Great Day on Long Island
Today’s drive was one that I was not excited about. I had to make my way north from Atlantic City to Long Island. Most of my road trips are in the western states where the population density is low and the roads are open. Driving anywhere near NYC is just the opposite and rarely makes … Continue reading Day 2 – Atlantic City to Long Island
Getting the last few things together when leaving for a long trip always takes me longer than I anticipate so I left a little late. This was not a problem as I had no sightseeing planned and avoided highways as much as possible to enjoy a gentle ride along quiet roads to Atlantic City, NJ. … Continue reading Day 1 – Gentle Drive to Atlantic City