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Made it to Bangor!
After 12 hours in the car!We were an hour late picking up Alex in Plattsburgh. Made it through the border into New York State and hit a blizzard. It snowed pretty hard for a couple of hours, and so between the snowplows and the overly cautious drivers, it was pretty slow going.Click here to read more...
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Out On The Lake
Yesterday morning, we were invited out on the lake for a couple of hours. Sharon and Arnie ran the canteen and concession here at the park and of course they work pretty long hours during the summer. Now that the hard work is pretty much over, they're...
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Back In The Big Apple!
Seems we brought some South African weather back to New York City. Well, almost. Yesterday was probably the nicest day New York has seen since last December! But what a long trip to get here. When you include the hour and a half stop in Dakar, Senegal,...
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The Shore Of Lake Patzcuaro
Yesterday was a travel day...a long slow travel day! We only had to drive about 200 kms (124 miles) but between the twisty, windy roads and the topes it was pretty slow going. We figure if you drove non-stop it would take about 5 hours to do this 200...
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School Is Over
Yesterday was a long day for me. I was going to Plattsburgh, NY to pick up our son, Alex for the very last time. After 5 years of college and university in the States he is finished for good. He has graduated with honours with a Bachelor of Arts...
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Driving To Nova Scotia...the Trip Plan
Well, 2 more days until we head for Nova Scotia! The plan is that we'll leave here at 5:00am Wednesday and head for Plattsburgh NY to pick up our son Alex. We should arrive in Plattsburgh about 8:30am. Then we drive through Vermont and New Hampshire...
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