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Well, did we do enough driving? Does 3,000 miles in 9 days sound like enough? Especially since I had to sit in the back seat, which isn't as fully cushioned as the front.
Our trip: leave Chicago on Sat, drive to Rochester NY, have dinner, go to Wegman's --the best grocery store in the USA, then go to the Finger Lakes region to buy some wine. That was great. Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery. The only bad thing about this leg was the heavy rain between Cleveland and Buffalo. Rain was big theme on this trip. It amazes me that people drive in this heavy rain, so heavy that you can't see anything, without turning on their lights. You can't see them until they are almost on top of you. And, they don't slow down! After a wonderful lunch at the Red Newt winery, we set off on the last leg of the trip--upstate NY to Connecticut.
We arrived in CT around 9 pm. It was dark and we were tired. But, we still had one last driving experience, getting to the B and B in Lebanon--CT, that is. The quickest way was to take Machine Shop Hill road, so off we went. It was dark, very dark and woodsy, actually it was spooky. We had no idea where we were going. We ended up on Kick Hill Road, and passed Babcock Hill Road. When we finally got to Lebanon, we had no idea where to look for the place, except that it was at the intersection of route 89 and 207. After driving around for a while, we just ran into it. So we checked in and went to sleep.
One thing about living in a rural area, no place is close--not the grocery store, not the mall, not the post office, no restaurants, nothing. You have to drive everywhere. This factor certainly added to the 3,000 miles.
On Monday, we helped my mother. We drove to Home Depot and bought some blinds and shades. We were invited to dinner, so we had to drive back to the B and B to change, and then drive some more to get the the people's house. Then, back to Windham Center, and then drive back to the B and B in Lebanon. Machine Shop Hill Road is much nicer during the day. It actually is quite scenic, some woods, some meadows, rolling hills, old houses. Well, this is enough for today. More about the trip tomorrow.