Thread: Coming to America

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This is why I'm making plans so far ahead. If I get my way we'll finish at a Pomona swap.Don't know how I posted this twice DOH

Originally Posted by 61bone

AHA, the crux of the problem. I've lived here for 63 years or all my life. I've traveled a lot and have seen all of the USA and practically none of it. Best advice- You know how long you have to get where your going. Stop and explore accordingly. Made a trip to the East coast a few years ago. Had 3 weeks to do it. About a 3,000 mile round trip or about 6 days of driving. Covered 900 miles last day going out and over a thousand last day coming back. We saw- Palisades park (we were the only people there, lovely park),
Wisconsin Dells. Swam in the Mississippi River, Drove through the Southside of Chicago (not recommended), Saw the Dayton Air Muesum, Niagara Falls, the worlds largest ball of string and had a glass of wine in a Vermont gay bar. Missed the house built like a shoe, bummer. On the way back, Saw the lighthouse on the tip of Cape Cod, Picked a Lobster out of the pound on the Vermont coast and had it steamed and ate it on the beach, Bought maple syrup straight out of the cooker,Watched a Revolutionary war cannon being fired, Got threw out of a Burger King in Canada, drove down the St. Lawerance Seaway, rode a ferry across one of the great lakes, drove through downtown Chicago ( not recommended) Saw a cardboard sign the said "cheese ->" and bought some Cheddar that had been in this cave so long it had a coating of calcite on the top of it. Said it was over 20 years old. Delicious.
Anyway, there is so much to see and do that the best way to travel is to go where your heart takes you. Just make sure you can cover the remaining miles on the last day. I'd love to see The Sydney Opera house, but I wouldn't want to miss seeing a Opal miners house if the opportunity presented itself.