>Sunday Driver
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Thank you for all of your kind comments on my last post. I hope everyone ate lots of turkey this weekend; I know I did:) And, I had a very nice time in Pennsylvania. It was quite a blessing to visit both my mother and my sister together. That very rarely happens, since I live so far away...
My drive was fun and relaxing, as well. Instead of driving my vintage Buick LeSabre, I rented a brand new Chevy Impala. It had only 333 miles on it when I picked it up, and I put almost 1300 miles on it this week. It is a very nice car, but I do wish that Chevy made a 2-door model.... :(
The Sunday after Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year here in the United States, and 91% of those who go away for the holiday choose to drive. I left Erie, PA at 6:30 this morning, and decided not to take the New York State Thruway. I figured that it would be crowded, and littered with State Police. Also, the tolls on the Thruway are expensive, and overall, it's just a very boring ride... So, I took a more scenic route: Interstate 86, 88, and Route 23 all the way across New York State.
My drive started out looking like this:
However, when I got on the Mass Pike (9 hours later), all I saw was traffic...
... for miles... and miles... and miles.... My entire drive took 11 hours, and I'm quite thankful to be home.
You can view more photos of my Sunday drive HERE.
My favorite photos are those of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, which is built over the Hudson River. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the name, Rip Van Winkle is a short story that was written by Washington Irving and published in 1819. It is a story about a man from the Catskill Mountains who went to sleep for a very long time, and when he woke up, his whole world had changed around him. It is just one example of Classic American literature.
Tomorrow, I'll tell you more about my visit, as well as share more photos. But now, I must go to sleep for a very long time so that I have energy to do some beadwork when I wake up:)