Hello! Day 6 of our road trip was long and boring. We got up in the morning and had breakfast at the hotel, as usual. Then we got in the car and drove for a while. The weather was less rainy today. We stopped at Burger King for lunch and then kept going. I saw some deer on the side of the road. We went through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and into New York. We spent the evening repacking the car so that we can pick up Mum and Laura. Since there wasn’t much today, I figure I should mention some stuff I forgot on day 4. The moon that night was an incredible crescent, and Venus was really visible next to it. Also, along the side of the road were loads of fireflies, which made the end of the drive way more interesting. That’s all for today. Bye!
Hello! Day 5 was really busy. We got up at 8, as usual, and had breakfast at the hotel. I got a bacon and cheese omelet, and dad got a Full English Breakfast. After we were done, we went out to the Chicago Field Museum, meeting with one of Dad’s friends and her kids. We started at the gems exhibit, and then went to meteorites. After that, we went to the DNA section for a little while before going to a prehistoric fossil timeline! It tracked from the really early beginning of life in the ocean with simple lifeforms, and ended on the evolution of modern humans. It was really detailed, and included eras not normally mentioned by most museums I’ve been to, like the early human period, and the Cambrian Period, which is my favorite. It has a bunch of really weird sea life, like the Anomalocaris, a very strange creature which was the apex predator of that time period, please look it up since I don’t know how to describe it; Trilobites, which are the ancestors of the horseshoe crab; the Hallucigenia, a worm-like thing with long spindly legs and spikes on its back; and the opabinia, a really funny creature with 5 eyes, a worm like body, and a mouth on the end of a trunk on its face. Also in the Evolution section was Sue, the most complete and best-preserved T. Rex fossil ever found. After that, we went downstairs to the café for lunch and then went to an exhibit about the creatures that live in soil. Once we were done, Dad’s friend and her kids left and we went to an exhibit comparing the fossils of Pokémon to the fossils they were based on. It was really cool, since the Pokémon “fossils” were created at accurate size to their size in-game. We got an exclusive, really cute Pikachu plush from the gift shop and left at about 4. We went back to the car and hung around for a while before walking to a sandwich shop for supper. After that, we went to a live recording of Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me! It was really funny and went on for over 2 hours because of the retakes that the people had to do. Afterwards, we walked bac to our car and drove to the hotel for the night. That’s all for today. Bye!
Hello! day 4 of our road trip felt very long, for some reason. We got up at 8:00 and went to have breakfast and then did a workout in the hotel’s gym. After that, we got packed up and headed out for the day. The drive was shorter and very rainy the whole way through. at around 3:30, we got to our friends’ house and stayed over for supper. After that, we drove to our hotel in Chicago. the sky was really blank because of the sheer amount of light pollution that there was. However, there was still the moon which looked really cool. We’re at the hotel now, and we’re about to go to bed. That’s all for today. Bye!
Hello again! I forgot to mention this yesterday, but we saw a barn owl while we were driving on the highway. It wasn’t doing anything interesting, just hanging out. Day 3 of our road trip was shorter than some, but we spent the morning at Graceland, which is where Elvis Presley lived. It’s now a museum dedicated to his life and work. It was really long and took our whole morning. we got there at 10 and only left at 2:15. The major parts we saw were his mansion, a museum specifically dedicated to his shows, and a timeline of different parts of his life. My favorite part, however, was his airplanes. We had lunch at the diner in Graceland, and we continued with our trip. The weather has gotten a lot cooler than it was in Texas, and the skies were nice and clear. We didn’t do very much over the drive, and we stopped at a truck stop for dinner. We’re now at the hotel for the night. We went through Tennessee, Arkansas, and Illinois. That’s all for today. Bye!
Day 2of ourroad trip was good. We got up at around 8:30 and had breakfast at the hotel. After that, we packed up all of our stuff back into the bags and continued. Louisiana feels the same as Texas when it comes to driving albeit a lot flatter. The weather was rainy in the morning, and cleared up as we went. I found a small squishy whale in the center console and named it Moby Dave. We crossed over into Mississippi and visited the birthplace of Kermit the frog museum. Leland, Mississippi is where Kermit was first created, and where Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, grew up. Afterwards we went to a local diner for lunch and went back to traveling. It was uneventful until we got to the hotel. In Tennessee, the drive became more hilly and we arrived at our hotel in Memphis. We put down our bags and went to the hotel’s gym for a workout. After that, we ordered dinner from the hotel and watched Frozen before going to bed. That’s all for today. Bye!
Hello! I’m going to be writing blogs again this summer. The first day of our road trip was short. We got everything packed up in the morning, and we set up our trailer and bike rack. After we had lunch, we left at around 3. The drive was short compared to other trips, and very rainy. We saw a lot of lightning and a lot of historical markers. We crossed into Louisiana and stopped at a Logan’s Roadhouse in Shreveport for supper. I got a burger and dad got a barbecue plate. After that, we drove to the hotel and arrived at around 10, and we went to bed. That’s all for now. Bye!
I started my morning with a walk over to a bakery to pick up Colin’s birthday cake for tomorrow. When I got home, neither Cliff nor Colin was out of bed yet. I encouraged them to get up and we eventually made our way back to Tatte for another delicious breakfast.
More tasty pastries
It was a cold but sunny day; perfect for checking out View Boston: a 360-degree view of the city from the 52nd floor of the Prudential Center.
We could see our apartment, Laura’s dorm, and plenty of other highlights.
We took the bus over to Cambridge to check out the Harvard Museum of Natural History, which had been recommended to us.
I didn’t take any photos but the campus is also very pretty There was a huge room full of minerals! Perfect for me!There are hundreds of these stunning glass model flowers that were made more than a century ago as study aids. You’d never know they were glass!
They also had exhibits on evolution, sea monsters, arthropods, and mammals/birds of the world. Here is Colin with a fossil plesiosaur in the dinosaur exhibit.
Imagine finding this fossil!
We headed back to Boston for a pub dinner and some Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Colin hung out playing video games while Cliff and I went to Laura’s performance. She did a great job!
We started Thursday with breakfast at a South-end restaurant that‘s in its 100th year of business. The food was delicious and the historical photos were fascinating. We will definitely be back!
Those wooden frames are from the original fridge.
It was a cold, grey day so we took the T rather than walk to the New England Aquarium.
The aquarium is fantastic, with lots of penguins and a huge cylindrical tank that goes up four stories.
African penguinsRockhopper penguinsColin checking out the two leatherback sea turtles in the big aquarium. Myrtle the green sea turtle is the third turtle and she is enormous.
We then went to meet Laura, who wanted to show Colin around Boston Conservatory.
One of these children has adapted to the cold weather. One has not. (To be fair, Laura had also been dancing for several hours.)Colin was interested in all the percussion rooms.
We had a bit of quiet time at the apartment then went to Wagamama for noodles for supper.
Yum.
After dinner Colin and I came back to the apartment to chill and Cliff went to see Laura’s first performance. It was excellent!
We started our morning with a lovely breakfast at Tatte. Delicious food and especially pastries!
That plate of crumbs was once a pain au chocolat
Then we walked over to Boston Common and checked out the Make Way for Ducklings statue, where the ducks all happened to be dressed to support the local team.
Then we met up with a group for a walking tour of the Freedom Trail. We all learned quite a bit more about US history, notably how Paul Revere gets credit for a lot of things he didn’t really do.
Jeremiah, our guide, was both informative and entertaining I really like this new statue recognizing the end of slavery
The wind was quite biting so we were happy to pop inside Quincy Market for lunch, then checked out the nearby Museum of Illusions, which made us laugh a lot.
The wind had died don so it was a beautiful walk back to our apartment where we enjoyed a bit of quiet time before meeting Laura for a delicious fish dinner.
Fresh fish; yum!Colin was most impressed with the Baked Alaska. We also enjoyed Boston Cream Pie.
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