Lift Off

the car

Well we got away more or less on time.  Noon.  Loaded up we headed down the 401 and it was smooth sailing until we hit the Buffalo/Lewiston border.  What a joke!  2 and a half hours.  After we got through we were making some good time and decided to pull in at Utica, New York around 10:30.  We pulled into a Journey’s End or something and when I asked the guy at the desk for a room he just looked at me like I was nuts.  He said Utica was fully booked up for the weekend.  Who would have thought.

Ryan excited about long trip

            So another hour down the road we found another hotel.  Booked!  How is this possible.  However, the lady was nice enough to direct us to another hotel.  She failed to mention that is meant driving through Hickville in the pitch black.  Even the GPS was confused.  We found the hotel and settled in around midnight.  Kids were good and very tired.  Only 14 more hours to go.