Wednesday, March 25, 2009

traveling, midwest to northeast

had the opportunity to navigate with the laptop screen showing a map with a GPS arrow indicating our position & direction (lisa driving). we broke up the trip into three parts, from Sunrise Drive to Brenda & Steve's home, then to Paradise PA, then to Waterview in Ocean City, NJ. noticed a remarkable difference in traffic == the northeast is packed with people! our route followed the old scenic local US highways with a couple expensive runs along the toll expressways. passing through the mountains is much more fun on the older local roads, especially if lisa is driving and I get to look around.

we had dinner at a bar & grill on Devil's Lake in MI and lunch at Shady Maple Buffet (smorgasbord) in East Earle, PA, memorable meals. Notice that the dinner in Michigan (fried fish, potatoes & onion rings) was prefaced by chipz & guaq and completed by choc cheezcake made by Brenda, the innovative and supremely satisfying cook. this is a great way to travel, awesome scenery on the roads and lots of delicious food.