So it has been a good year since I last updated this blog ~ but now as my work at Notre Dame comes to an end and I embark on a few months of US road tripping before relocating to Connecticut ~ it was worth jumping back on. After tying up some loose ends in the Bend it was off east for my first stop ~ NYC. A few weeks of work and catching up with friends in the big apple was great and gave me time to also head to Connecticut and find an apartment for next year. Then it was off to Boston for a few appointments and to pick up some old friends who flew in from London.
It takes ‘rare’ individuals to consider the idea to drive from Boston to San Francisco in three days to be a good one ~ but that is Alex and Matt. And sure enough ~ as the three of us piled into a car to drive across the country – there was a sense of excitement in the air at the sheer lunacy of this undertaking – ignorance is indeed bliss. After our first 14 hours driving we were feeling pretty good ~ and figured we could maybe tack on a side trip to Las Vegas on the way – just to make it a bit more challenging. Of course, then we checked the map and realized that in order to make it to SF on time for the wedding rehearsal we were going to need to drive 27 hours straight on the last day…maybe no Vegas this trip. After checking out Chicago in 45 minutes, a quick visit to Mt. Rushmore, and a few sneaky beers in wonderfully ‘unique’ Midwestern bars…we set off on our 27 hour straight shot to Sacramento airport to pick up Jen. Amazingly, after at times a miserable night driving – injecting caffeine into our veins – and smelling pretty horrible all round – we arrived at the airport within three minutes of Jen touching down…not bad. We stopped in SF long enough for me to officiate the wedding of some great friends ~ and celebrate their big day ~ before jumping back on the road with Jen to Portland.
We are in Portland for three days ~ then it is off to Yellowstone National Park. We are going to spend the next month criss-crossing the country – ticking off national parks, cities and states that we are yet to see. So it is indeed...on the road again….
Pictured: My soon-to-be-home: New Haven Connecticut, Badlands National Park, Mt. Rushmore and wedding officiant...a terrifying experience. Oh and our driving route....
It takes ‘rare’ individuals to consider the idea to drive from Boston to San Francisco in three days to be a good one ~ but that is Alex and Matt. And sure enough ~ as the three of us piled into a car to drive across the country – there was a sense of excitement in the air at the sheer lunacy of this undertaking – ignorance is indeed bliss. After our first 14 hours driving we were feeling pretty good ~ and figured we could maybe tack on a side trip to Las Vegas on the way – just to make it a bit more challenging. Of course, then we checked the map and realized that in order to make it to SF on time for the wedding rehearsal we were going to need to drive 27 hours straight on the last day…maybe no Vegas this trip. After checking out Chicago in 45 minutes, a quick visit to Mt. Rushmore, and a few sneaky beers in wonderfully ‘unique’ Midwestern bars…we set off on our 27 hour straight shot to Sacramento airport to pick up Jen. Amazingly, after at times a miserable night driving – injecting caffeine into our veins – and smelling pretty horrible all round – we arrived at the airport within three minutes of Jen touching down…not bad. We stopped in SF long enough for me to officiate the wedding of some great friends ~ and celebrate their big day ~ before jumping back on the road with Jen to Portland.
We are in Portland for three days ~ then it is off to Yellowstone National Park. We are going to spend the next month criss-crossing the country – ticking off national parks, cities and states that we are yet to see. So it is indeed...on the road again….
Pictured: My soon-to-be-home: New Haven Connecticut, Badlands National Park, Mt. Rushmore and wedding officiant...a terrifying experience. Oh and our driving route....
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