Saturday, November 27, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Iron Horse Music Hall
Friday night we went to the Iron Horse again. This time to see rani arbo & daisy mayhem. This is rani,
and this is her with daisy mayhem (the group).Opening act was May Erlewine and Seth Bernard, but they were on-stage with rani for about half the concert.
Both groups and the combined group were very good.
Trip Wrap-up
I finally got around to calculating all the vital info from our roadtrip.
Total miles: 7785
Gallons of petrol: 250
MPG 31.14 (I attribute this low value to the speed -- much of it over 80 mph -- and the unavailability of high octane gas west of the Mississippi)
Number of states driven through: 24
U.S. License plates spotted: 50 states plus DC
Number of national chains eaten at: 1 (we were in a hurry on the Ohio Tpk heading east, but we'll never eat at a Pizzeria Uno again.)
Monday, November 15, 2010
Pennsylvania-New York-Connecticut-Massachusetts
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Nebraska-Iowa-Illinois
We covered about 650 miles today - from Kearney, NE to Harvey, IL. We're a few miles from the Indiana line and positioned to get to Pittsburgh tomorrow afternoon.
As we started out this mornling, we stopped briefly at a grain elevator in, we think, Shelton.
It's so full of corn, that they're putting it in piles under plastic wrap.And there are many other piles, too, some open to the elements.
This reminded us of King Corn, a video everyone should watch.
Eventually we got to Iowa, and this picture is probably identical to last year's.
In Iowa, I again enjoyed watching the windmills. Is this an AT&T ad?Mr. Toad and I were both glad that his tires aren't this big.
Also in Iowa was the (self-proclaimed) World's Largest Truckstop.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
A Winery Tasting and a Fire
This afternoon we visited Miletta Vista Winery in St. Paul, NE. Red, white & blue in this shot.
The view from their deck.Us on the deck, eating bread with olive oil and brie with cranberries and nuts.
After we returned to Kearney, we heard sirens approaching and then stopping very near to the house.
Apparently a neighbor started his antique (I think, from the picture below) MGB, which hadn't been used for a while. He went into the house while it warmed up, and this is what he came back to. Mr. Toad and I both feel his pain.
Apparently a neighbor started his antique (I think, from the picture below) MGB, which hadn't been used for a while. He went into the house while it warmed up, and this is what he came back to. Mr. Toad and I both feel his pain.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
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