Saturday, October 8, 2016

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

18 days, 9 states, 6 airports, 5 planes, 2 trains, 3000 miles driven

Week 1:
Sun/Mon - Gloria and I drove from SC to Mother's house in MO, passing through GA, TN, KY, and IL.
Thu - Gloria stayed at Mother's, while Mother and I flew to Portland, OR, stopping in Denver, CO. (my first time in CO)

Week 2:
Sun - nephew Raj's wedding to Heather. Love dancing with all of my family at weddings.
Mon - Back to MO, via San Francisco, CA. (my first time in CA)
Tue/Wed - Gloria and I retraced our route to SC.
Sat - Loaded Sarah's moving truck.
Week 3:
Sun/Mon - identical route as week 1 to MO.
Tue - on to Chicago to unload truck.
Wed - Metra Train into downtown Chicago, then CTA Subway to ORD, then to CLT and home.
Had confused Washington Blue Line station with Washington/Wells Brown/Orange/Pink Line station. Spent 30 minutes wandering around downtown Chicago until a nice young lady directed me to the correct station.