Places
TS8 Hop 7: St Louis MO to Tupelo MS
376 miles via I-55, TN 175, US 78, I-22, Natchez Trace Parkway and MS 178, with lunch and refueling stops. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 1997. Cumulative car miles: 2316. Miles since the end of Hop 6: 418. Most of the 52 extra car miles were due to the trip to the St Louis Zoo. This … Continue reading
The St Louis Zoo
A few of you may be old enough to remember Marlin Perkins, host of the Wild Kingdom TV show that ran from 1963 to 1988. He was director of the St Louis Zoo, one of the preeminent zoos in the US. I like a good zoo and have always wanted to visit it. I got … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 6: Lombard IL to St Louis MO
308 miles via IL 64, IL 83 and I-55. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 1621. Cumulative TS8 car miles: 1899. Miles since the end of Hop 5: 383. The extra 75 miles were mostly due to my trip to the Art Institute of Chicago. This was pretty much a direct shot down I-55, with only 15 … Continue reading
The Art Institute of Chicago
I visited the Art Institute of Chicago today – alone as Ooma was feeling unwell. It was my second visit, the first one being when I was in high school, so it was at least 55 years ago. I didn’t remember the building or the location, but I remembered some of the art. Getting there … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 5: Madison WI to Lombard IL
126 miles via US 12, IL 53, I-290 and I-355 with a lunch stop at Nora’s Cafe in Elkhorn WI. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 1313. Cumulative TS8 car miles: 1516. Car miles since the end of Hop 4: 267. The extra 141 miles were due to all the various activities we had during our week … Continue reading
A week in Madison WI
We spent a full week in Madison WI. The main events were the 55th high school reunion (with golf outing) and two trips to the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. But we did some other things, too. And ate a lot of food. Other activities worthy of note: Pizza at Grampa’s Pizzeria with long-time friends Ben and … Continue reading
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
The weather in Madison on Sunday and Monday was, in a word, dreadful – heavy rains and highs in the 50s. Ooma says she can’t understand why anyone would live in Madison. And she hasn’t seen winter. But before the cold and rain descended on us we made an outing to the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. … Continue reading
55th high school reunion
Yes, I am 73 and graduated high school 55 years ago. The TS8 detour to Wisconsin on our way back to Florida was due, primarily, to a desire to attend the reunion. It turned out to be a pleasant and relatively lively event (as lively as an event involving septuagenarians can be). Good food, good … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 4: Fremont IN to Madison WI
329 miles via I-90, I-290 (west and northwest of Chicago), US 14, and I-90 again with a lunch stop in Palatine IL and a shopping trip (Old Navy and a food store) before we arrived at our hotel. Cumulative TS8 miles: 1187. Cumulative car miles: 1249. Miles since the end of Hop 3: 333. The … Continue reading
TS8 Hop 3: North East PA to Fremont IN
326 miles via I-90, I-471 (around Cleveland), I-71, I-80, OH 53, OH 2, OH 579, I-280, I-75, I-475, US 20, US 127 and Territorial Rd (which became IN 120 when it crossed into Indiana), with refueling and lunch stops. Cumulative TS8 route miles: 851. Cumulative car miles: 907. Miles since the end of Hop 2: … Continue reading