RT6 – To Burlington, VT

Posted by Maureen on Jul 29, 2012 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 1 comment Got up this morning to another gorgeous summer day. Got a walk in, spent some time with my kitties and hit the road around 11 am. The pale summer sky has a pinky-gold wash. Ahhhh…nothing like the open road  – very uplifting to a spirit with wanderlust. We pass cottagers returning home, colourful kayaks strapped to roofs, hawks wheeling over late July corn, the ever-changing...
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RT7: Tupelo to Nashville

Posted by Rob and Maureen on Sep 1, 2011 in BBQ, Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 4 comments It’s a cool 80 degrees at 8:00 this fine morning as we prepare to leave. Breakfast is to be at a local bagel shop. We head out and in under two minutes manage get pulled over by Tupelo PD. You cannot drive in parking lanes here. Who knew?  After a “Be careful of those parking lines, ya’ll have a nice day now!” we are off again. Bagel Shop…closed permanently. Sigh. We are back...
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RT6: Jackson to Tupelo & More Elvis

Posted by Rob and Maureen on Aug 31, 2011 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 6 comments We get up early to get a start on Tupelo. We have just one night here and want to have a little time to explore before setting off to Nashville. It is a cool 84 degrees at 9:30. By the time our day ends at 5:00 it will be 106 degrees. I cannot imagine being forced to toil in a field picking cotton in this heat. Brutal! Time to gas up and put some drinks on ice and hit the Trace for the second...
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