Our Tom Tom was putting us in Auburn, Alabama around 5:30 pm but because all of us on the highway were going about 80 mph (shhh…) I got the time down to around 4:50 pm before stopping for gas near Birmingham.
Category: Vacations
When we decide to make a big trip out of it
Sheraton Music City (very dog friendly)
We all slept very well being in a hotel for the night. The Sheraton Music City is dog friendly and there were a ton of dogs staying at the hotel. last night. Only one dog was barking and it was one of
Honkey Tonks and The Parthenon? It’s Nashville, Tennessee!
We pulled into Nashville before dark and called our friend Summer and her fiance Matt to meet them and their dogs at the dog park. We were excited to finally find a dog park for the pups since they hadn\’t
Speed Day! Churchill Downs and the Corvette Museum
We continued South toward Louisville, Kentucky where we planned on stopping to see Churchill Downs. They had just had a massive amount of rain in Louisville which caused a lot of water damage to the Museum
Cafe Camille in Madison, Indiana
On our way out of the park we stopped in Madison, Indiana and found Cafe Camille for breakfast.
It was a local restaurant with a great atmosphere and a very simple breakfast menu. I had the hungry
The campground showers
We woke to the sounds of raccoons chattering all around us. (Good thing our dogs don\’t know what raccoons sound like, to them it was just noise outside the tent.) Warren had already hit the showers and
A night in Clifty Falls… more raccoons!
It was a very quiet campground, we had maybe 5 other people on our loop and nobody within 5 campsites of us.
We started our fire using almost all of our remaining lighter fluid. For some reason
An Alternate Route to Clifty Falls State Park
We drove along the Ohio River as we headed toward Indiana, across the river from us was Kentucky and from the Ohio side of the river the grass did appear much greener on the other side. Eventually we picked
Driving through Cincinnati
We started our day by repacking the car again. It changes things a bit when you add someone and their stuff to your already established packing scheme, but we were starting to develop a new plan for the
Camping and Late Night TV
A few hours later we woke up. Time to go explore the state park a bit then get some firewood. We walked along the red bird trail where many campers were fishing. None of them were very optimistic about
Joe Sundae’s in Sandusky
By the time we picked up the dogs we decided to go get some ice cream at the little shop we found earlier and then go back to the campsite for a nap. We hit Joe Sundae\’s in Sandusky and drooled over the
One last coaster
We decided to try a steal coaster next, they are usually smoother and because there was probably another hour wait the Advil had time to work on our headaches. The Magnum XL-2000 was our next stop, wait
Theme Park Food
The funny thing about theme park food is that they really have no competition so the food and the service is just average at best. Warren and I were waiting for our Cheeseburger/Smiley Fry baskets while
A day at Cedar Point
Our first coaster for the day was Raptor, with a sign out front telling us the wait was one hour. The line was ridiculous, and unlike Disney and Universal there is no Fast Pass or single rider line. The
Snoopy’s Dog House
When we pulled in to the parking area we asked where the pet check was, and they sent us to Snoopy\’s Dog House. We didn\’t get to the park early enough to get one of the larger runs for the dogs but once
Roller Coaster Day!
We woke up a little early to take the dogs for a walk. Warren was still sleeping when we snuck out of the tent so we quietly hooked up the dogs and walked to the bathrooms. The cool thing about this park
Idiocracy on the Road
On the road we started telling Warren about Idiocracy, one of my favorite movies. Then Sandra had a great idea… Let\’s watch it!
I had it on my iPod (and on my iPhone in case of emergency) so we plugged
Some free time in Chicago
I started back on my work while Sandra and Warren walked the dogs and went to McDonald\’s to get breakfast. This was supposed to be a slow week but the jobs just kept coming! I guess I can\’t complain,
Late night intruders!
Everyone had gone to bed before me because I was staying up to get caught up on my work. Sandra was sleeping near the back screen door because that\’s where the cool air was coming in. I went to sleep
Crashing at Karen & Ernie’s
We pulled up to Ernie & Karen\’s house and unloaded the car. This was a chance for us to do some laundry as well so we started a load and got ready for bed. The house was very warm so along with finding