What is it about travel that makes me feel so alive? Maybe it's the same thing that makes it difficult to start-- leaving a myriad of projects behind. I don't even bring emergency tools along relying instead on a AAA and a credit card. All I'm sure about is that taking it slowly and stopping to explore this great country is the only way to go.
We started today in pouring rain, a good sign we should leave Connecticut. Here is what I84 looked like in Danbury just before the NY border.
Our half way attraction today was the Gillinder Glass Museum and Factory in Port Jervis, New York.
While not as large as the museum in Corning New York, this was fun and not too taxing. The tour included a visit to the showroom, a history and view of antique glass, and a visit to the shop floor. The tour was informative, and a nice way to stretch the legs.
Gloria and I are still getting the kinks out of our driver/navigator roles and we missed our intent to eat lunch in Port Jervis despite lots of possibilities. We settled for an Atkins bar on the road and a fine meal at the Fifth Street Diner in Temple, PA about 40 minutes from our destination of Lancaster.
The trip took us through the Delaware Water Gap, an outdoor recreation area on the New Jersey, Pennsylvania border. We traveled through dozens of little towns and were well pleased to spend no time on interstate highways once we left Port Jervis. I highly recommend letting Garmin choose the back roads.
We are also noticing things we forgot to bring, but our hotel in Lancaster is across the street from a COSTCO which had just what we needed at a great price with 2% cash back! I made some points with Gloria, not only a nice, comfortable Hampton Inn, but great shopping.
I feel the tension ebbing away, except for that little spot between my eyes. Maybe that will be gone tomorrow.
See you along the way.
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