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Skytop Insect of the Day
0815 and 16 2018
So Long Billy..
Can’t pass up a run in the Gut with the Mombo Ski Club.
Back on the Road… 081718
Today’s Theme: HooooooooLeeeeeeeeeSh…t
I started this sojourn on the sage advice of John D of St Ann Drum Corps fame. He claimed to have transversed the US with two basic rules:
1. Find a place to stay by 1:30.
2. Find a place to eat by 4:30.
On the first leg, I was skeptical and violated the rules at will with no consequences.
Yesterday, I got my comeuppance. We rolled all day in horrible FRIDAY traffic. (No, we didn’t leave on time). We were rerouted from the Cross County, up the Sprain and Taconic to the new Tappan Zee (Beautiful bridge) and down I 287 to 80 West. That sucked until we got well west of the Delaware Water Gap. I enjoyed the view there while Susan drove.
We flew out 80 without a care in the world, heading toward Oil City Pa where oil was first drilled for in the US. The scenery is beautiful – rolling hills and the Allegheny mountains. We ran in to what looked like a fog bank sitting in a valley; it was RAIN and a lot of it. Otherwise a very pleasant fast drive on good highways.
We got off 80 in Clarion and found ALL hotels booked on all websites.
My respect for John D’s Rules increased. We lucked out when Susan volunteered to make all the beds at the Holiday Inn Express. I got a room and she worked. Not bad…
Not really. Susan bolted the next morning rather that fulfill her promise. Not unexpected.
Food Rule: More respect. We chose Local rather than Applebees and ate at the Clarion Brewing Company. The beer was very good; my crab cakes sucked; Susan’s fried haddock was good. So I poached from her as much as I could until she drove a fork into the back of my hand and threatened worse.
The bartender said skip Oil City and recommended a hike in the Cook Forest and kayaking in the Clarion River. I told him to put the crab cakes in the kayak (they’d plug any leaks – worked for me).
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We had a good breakfast in a local greasy spoon – The County Seat in Downtown Clarion.
Worth the stop. I bought a pink hat and SG hasn’t noticed it yet. I’m going to wear it until she does…. Did by Mile 130 in Ohio. She claimed that she had noticed it earlier but she was driving and could not comment.
The town also has a classic county courthouse, now a Chamber of Commerce and the old jail behind it. Photos on the Other camera and I lost the cord to transfer!!! Arguhhh!!!
=And we are moving on to Detroit. Staying in Windsor ON – Already booked by 9:30 AM….
You’ve got to love the state slogan. “PURE Michigan”…This first appears at the state line, right before a sign: “Flint 102 Mi”. Free water anyone?…
Windsor via the Ambassador Bridge.
Some people you just can’t get away from…. See the street sign.
Cool town. Lots of Millenials and bars all centered on Ouellette Street. Even a Gentlemen’s Club. But I don’t know what that is and SG would not let me inquire. She said there were no gentlemen there. What??
And look what it got us
Restaurant “Fourteen.”
Yankee $$ doing well up here. Room and dinner cheap.
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Off to tour Detroit… Then…