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Retired Engineer Bob

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Thu Sep 16, 2021, 06:21 PM Sep 2021

Road trip 2021, September 21st to October 2nd [View all]

Indianapolis to coastal Maine. Renting VRBO (similar to Air B&B) at each stop. This replaces an ill conceived, and thankfully failed (was unable to book) Memphis to New Orleans Mississippi River cruise. Probably not a good time to hang out with Delta hitting the south so hard.

My husband, the dogs Roxy and Amy, and I will be going.







We’ll be taking the truck. Bought it used in 2016, my dad and I used it for our yearly Canadian fishing trips. Since we are taking dogs, bikes, and an ever growing list of stuff (yes, I need my French press) it’s nice to have room for everything.



Basic itinerary:

Leave home September 21st

Stay 9/21 and 9/22 in Geneva on the Lake, OH. Perhaps an hour east of Cleveland. Lake Erie is in our backyard.

Leave Geneva on the Lake 9/23, arrive Niagara Falls NY. Stay 9/23 and 9/24. My passport is recently renewed, but checking Canada’s Covid website I’m doubting we will cross over. I’m paranoid but I can see us getting stuck at the border, the dogs home alone. Not worth it for a 1/2 day. Plenty of tourists traps on the US side. Anyway, Jose has never seen the Falls. I hear Niagara Falls State Park is dog friendly.

Leave Niagara Falls 9/25, drive to Hampton, NH where we stay 9/25, 9/26. We are just across the road from North Beach. I’m sure we will find something to do.

Leave Hampton 9/26, arrive Harpswell ME. Again, we are on the ocean. We will need to keep an eye on hurricane forecasts. Other than stuffing ourselves with lobster we have no real plans.

Leave Harpswell 9/28, drive to the Finger Lakes area. We have a place rented on the east shore of Seneca Lake. This is where I messed up, we only have one night here. Perhaps a winery tour is in order.

Leave Seneca lake 9/29, drive to Huron/Sandusky OH. We are staying here through 10/2. We have tickets for Cedar Point 10/1, hope the weather is decent.

Leave Huron/ Sandusky on 10/2 for the return home.



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Road trip 2021, September 21st to October 2nd [View all] Retired Engineer Bob Sep 2021 OP
Sweet! elleng Sep 2021 #1
I have one segment that is 8 hours Retired Engineer Bob Sep 2021 #2
One trip I/we took to Maine included lobster @ EACH meal! elleng Sep 2021 #3
R.I. Newport is a must. Providence is also nice. 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 #4
Wanna do Providence, elleng Sep 2021 #5
Safe travels Deuxcents Sep 2021 #6
Thank you n/t Retired Engineer Bob Sep 2021 #8
Hampton is close to Portsmouth. You can get a nice harbor cruise out of Portsmouth. 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 #7
Really appreciate your input Retired Engineer Bob Sep 2021 #9
Has anyone been from the US to Canada and back recently? Retired Engineer Bob Sep 2021 #10
It's day three Retired Engineer Bob Sep 2021 #11
Well, time to wrap this up Retired Engineer Bob Oct 2021 #12
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