tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.comments2024-02-10T08:16:49.674+00:00RoadTrip48Lee Hollingdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08513993047341589051noreply@blogger.comBlogger375125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-43984428040740988762023-05-15T00:54:10.356+01:002023-05-15T00:54:10.356+01:00shame about the white face mountain. Some great pi...shame about the white face mountain. Some great pics and beers again, where were the check-ins :-(. The wings looked superb as did the loaded fries.Drewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473746684545992195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-80955077462537494522023-05-15T00:47:04.482+01:002023-05-15T00:47:04.482+01:00great looking brekkie and the trip up the ski jump...great looking brekkie and the trip up the ski jump was cool. Soph and I visited an Olympic jump in Oslo and it is not until you are up there that you realise how scary it must be, so high, so steep. Banging soundtrack to this too.<br />Really cool to see a different end to the day with the racketball, beers, dinner and games - nice change of pace and a chill out end to the day.<br />Drewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473746684545992195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-51626945919656445122023-05-15T00:24:05.444+01:002023-05-15T00:24:05.444+01:00quite a bit of Hmmm-ing from Lee at the start but ...quite a bit of Hmmm-ing from Lee at the start but this looks like a day for me, loved the gorge and the falls and the water dripping soundtrack. The rock formation looks great too with its layers of rock. Then going behind the falls was amazing, the noise and the torrenting water, buoyed by the rain was superb. Oh man, I could have stayed and watched the bit where there is a photo of a plateau area down at knee height for hours, shame there was only a pic of this section.<br />Behind rainbow falls was excellent too, this would have been such a trek for me, I would have loved it - photo at 6:27 - just wow!!<br />How spooky and fortunate that you were 'close' to the camping place, couldn't have timed it better, nice looking snack too.<br />Some banging tunes in the car and cool photos on your road trip to Blue Mountain lake, the great outdoors is just spectacular in the US.<br />What a superb view from the hotel balcony too! Great food and bet you wished you were on untappd, looked like an APA possibly<br /><br /><br />Drewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473746684545992195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-44036553652127279332023-05-14T22:09:48.320+01:002023-05-14T22:09:48.320+01:00haha, classic intro, how may times can you say Gra...haha, classic intro, how may times can you say Grand Canyon :-) not even 2 mins in and it is comedy gold, the dam doing nothing and Sam looking like she is either holding on for dear life or pushing a poo out on the giant chair and then the insect bite or '2nd nose of your forehead' - great stuff<br />I have to say all the gorge photos look like they are of the same stretch but from slightly different angles until you get to 4;14, then wow, what a superb shot and views with the bite still pretty prominent at 4:34 :-) I do love a river and waterfalls so this was superb, great (and a bit worrying) post credit scene too.<br />Drewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473746684545992195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-38952488701790016792023-01-29T01:29:04.003+00:002023-01-29T01:29:04.003+00:00the blues festival was a nice surprise and the fir...the blues festival was a nice surprise and the fireworks too, which were great with a brilliant backdrop of the water and the city. the falls and night and the hardrock with Smiths poster was great too.<br />Niagara is one of my bucket list places and it looked superb, the cave of winds and the hurricane deck are defo added to my list of things to do - superb stuff.<br /><br /><br />Drewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473746684545992195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-64650434681317149562023-01-29T01:02:05.947+00:002023-01-29T01:02:05.947+00:00Weird to see this entry here but it is a poignant ...Weird to see this entry here but it is a poignant milestone and made more so looking at it now as Mum had commented :-(Drewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473746684545992195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-83222332911876129472023-01-29T01:00:14.095+00:002023-01-29T01:00:14.095+00:00Pretty much a driving/travelling day but some grea...Pretty much a driving/travelling day but some great pics and the scenery and description could come from any film or show from a US road trip, some iconic and quintessential US staples!Drewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473746684545992195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-15623580443613961642023-01-29T00:55:29.802+00:002023-01-29T00:55:29.802+00:00A shame we couldn't see any of the production,...A shame we couldn't see any of the production, line it sounded really interesting. The museum looked cool but huge, the flight sims were my favourite bit.<br />Downtown looked good and the old video games reminded me of my youth playing in the arcades. Lee doing the SW theme too - wtf!!<br />Food looked great - jeez though Lee does love him some wings!Drewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473746684545992195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-66951840449322391902020-03-03T22:15:10.400+00:002020-03-03T22:15:10.400+00:00Thank you Sally :)Thank you Sally :)Samantha Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083069468104494399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-79930458834115092262019-12-06T11:47:57.451+00:002019-12-06T11:47:57.451+00:00Great last post Sam and Lee. Have loved every bit,...Great last post Sam and Lee. Have loved every bit, feeling like I was on the trip with you some times!! Thanks for taking us round the US in so much detail and for reminding us with this post of carpe diem, seize the day before you miss your chance:)))Sally Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313744429472717276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-30602255414988434962019-11-09T12:54:09.522+00:002019-11-09T12:54:09.522+00:00Has it really been a year ... đź¤Has it really been a year ... đź¤Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988579538175098982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-57091621392596999912019-11-09T12:53:06.003+00:002019-11-09T12:53:06.003+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988579538175098982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-25520386032957030392019-05-05T23:28:51.442+01:002019-05-05T23:28:51.442+01:00Glad to see you made a trip on the L, it looked pr...Glad to see you made a trip on the L, it looked pretty awesome and has to be a must do sight/trip in the City.<br /><br />Some great pics leaving he city and I loved all the Dune areas, the walk and the waterside. It must have been nice to take Lee back to a place you used to spend time in whilst traveling for work.Drewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473746684545992195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-83571853036961754992019-05-05T23:22:30.443+01:002019-05-05T23:22:30.443+01:00Chicago does look great and is another US City I&#...Chicago does look great and is another US City I'd love to visit. the Architecture and building in the city look fab and the rive running through the City does make for a great way to get around and see the sights.<br /><br />Great to see the L in a number of clips from the boat tour, very iconic.<br /><br />Some fab pictures of the Bean and you can't beat a quick flick of the bean either ;-)<br /><br />I liked Buckingham fountain, pretty spectacular, although the fountain after the park rides with it's rhythmic weeing effect was a somehow unsettling. Some good views from the wheel and Lee did looks sweaty and worse for wear from the chair ride!<br /><br />The observations tower by day looked good, some fabulous views but I take it your didn't do the tilt viewing platform?<br /><br />The Pie looked good and nice and spicy for Lee. You managed to get some decent shots of the city at night, despite the comments in the blog entry.<br /><br />Finally, what great weather for the day, it looked perfect.<br /><br /><br /><br />Drewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473746684545992195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-54335666533338575652018-11-16T23:59:56.774+00:002018-11-16T23:59:56.774+00:00Boston, especially Comedy Show, despite re reading...Boston, especially Comedy Show, despite re reading and re watching video is definitely something that has to be explained to me. I remember the sugar collection but where did the ” Heamorrhoids “ come from? It sounded a lot of fun and can’t wait to have it all explained to me :-)<br />Boston gardens still looked very green and beautiful. Liked the one man band.<br />As you found Sam Adams in the end so thought you had no need to find a pub ;-) but then how lucky you found a Pop up Bar :-)<br />Made me smile when you were at Revere House and Lee was a bit lost for words: it’s a, it’s a ??<br />Now that I know what an AirBnB is thought that looked great.<br />Don’t think I could have coped with 294 steps but well done you two :-)<br />Looking forward to having some of your Boston day explained.<br />XX<br />Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968198438413706476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-54389405559663645982018-11-12T00:26:46.445+00:002018-11-12T00:26:46.445+00:00Just reread/watched this blog for 3rd time :-)
Sa...Just reread/watched this blog for 3rd time :-) <br />Salem looked interesting seen from Trolley bus tour. Remember Bewitched with Samantha the nose twitching witch very well as we used to watch that back in the day :-) Don’t think it would be our thing now! <br />Think you absolutely chose the right food truck as the wraps looked very yummy.<br />Boston Chinatown looked great and they sold very large beers! Which obviously helped Lee to do a bit of singing ;-) XXMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968198438413706476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-19961320702539048792018-11-10T23:21:20.155+00:002018-11-10T23:21:20.155+00:00Fancy connecting the abundance of people with a Br...Fancy connecting the abundance of people with a British accent to a PNO Ferry Cruiser ;-)<br />But then you managed to spend some time of the day finding Breweries which seemed to have played a big part of your MERTA trip. Happy you enjoyed all the samples :-) <br />XX<br />Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968198438413706476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-8542755544056121882018-11-10T21:30:37.450+00:002018-11-10T21:30:37.450+00:00Ohh what a lovely end to the day coming ( home ) t...Ohh what a lovely end to the day coming ( home ) to Lucy . And now you are back in your real home and can come back to Mitzi every day :-) I am sure Mitzi is just as pleased to have you home as l am :-)<br />XXXMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968198438413706476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-13020038412872831682018-10-30T19:11:45.633+00:002018-10-30T19:11:45.633+00:00At the start of day 140 I was glad to see you were...At the start of day 140 I was glad to see you were reminded by a road sign “ brake for moose “ :-)<br />The waterfalls aldo on a much smaller scale then some previously I thought the were picturesque and pretty. And I see what you mean about autumn ( fall ) beginning to show now as it is also at home here too.<br />Also as mentioned in a previous comment I also really like covered bridges and am wondering if “Aubruecke Scwamendingen “ I remember so well from my childhood is still there.<br />Liked the campsite and what a great camp fire. BBQ garlic!! was anyone kissed good night that night??<br />Thank you Lee for your groovy moves to the track whilst cooking :-) :-) made us both smile.<br />Love to both XX<br />Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968198438413706476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-37990970150012710842018-10-29T21:39:09.315+00:002018-10-29T21:39:09.315+00:00The farms looked lovely as did the cows, calves, g...The farms looked lovely as did the cows, calves, goats and chickens. Lee’s cow sound was very good but the chicken impression needs a little help ;-) Hope he payed attention when all the girls were vocal :-) The little goat on the ledge was so cute too but convinced he was hoping you’ give him a hand down. Never realised that was how you collected sap for maple syrup. <br />Loved seeing the wooden bridges with roofs on them it reminded me so much of a bridge just like that when I was a kid on my way to my cousin Trudi. Don’t know if you realise but in this video was the first time that a wee stop for both Sam and Lee was mentioned ;-) :-) <br />Just watching you both going through all these tight caves gave me palpitations. Was there a warning for big or elderly people? Pleased you two young and fit people had a go and always came through. Woodstock hotel looked nice and I am glad you enjoyed what looked a lovely dinner.<br />Both Dad and I had a good chuckle at lees impressions in the Eagles nest :-)<br />Love to both XX<br />Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968198438413706476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-62153291445217786822018-10-28T20:37:55.133+00:002018-10-28T20:37:55.133+00:00Last comment tonight as my middle typing finger!! ...Last comment tonight as my middle typing finger!! Is getting tired!!<br />Henry Ford tour and museum looked very interesting and not only cars but also trains and plains. <br />Dad was very chuffed that you left him a personal message saying hi Dad I have flown in a Decota :-)<br />Hope you were able to buy a toy Fin car.<br />Down town Dakota looked as if you had a fun evening and just a small supper!!<br />Have to do a bit of re watching before I can do another comment.<br />M & D XXMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968198438413706476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-83303389108978946572018-10-28T20:11:00.181+00:002018-10-28T20:11:00.181+00:00Hey last comment sent!!
129 Chicago what a city! T...Hey last comment sent!!<br />129 Chicago what a city! The bus tour was a good choice you got a lot to see and had entertaining guid. The boat tour also looked lovely and beer onboard too :-)<br />Lee looked very relaxed on the horsey ride not even for 1000 dollars would you have gotten me on that Swing Ride.<br />That big shiny bubble thing looked fun. But what was the significance of mentioning the pampas grass I did not get that :-(<br />Your evening meal of pizza pie looked very tasty.<br />Love to both xxMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968198438413706476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-33452245089746908082018-10-28T20:00:36.634+00:002018-10-28T20:00:36.634+00:00What fantastic Waterfalls. If some what wet at tim...What fantastic Waterfalls. If some what wet at times despite the very fetching capes:-)<br />How come you got a brand new tent was there some sort of guarantee on your tent?<br />Lovely hotel did I see Lee wearing the sunglasses gift next day? Also noted smart haircut and beard trim! Ending now just in case I manage to mess the sending ;-) XXMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968198438413706476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-43239465877772298492018-10-28T17:58:27.247+00:002018-10-28T17:58:27.247+00:00Fully understand you are sad your wonderful trip i...Fully understand you are sad your wonderful trip is coming to an end.<br />At the same time you have had such an amazing expiriance non of your family have had and probably never will have. And I am looking forward to have you back on home turf XXMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968198438413706476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129454486834807900.post-323587270228763802018-10-22T09:59:52.567+01:002018-10-22T09:59:52.567+01:00T&T xxT&T xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346947692314925137noreply@blogger.com