Today concluded the Barreca Family road trip across the USA. We spent the last morning in the town of Wellsboro and after breakfast, we hit the road toward home in Bensalem. After a few hours on the winding and scenic PA route 6, we were near Wilkes-Barre, PA. By coincidence, Cecilia's friends were playing in a softball championship series in Ashley, PA (just a few miles away). We found the field and watched the last 4 innings of the game. It was a nail-biter but the Valley Blaze pulled out the win! Bensalem in da house!
After the game, we pressed on for the remaining 2 hours of our trip. Words cannot describe the many wonders we've seen. While we didn't go from sea to shining sea, the words of America the Beautiful will take on a much richer meaning now that we've made this journey. Of course, there is much more to see as we've only covered several mostly-northern states. We'll have to start planning the southern route soon.
More pics at
https://plus.google.com/photos/107911175096996155186/albums/6152490950113993057?authkey=CK-9wbmn6KD9nwE
https://plus.google.com/photos/107911175096996155186/albums/6152490950113993057?authkey=CK-9wbmn6KD9nwE
The final tallies of northern leg of the Great American Road Trip are in:
- 3754.5 miles driven
- 68 hours of drive time
- 9 states in 9 days
- 5 nights of hotel pool swimming and spas
- 1 Grizzly bear
- 1 Meeteetsee, Wyoming Sheriff (1 warning, no ticket)
- Dozens of bison
- Dozens of antelope and deer
- 2 Squirrels (yes only 2!)
- 3 Chipmunks
- Countless cows, goats, sheep, and horses
- Thousands of dead bugs on the windshield
The unpacking is done. Night in Bensalem has arrived. Tonight we sleep in our own beds and say a prayer of thanks for the safe trip and memories to last a life time.
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