Holy Toledo!
We've survived Day 1. After 577 miles, we pulled into Toledo, OH at 10:30 tonight. After finding out yesterday that we could take the trip, we had a lot of last minute things to take care of that we had put off because we thought the trip would be cancelled. We finally got to bed around 1:30 in the morning, and somehow got ourselves up and at'em and on the road by 9:15 this morning.
We drove west on the PA turnpike and headed to the Ohiopyle, PA area to visit Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic Fallingwater. Some of the stairs were tough on Lisa's knee, but we took our time and she did great. Then back on the road towards Ohio. A long day, but we covered a lot of ground.
A few notes from the day:
1) Ohio Turnpike reststops are awesome, complete with Panera Bread. And they're clean too.
2) We kept on thinking it was starting to rain as we heard the raindrops hit the windshield, only to realize they were large bugs. We stopped counting them after 200 or so.
3) A surprisingly large number of towns had thier 4th of July Fireworks tonight, on the 30th of June. Made the last part of the day exciting.
4) I can never live in a Frank Llyod Wright house, as he built them all for people 5'8", his height. Most of the ceilings were at 6'4", about a half inch away from the top of my head.
It's getting late and we're heading to the land of Knute Rockne and Rudy Ruettiger - Notre Dame - for 10:00 mass and some sightseeing tomorrow and then on to Chicago. Here are today's pictures. Click the slideshow to see them larger.
Oh, and here are three pictures from the day Lisa snapped her ACL. The two pictures in the hospital were taken on my phone, so please excuse the quality.
Westward Ho!
John and Lisa
3 comments:
Hey John and Lisa,
Joanna and I had some fun reading and looking at the first set of pictures. The Wright House is really nice, but the nature scenes of streams and running water are lovely. I am happy to read that you will be attending Mass at ND- I'm sure it will be very "inspiring."
You covered a lot of mileage yesterday, and I am glad tht You are doing okay Lisa. The tow of you must be a sight for sore eyes- John that gash is ugly!
I heard you were gerttting 'bored'- hope that doesn't last to long.
As for me- it was nice seeing the Doherty grandchildren- all are quite adorable and Aunt Claudia was in rare form-[what else is new] Today we are going to another baptism -this time Dad will be coming.
I look forward to todays photos.
Drive carefully, and take it easy.
Love,
Mom
Hey guys-
Got your message last night. I hope you're not really so bored! I did laugh when I heard your message and played it for mom on the speaker. Enjoy Notre Dame- take lots of pictures. And Lisa, let me know if my brother is not taking good care of you and your bum knee! ;-)
Love,
Joanna
Hi Guys,
I'm so glad you guys are having a great time. The pics are great! I agree with Althea, I love the pics of the rivers/streams. Can't wait to see ND pics today. Take care of that knee!
Luv ya's~Allyson
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