Tag: road trip

Roadtrip to Asheville, NC

September 6, 2017
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Word came while we were in Ottawa that Emi’s husband Alan F. Flynn Jr. passed away on August 30, 2017. Mom and Dad wanted to go to the funeral service for Al, so Carolyn and I drove them down via John and Reiko’s in Reston, VA (outside Washington, DC). Mo flew in from Vancouver to Reiko’s only to realize later from his daughter that it was another 8 hour drive to Asheville, NC.

We left Saturday morning and drove to Reiko’s and then left from there Sunday morning for Asheville. That night Emi took us out for dinner at Travina Italian Kitchen.

Kathy Lester, Emi, Dad and Mom.

The waiter took a picture for us.

The service was Labour Day Monday. It was held at St Giles Chapel which is on the grounds of the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community. Before the service Mo, Alan, Reiko and John.

After the service, Emi took us out for lunch to 131 Main. Here are Dad, Sarah, her son Koji and Mom. They had to leave early, Sarah to get back to San Jose and Koji to George Washington University in DC.

Alan, Jill, Jessica, Lyndsay (back row), John, Reiko, Mom, Mo, and Dad.

John, Jessica, Alan, Matthew and Mo.

Mo and John testing their oxygen levels with Dad’s oxygen meter.

On Tuesday morning we started the drive back to John and Reiko’s in Reston, VA. We stopped at the scenic outlook in Tennessee just across the North Carolina border.

Dad was keeping watch for John and Reiko to pass.

My selfie with Dad.

Reston, VA

September 6, 2017
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After we got back to John and Reiko’s, Mom and Dad took us all out for Chinese food dinner. We went to X.O. Taste in Arlington, VA. It was close to Jamie and Sean and their families. This is Cormac (Sean’s youngest), he is just over a year, my first cousin twice removed.

Jemma and Jamie.

Mo, John and James (Jamie’s husband).

Mom trying to give some leftovers to Sean.

Sean’s wife Joey with Cormac.

Ewan is Sean and Joey’s oldest son (3.5 years old).

There were some phone issues between Mo and Reiko, but eventually they were sorted out and now they were taking the next step with FaceTime.

One last photo before we hit the road to come home home.

My selfie with Mom.

It was a long drive, over 3100km and 4 long days in the car through New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina.

Where we’ve been

August 30, 2012
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See the provinces and states we have been to on the Where we’ve been page.

Day 3: Entering Atlantic Canada

August 8, 2012
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Day 3 took us from Lévis, Quebec to Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Our first stop of the day was at the New Brunswick Visitor Centre on Highway 2. There was no sign that said New Brunswick, but there was a replica of the ship on their licence plates.

We stopped in Grand Falls, NB for lunch at the information centre in town next to the falls. Here is Angela photo bombing Claudia’s picture with the big indian.

The falls weren’t living up to their name, they had most of the water blocked off as they were working on the raised dam. It did provide a good view of the gorge below.

Along highway 2 heading towards Fredericton. Again we had another great day for driving.

After dinner we headed to the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge. The bridge consists of 9 spans crossing a distance of 581 metres (1,906 ft) over the Saint John River and was constructed in 1936. The final freight train crossed the bridge in March 1996.

It is a shared bridge, so you have to watch for bikes.

Looking towards the Princess Margaret Bridge.

The girls all standing on different levels and angles.

Looking up at one of the spans.

It was a lot busier than this photos shows.

On the way back we were able to catch the sunset over Fredericton.

Today was a 570 km drive and 7 hours with stops. We also lost an hour with the time zone change. Tomorrow it is off to Sydney, Nova Scotia on Cape Breton island. We’ll be back to explore New Brunswick on the way back.

PEI Road Trip: August 2012

August 5, 2012
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Work is done, Chloe is at G-ma and G-pa’s and the car is packed. It’s been a busy couple of days packing and getting ready.  Not sure what we’re forgetting as it seems we have more room than last year.

I’ll be doing regular updates to the blog as time and internet connection permits. The updates will be posted here on Rainwater Rambling. Stay tuned.

Vacation Amnesia

July 15, 2012
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We have pretty much figured out our vacation for this summer. In August we are doing a road trip down to the east coast. We have a cottage booked on Prince Edward Island for a week, we also are planning to visit, Quebec City, the Cabot Trail, Halifax, Moncton and to work our way back through the states. We’re hoping to visit the LL Bean flagship store (open 24 hrs), the Maine beaches, and catch a New Hampshire Fisher Cats baseball game in Manchester. Hoping to have some vacation amnesia by the time we get back.

Disney Road Trip – August 2011

August 14, 2011
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Only a couple of more days until we leave for vacation. We are heading down to Florida for a couple of weeks. We’ll be visiting Universal Studios and Walt Disney World. The girls are looking forward to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Islands of Adventure. It’s been a busy couple of days packing and getting ready.  Angela was doing a little math homework, she was trying to calculate which suitcase had the most space.

I’ll be doing regular updates to the blog as time and internet connection permits. The updates will be posted here on Rainwater Rambling, unlike previous trip blogs there will not be a separate one this time. Stay tuned.