Sunday, June 27, 2004
There are no longer any tentative items on the itinerary
The Triptik arrived from AAA. Actually, it's a 3-volume Triptik because of how many pages they had to try to stuff into it, including a full-page explanation of how much the toll is on the Tappan Zee Bridge, even though we're traveling in the toll-free direction.
I've changed the driving times on the itinerary to reflect what the Triptik claims, and added the distances. The total distance, which I didn't list on the itinerary, is calculated by them to be 3259 miles. Some say that's a long way to go for a few baseball games. Others say it's not long enough. (Should be interesting to see what the actual mileage ends up being.)
I have also made reservations for the final two hotels. In Detroit, we will be staying at the Holiday Inn Express downtown, which is half a mile from Comerica Park (and I'm told that downtown Detroit is reasonably safe to walk through at night).
In beautiful Galesburg, Illinois, the four of us will be staying at the Country Inn & Suites by Carlson, which I guess is named for Gordon Jump's character Arthur Carlson on "WKRP in Cincinnati." A suite wasn't too much more expensive than a room, so I got one of those, which is supposed to have three beds and should keep people from tripping over each other. I assume Levi and Stacey don't have a problem sharing a bed.
This is all reflected on the itinerary, of course.
Levi: For some reason, Thursday the 26th is missing from the itinerary. That means no Boston.
I know Jim's incapable of making a mistake, so I assume this is the fault of the Internet.
Jim: Are you familiar with "Brigadoon"? Boston's like that, except that instead of regularly disappearing for 1,000 years, it occasionally disappears for a few hours. Thats's why it's taking so long for them to finish the Big Dig.
Jason: Hopefully today's earthquake hasn't destroyed any of Galesburg's accommodations.
Dr. Otto Octavius: If the earthquake hasn't, then I certainly will!
I've changed the driving times on the itinerary to reflect what the Triptik claims, and added the distances. The total distance, which I didn't list on the itinerary, is calculated by them to be 3259 miles. Some say that's a long way to go for a few baseball games. Others say it's not long enough. (Should be interesting to see what the actual mileage ends up being.)
I have also made reservations for the final two hotels. In Detroit, we will be staying at the Holiday Inn Express downtown, which is half a mile from Comerica Park (and I'm told that downtown Detroit is reasonably safe to walk through at night).
In beautiful Galesburg, Illinois, the four of us will be staying at the Country Inn & Suites by Carlson, which I guess is named for Gordon Jump's character Arthur Carlson on "WKRP in Cincinnati." A suite wasn't too much more expensive than a room, so I got one of those, which is supposed to have three beds and should keep people from tripping over each other. I assume Levi and Stacey don't have a problem sharing a bed.
This is all reflected on the itinerary, of course.
Original comments...
Levi: For some reason, Thursday the 26th is missing from the itinerary. That means no Boston.
I know Jim's incapable of making a mistake, so I assume this is the fault of the Internet.
Jim: Are you familiar with "Brigadoon"? Boston's like that, except that instead of regularly disappearing for 1,000 years, it occasionally disappears for a few hours. Thats's why it's taking so long for them to finish the Big Dig.
Jason: Hopefully today's earthquake hasn't destroyed any of Galesburg's accommodations.
Dr. Otto Octavius: If the earthquake hasn't, then I certainly will!
Labels: brpa, detroit, galesburg, planning, road trip
