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August 1, 2009

On The Road To Madison, WI

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Day one, completed. We hit the road at 5:30 this morning. My husband was surprised that even after having stayed up till 1:00 AM I would be up and ready to go.  We drove almost 1000 miles today.  When I exited the minivan, I took a deep breath and took in the clean, fresh air of Wisconsin.  I love that it’s quieter, the temperature cooler, and that the trip to our second home was joyful and stress free.

Needless to say, I’m exhausted. But before I go to bed, I wanted to share some photos and a video recap of our day. I hope you enjoy watching as much as we enjoyed living it!

Crossing the George Washington Bridge (NYC/NJ)

Crossing the George Washington Bridge (NYC/NJ)

My Little Helper

My Little Helper

Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

Views of PA

Views of PA

Delaware Water Gap, PA

Delaware Water Gap, PA

Boys having a good laugh!

Boys having a good laugh!

Playing Peek-A-Boo

Playing Peek-A-Boo

Passing time

Passing time

Caught sleeping on the job!

Caught sleeping on the job!

Somewhere, IN

Somewhere, OH

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Carol Cain

Brooklyn native Carol is happiest when on an adventure, whether close to home or farther away. She is a small business owner and travel writer. In addition to creating Girl Gone Travel, she is the Founder and Principal of Brave World Media, a social media marketing, communications, and branding agency. She's mom to three wonderful sons and wife to a handsome Irish/Scot. She lives, works, and plays in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of NY.

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5 Comments
  • WeaselMomma
    August 1, 2009

    Damn, I was just driving that same stretch of highway in Ohio and Indiana yesterday! I recognized the turnpikes.

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  • Jason
    August 1, 2009

    I'll be driving those roads on Thursday on my way to Chicago(I guess I'll be riding those roads since technically I'm not driving)

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  • Elisa
    August 5, 2009

    wow, that looks like a long, LONG drive! For me at least, our longest road trip was to Washington DC 🙂

    But it looks like you guys had fun, most of the time :-)Can't wait to read more!

    Reply
  • Linda
    August 10, 2009

    1000 miles on your first day. Wow!

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  • Eating Healthy While Traveling | Traveling Mom
    September 29, 2009

    […] our road trip this past summer, where we were on the road for a little over two weeks, I would have moments when I felt gross […]

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