Our Big Fat Canadian Road Trip
For Christmas this year, Rebecca and I decided to embark on a road trip in lieu of gifts. We didn’t want to just drive anywhere, and we certainly didn’t want to go somewhere we had been numerous times before. So, after giving it a little thought, we decided on one bonanza of a road trip. We were going to make a northbound trek all the way to the French-speaking, European-like city of Quebec. Our big fat Canadian road trip would take us through eight states, (SC, NC, VA, WV, MD, PA, NJ, NY), and encompass 1228 miles of open road.
1,228 miles from Greenville, SC to Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
On Christmas Eve, after working an abbreviated shift, we packed up my 2003 BMW X5, put on some holiday music, and began our yuletide drive. The trip began without a hitch and by midnight I was already passing through Gettysburg, Pa. I managed to drive two hours more before deciding on a little shut-eye at a Maryland rest stop. (more…)
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