Cross country – Llywindatravels 2022

Motels/Dining/Covid19Summer

We stayed in three different motels on our trip from Rochester, MN to Fortine, MT. We ate takeout sushi in Fargo (terrible, don’t ever do that). We didn’t get sick, we just found the sushi to be inedibly dry, cold, and hard. We ate leftovers that we had with us for dinner in Williston (afterContinue reading “Motels/Dining/Covid19Summer”

Friends and Family–Part 2

The last part of my friends and family tour of the US took me to Los Angeles and Seattle. In Los Angeles, I stayed a couple of nights with daughter Lyra and another few at the home of my daughter Amanda’s future mother-in-law, Connie. Amanda and Jim live there, too, making it an excellent baseContinue reading “Friends and Family–Part 2”

The month of friends and family-Part 1

This month is full of visits to family and friends. From Charleston, I stopped a few days in Grand Rapids, MI with my sister Catherine. The weather was rainy but we entertained ourselves by getting haircuts. We did a decluttering sweep of a sitting room, cut one huge piece of fabric for curtains, repaired anContinue reading “The month of friends and family-Part 1”

Alliance, Nebraska

The goal of our route through Nebraska was to see Carhenge, in Alliance, NE, which we did. We stayed overnight at to Grandma Lala’s B&B, a lot more memorable than the Red Roof Inn we stayed at in Council Bluffs, IA last night. Our room had a cherub theme: As we drove from Alliance, NEContinue reading “Alliance, Nebraska”

Fabulous Nebraska

Driving across Nebraska on this sunny, cool day, we crossed lots and lots of open land, some farm fields, some grazing land with cows everywhere. Our destination was Alliance, NE and CARHENGE! It looks a bit like Stonehenge from a distance, but from up close it’s a car collection, spray painted gray, welded,Continue reading “Fabulous Nebraska”

Go West!

After our comfortable time in LaGrange, we packed the car for our trip to California. It was a bit more crowded than we expected. Even though Jonathan took the car to the Toyota dealership (again) at 7 am, he was able to return home with a new headlight and we were packed and on theContinue reading “Go West!”