Drury Inn Mt Vernon
Travel Blogs from Mount Vernon
Wagon's Ho here we go
First day out and we made it to Mt. Vernon Illinois. Didn't leave Cleveland till around 9:45 this morning We did a little side trip to a National Recreation area called Land between the Lakes in Kentucky. Drove through a Bison and Elk preserve seeing some of both. Also saw a couple of deer. I hope this is a warm up for what is to come Kentucky isn' …
Flora to Fairfield
... us after our next stop. None was found. We left the saddle shop for the remaining 6 miles to the Briarwood Inn in Fairfield, Illinois. A redeeming factor on these rough and windy days is riding by the farms, because we love when the cows and horses take notice of us, the look, the stare. Usually some stroll over to the fence to study us as we ride by; we suspect they spot our bright red or yellow bags. When we're on state roads we ride single file so we really don't, or ...
PDX: Civilized Cattle Herding
Sitting in a dank Air Canada gate beneath the main concourse at PDX. For some reason, Air Canada got shafted for gate placement. This place looks like it was thrown together in an afternoon by downtrodden Canadian migrant workers. The musty smell suggests everything bad we are always told about socialist countries. The faded green carpet speaks of cabbage-boiling ************ the other hand, maybe they are just due for a ...
In good time
Highlights of the day: - Snail-pace passing trucks blocking the road and testing our patience - My navigator noticing a burned bulb and me replacing it pronto - A great meal with two large beers each... - A super room and two little girls enjoying their freedom on the couch - Another ...
Good travel day with nice stop over in St. Louis
... is back in session (our strategic plan), so no worries at this point.
tomorrow have conf call with someone in London at 7am (hope cell coverage is acceptable here) then we shove off to Nashville for a mid-day adventure, then on to some undetermined camp ground near the Virginia border. Our goal is to check into our condo in Williamsburg on Saturday afternoon, but not before we stay over in Charlottesville and visit Monticello.
Until later.
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Location
Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Business Services
- Fitness/Health center
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking