Day four: Cookeville, TN to Asheville NC via I40/Tail of the Dragon/Blue Ridge Parkway – 270 milesInterstate I40 is an OK road if you have to travel the interstate although the abundance of police and overturned tractor-trailers do spoil the …
Austin to Connecticut via Giulia Super – Day 5
Day five: Asheville NC to Floyd, VA via Blue Ridge Parkway – 224 miles (planed) 261actual milesI hated to leave Asheville as its such a great city – so I stuck around for a couple of hours longer this morning …
Austin to Connecticut via Giulia Super – Day 6
Floyd VA to Luray, VA vie BRP & Skyline Drive – 245 milesRain and cold greater me as I awoke in my private motel. Fortunately the diner next door was open and the smell of coffee was in the air.
Austin to Connecticut via Giulia Super – Wrap up ; Day 7
After the tedious delays on Skyline Drive I decided to travel for miles rather then enjoyment and arrive at my Connecticut destination
Road trip to Austin TX from Connecticut with Giulia Super in tow.
The ’73 super is packed and loaded on the trailer, the truck is loaded too. An unfurnished condo on the shores of Lady Bird Lake await, as does a visit to IKEA! I’m thinking this trip will be one-way for 73 Giulia …
Connecticut to Austin day one; Cold Interstate
Total distance: 927.46 km (576.3 mi) Total time: 12:03:50 Moving time: 11:49:20 Average speed: 76.88 km/h (47.8 mi/h) Average moving speed: 78.45 km/h (48.7 mi/h) Max speed: 123.30 km/h (76.6 mi/h) Average pace: 0:47 min/km (1:15 min/mi) Average moving pace: …
Connecticut to Austin day two; Better Views
Total distance: 739.89 km (459.7 mi) Total time: 9:19:00 Average speed: 79.41 km/h (49.3 mi/h) Max speed: 122.40 km/h (76.1 mi/h) Max elevation: 754 m (2474 ft) After yesterdays longer then expected drive I spent some time changing my destinations …
Connecticut to Austin day three; out west.
Today the temps dropped into the mid 30s. To add to the cool temps there was an endless British style grayness with drizzle. The roads were a bit greasy so I was forced to drive a little slower. Fortunately the uphill …
Europe 2015 – Part One: Netherlands
June 21st – July 9th 2015 Egmond aan Zee with Mum and Pop Fisher as our guests. We then moved to a rental apartment in Utrecht shared with Baktash and Jennifer.
Europe 2015 – Part Two: Netherlands to Belgium
July 12, 2015 – Drive from Utrecht NL, to Ypres, Belgium. Our first scenic stop is Kasteel Bouvigne for a quick photo then off to some Trappist beer at Westmalle Abbey where the beer is brewed and Café Trappisten where it is served. …
Europe 2015 – Part Three: Ypres Belgium to Colmar France
July 13, 2015 – Drive 373 mi, 7 hours, 50 minutes Having arrive in Ypres too late to see many of the areas sights we spent a few hours in the morning exploring the city and its WW1 memorials and …
Europe 2015 – Part Four: Colmar France to Lake Garda Italy
July 14, 2015 – Drive 453 mi, 8 hours, 46 minutes As we arrived too late in the day to see the sights of Colmar we spent some of the morning exploring this small French town sometimes called “Little Venice”. Back …