The Last of the Epic Road Trip

Well...this is the last post of the epic road trip. I'm pretty sad it's over. We are selling Maude the Mercedes this week. It's going to be a sad day...she was like the third lady on our road trip!

This last set of pictures is from Michigan. Elise and I met up with the lovely Andrea of Blonde Bedhead in Lansing. She took us to a fun breakfast place, Mama Bear’s which we loved because of the local food and delicious pancakes. She told us to check out the university which was great advice. We had fun running through the wooded campus and even went in to the library and looked up old dissertations from the 60s. Ok...I admit it, I'm a huge library dork. I guess that's what you get from being a total bookaholic. (Which sounds way more badass than bookworm, obviously.)

I bought this outfit at the Urban Outfitters in Toronto after having the overwhelming urge to burn my tiny amount of clothes that I brought with me because I have worn the same thing Every. Single. Day.

After Lansing we went for a swim in beautiful Lake Michigan and checked out the town of Three Oaks, which was having a small music festival. I found a rare copy of Diane di Prima's Kerhonkson Journal at a bookstore there and nearly died with happiness. The town is very progressive and I found the contrast between the richly decorated storefronts and the decaying buildings striking. Elise got a bit sick of me taking pictures of all of the ivy and brick that we passed!

Elise was really excited about the piggy meat inside the butcher.

I was more excited about the piggies outside.

We had some amazing flatbread pizza from a travelling brick oven.

One of the aforementioned ivy shots.

P.S...We Went to Niagara Falls

Well what can I say about Niagara Falls? It was a bit of an experience seeing a mind blowing work of nature in such a ridiculously touristy setting. I just watched the falls for ages trying to imagine there weren't so many people around me. Seeing The Maid of the Mist trucking back and forth to the falls with its cargo of blue poncho clad tourists was pretty sweet too.

Well Hello, Canada

Canada is oh so lovely in the summer! We road tripped up, survived customs ok, and stayed with my lovely friend Jacqueline in Montreal. The old part of Montreal is so pretty, with cobblestone streets, tiny art filled alleyways, and of course, it is right on the water. After Montreal we headed over to Toronto to stay with my cousin. We explored Kensington Market and the arts district, and had an amazing day at Toronto islands. On the way back into the states we had to deal with the most horrible customs lady. We kept our biggest secret quiet...we had a 3 foot long zucchini from my cousin's garden in the trunk!

Our trip is over in one week, but I think I've decided where I'm going to settle for the next year or so. I have been making tentative plans so I'll let you all know at the end of the week. I am so excited to get settled again (and especially have all my clothes and cookbooks back!) Now...picture overload!

After that my camera ran out of battery, which you are probably glad about because I did not take nearly as many pictures as I took in Toronto. Gird your loins!

Free Shop!

This poor peacock had had a lot of his tail feathers stolen.

Family

Whew! You made it to the end!

A little bit of Boston, a little bit of Maine

Here's a quick photo update on our travels. We are almost done with our trip, so normal posts will resume soon, I promise!

This is Maude the Mercedes. She's one classy lady.

Just going for a quick jog, a.k.a. trying to give granola bars to a hungry man who didn't want them because he had no teeth. Le Sigh.


Our usual modes of transport, obviously.












Maine, I love you.

All Good Festival 2010

The most beautiful week of my life.