First off, let me thank the generosity of the latest batch of donors to
St. Baldrick's Foundation - not only are you giving to a great cause, for every $10 you donate "on my head" you get a chance at winning a free box of crab delivered to your door. Thanks to Josh & Sam, Ms. Ford, Kevin and Elaine (um . . Wow!). You guys are heros! And 77 cents of every dollar goes directly to fund childhood cancer research.
Goldfish and I had Saturday afternoon off and we were sitting around talking about some of the great road trips we've taken together and I got the idea of going on an island road trip! We loaded up the dog and headed out, driving all of the roads on the island that are plowed and passable except the road to Captain's Bay. What made it really special was we stopped at the one gas station on the island and we WENT INSIDE! Goldfish has lived here 9 years and I have lived here 3 years and we have never been inside the gas station, so getting a fountain drink, some beef jerky and some smoked almonds really gave our "road trip" a special edge.
We've never been inside the gas station for two reasons - our workplace provides most of the gas we use, so I only go there occasionally to put gas in my beater Ford because it gets such horrendous mileage, I feel guilty having the company put all the gas in it. And I've always been of the opinion it is nice to intentionally leave a few places unexplored, just for fun. My brother went in the gas station last summer when he visited, just to show we up - we're competitive like that . . .
So anyways, it was a beautiful day and we got out and walked around everywhere we went - on the Spit, Haystack, past the landfill, Standard Oil Hill, Ballyhoo, the Valley - we drove as far as we could, limited only by the snow removal as some roads are still closed until Spring. Chico loved it! It's like he got a month's worth of dog walks all in one day.
I took all these photos that day and a bunch more.
Our old friend the James Dunlap . . .
Pulling the Lapponian Reefer out of a tight parking spot.
What we learned is a great road trip is more a state of mind than anything - we spent almost four hours exploring maybe 20 miles of road and had a blast doing it, sort of a "Greatest Hits" tour of the island. Can't wait until the snow is gone and ALL the road is open! Cheers and good night . . .
First off, let me thank the generosity of the latest batch of donors to St. Baldrick's Foundation - not only are you giving to a great cause, for every $10 you donate "on my head" you get a chance at winning a free box of crab delivered to your door. Thanks to Josh & Sam, Ms. Ford, Kevin and Elaine (um . . Wow!). You guys are heros! And 77 cents of every dollar goes directly to fund childhood cancer research.
Goldfish and I had Saturday afternoon off and we were sitting around talking about some of the great road trips we've taken together and I got the idea of going on an island road trip! We loaded up the dog and headed out, driving all of the roads on the island that are plowed and passable except the road to Captain's Bay. What made it really special was we stopped at the one gas station on the island and we WENT INSIDE! Goldfish has lived here 9 years and I have lived here 3 years and we have never been inside the gas station, so getting a fountain drink, some beef jerky and some smoked almonds really gave our "road trip" a special edge.
We've never been inside the gas station for two reasons - our workplace provides most of the gas we use, so I only go there occasionally to put gas in my beater Ford because it gets such horrendous mileage, I feel guilty having the company put all the gas in it. And I've always been of the opinion it is nice to intentionally leave a few places unexplored, just for fun. My brother went in the gas station last summer when he visited, just to show we up - we're competitive like that . . . 
So anyways, it was a beautiful day and we got out and walked around everywhere we went - on the Spit, Haystack, past the landfill, Standard Oil Hill, Ballyhoo, the Valley - we drove as far as we could, limited only by the snow removal as some roads are still closed until Spring. Chico loved it! It's like he got a month's worth of dog walks all in one day.
I took all these photos that day and a bunch more.
Our old friend the James Dunlap . . . 
Pulling the Lapponian Reefer out of a tight parking spot.
What we learned is a great road trip is more a state of mind than anything - we spent almost four hours exploring maybe 20 miles of road and had a blast doing it, sort of a "Greatest Hits" tour of the island. Can't wait until the snow is gone and ALL the road is open! Cheers and good night . . . 
5 comments:
It looks like it was a beautiful day! The sun is out! It looks like a poster picture day.
Your photos make me miss Dutch so much! I will be in town on Tuesday, the 20th, spending a week....then packing up Elmo and bringing him home. Can't wait to see everyone! Great cause, I will make donation when I get to town.
Wonderful pictures what a great road trip. I enjoy exploring new places also. Looks like your dogs had a good trip. Thanks so much for sharing your day and your pictures.
Again, GREAT photos and Chico looks like One Happy Camper!
BZ
Love the first picture - it tells a story. Another one for the calendar.
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