On the road
While in Acadia, Lucas finalized his job in Minnesota working the Sugar Beet harvest and we had five days to get there, from Maine to Minnesota. We decided to drive back to his grandmother’s and get a good night’s sleep before leaving.
We went from Acadia to Grand Forks in four days.
By the time we made it to Grand Forks, ND we had visited
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
We hit 17 states, skipping Rhode Island because I was worried about not getting to Grand Forks in a timely manner.
Tiny one liked to sneak under the driver seat, which is unsafe.
Gas cost on average $2.08, sometimes we found it for $1.89, and sometimes we couldn’t find anything cheaper than $2.39. The GasGuru helped us find lower gas prices, if we were running low and had to get the expensive gas we would just get like $10 worth.
The first day and a half of driving was uneventful and we just ate leftover food and deli sandwiches.
Beautiful Rest Stop View
Nice View
When driving long distances , it’s really nice to find paths and nice views to break up the monotony of the road. I can’t exactly remember where this was, but I’m pretty sure it was West of Ohio.
We spent the day in Kalamazoo, Michigan and I have a whole separate post about the nice time we had there.
Overall the drive wasn’t that bad and we made it to Grand Forks in four days, with quite a few stops to pee and stretch our legs.
One of the highlights of the trek was a stop for breakfast in a small town in Minnesota named Ashby. We were starving and didn’t feel like eating yogurt or cereal and decided we wanted a Denny’s or diner type breakfast. After about 20-30 miles of not seeing a Denny’s, we decided to take the next exit, which was for Ashby, MN. It was a few minutes off the highway to get to the town, but once there we found a local diner and had a great breakfast and talked to own of the owners who told us her and a few of her fellow classmates had bought the place and were redoing things. She said that if we decided to live there, we’d be welcome with open arms. The town has a current population of 446.
There was a display from a local museum of a bunch of duck species, and look at that OLD register!
Pumpernickel Rye, the BEST type of bread in all of history! And that sausage, YUM
I’ve got two other posts coming about the other food along the way and our day spent in Kalamazoo!
Maine to Minnesota, 4 days While in Acadia, Lucas finalized his job in Minnesota working the Sugar Beet harvest and we had five days to get there, from Maine to Minnesota.