We are so damned hooked up it’s not even funny. This is unbelievable. I want everyone to know we are doing this all wrong. We should have taken out loans, rented the car for two months, and spent the summer a week at a time with everyone we know across the country. Next time.
This update finds us in Boston on day 10 (well, day 11 now), so far, my favorite day of the trip. But let me catch you up.
We made it to Camden Yards with great success. The Orioles defeated the Blue Jays 3-2 and it was a pretty good game. After the game we tooled around Baltimore for a little while to pick up some maps, postcards, and, of course, a Hard Rock T-shirt for Chris (he collects them for those that don’t know). During the rest of our stay in Virginia, we managed to hit Mt. Vernon, the Museum of Natural History, the D.C. Hard Rock, the FBI tour, and we watched the fireworks in front of the capitol building. We didn’t know it at the time, but the fourth of July kicked off what has become the Week Of Dave (WOD). To my pleasant surprise, David Benoit played with the Symphony Orchestra just before the fireworks. Two days later we saw David Letterman in New York (Regis was there!!), and we are now in Boston staying at our friend Dave’s place before we go see Dave Matthews tomorrow. WOD.
But I skipped a few steps. We managed to meet up with an old friend in D.C., Gabriela. We watched the fireworks and spent the evening with her on the 4th. After the FBI tour the next morning, we had lunch with Chris’s cousin, said our good-byes and headed to Gettysburg (for yet another whirlwind tour). The evening of July 5th put us in Downingtown, PA with some friends of my family, Bill & Liz. A good time was had by all. That’s all I’ll say about that.
After two days in Downingtown (with a day-trip to NY), we were invited to join Bill & Liz on the Jersey Shore with their neighbors, Tim and Arlene. Which brings us to today. We woke up this morning, rented some bikes, and rode along the Boardwalk where we had breakfast and window shopped. Quite enjoyable and, as usual, it was tough to pull ourselves away and get on the road. But another old friend of mine, JoHanna, awaited us in Westport, CT. We hit some turbulence along the way, but we finally made it and although the visit was short, it was great to see her, the new house, her new husband, and the new little bundle of joy on it’s way.
Our next stop on our way to Boston was the University of Rhode Island. All I have to say is you simply must see the video footage on this one. We were charged with the task of locating and photographing a brick in the quad of the University belonging to one of our adoring fans in San Luis Obispo. I won’t name any names, but we finally found Dawn Smith’s brick…I hope we did it justice with our pics.
I think the hilight of the day was my quest for a Rhode Island mug. As many of you should know, I collect mugs from different states. There are only two requirements: 1) I have to have personally visited the state for some period of time and 2) the mug has to have the name of the state on it. I haven’t been doing so well on the mug quest. So far I’ve missed PA, CT, and RI. You can read the details of that adventure on the site under day 10.
Which brings us (finally) to Boston. We are staying with our friend Dave, whom we know from Santa Margarita Catholic High School. He attends BU and has a place that he has graciously allowed us to crash—and we’ve got it all to ourselves...which should leave me with plenty of time to work on the web site, so look for updated pages soon! Tomorrow, Boston in a day, with Dave Matthews topping it off at Foxboro Stadium.
As usual, you can read all about this stuff in detail with pictures on the site, http://www.theroadscholars.com. Any questions or comments should be directed to theroads@theroadscholars.com.
Until next time, drive safely, we’ll see ya’ on the road.