Reporting from Allentown, PA
Back in the 'aughts, we were "cruise people". Two tours of the Caribbean in 2000 and 2003, with another run to Alaska in 2006. Then we dropped off for some reason. Maybe the fact that cruise ships seemed to become petri dishes for awhile, or life got in the way. (Postscript—I did get the ol’ COVID after we returned from this cruise).
In any case, we're back at it to celebrate our 30th anniversary, setting off on the Norwegian Escape from NYC to New England and Canada--hence the hashtag below. We pushed the trip back a few weeks to hopefully coincide with peak foliage time.
(BTW--this is being dropped "post facto", as wifi on a ship hearkens back to the CompuServe days--you pay for a set number of minutes, and even that is limited. Figure out what you want beforehand, log in, get what you need, and log off.)
But first, we had to get to The Big Apple. We're still avoiding planes if possible (the "joy of flying" is mostly an oxymoron), so it was a day of driving, with the majority of it on the PA turnpike. It was a drizzly day which turned foggy, especially in a valley where they have special signs about it. Just a lot of driving up and down hills and valleys.
We made it to the hotel, then found the Starlight Diner--more of a regular restaurant with a salad bar and full menu. Had to try the open face turkey sammich, while Mindy had the gyro. Since we're going to NY, we split cheesecake for dessert.
Back to the hotel to crash--big day tomorrow.
#escapetothegreatwhitenorth