We left Colorado at 6 am on May 29th and drove our Subaru Forester 2,049 miles to Orleans, VT. We arrived in Orleans at 8:30pm on Thursday May 31st. I wouldn't recommend a 3-day, 2,000+ mile drive to anybody but we wanted to be able to spend time in Orleans prior to leaving for Nairobi. We decided to take our driving break at Niagara Falls which was spectacular.
Our route was:
Niwot, CO to La Salle, IL - 921 miles - 14 hours
La Salle, IL to Niagara Falls, Ontario - 600 miles - 10 hours
Niagara Falls, Ontario to Orleans, VT - 528 miles - 10 hours
We spent about half of our trip in Canada driving just North of the great lakes. We drove through the heart of Toronto and Montreal where we found the worst traffic of the trip. Here are some interesting stats regarding the drive:
Total Gas Gallons: 83.0
Average Price/Gallon: $3.50
Average Miles/Gallon: 24.6 mpg
Most Expensive Gas (price/gallon): $3.99 (Quebec)
Most Expensive Gas (in US): $3.49 (Michigan)
Number of different state license plates seen: 33 of 50 states
Niagara Falls is an absolutely wonderful place to visit. We saw it from the Canadian side (much better than the US side). We took a short trip behind the falls (via tunnels) which gave an amazing look at the force of the water. The falls were amazing both day and night. Multi-colored lights highlight the falls at night for a spectacular view. Check out the photos.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Arrived to Orleans, VT
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Dang it...I knew one day the boarder patrol would slip and let riff-raff into Vermont from Canada....
BTW, who is sam and what is wrong with his penis health? Furthermore, why is he trying to push his (free bible mp3 download) religion on me?
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Total Gas Gallons: 83.0
Average Price/Gallon: $3.50
Average Miles/Gallon: 24.6 mpg
Most Expensive Gas (price/gallon): $3.99 (Quebec)
Most Expensive Gas (in US): $3.49 (Michigan)
Number of different state license plates seen: 33 of 50 states
Well now we expect to see stats with every update. Number of endangered species seen, snakes stepped on, that sort of thing :)
Have a great trip!
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