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TOTAL NUMBER OF MILES driven on Sept 23 = 681 miles (1096 km)
TOTAL NUMBER OF MILES driven on Sept 24 = 178 miles (286 km)
We woke up early as today was going to be a very long drive to Auburn, Massachusetts. We had a quick breakfast at the Truro hotel, which was not very good. A couple of hours later we stopped at a McDonald’s to have our usual breakfast, which was way better than the industrial food from the hotel.
As we were driving through Maine, we made a spontaneous stop at the L.L. Bean store in Freeport. We went there for the first time last year in September during our Maine vacation. Great store for all kinds of outdoor clothing and equipment, fishing, canoeing, hunting, etc. as well as household furniture and items. I was quite lucky with my shopping and bought a sports rain jacket, a winter coat (to replace mine that was getting worn out), and a couple of other fall items to add to my casual wardrobe.
We then continued on toward Auburn where we arrived quite late. It was really difficult to find the hotel – Hampton Inn – as it was not well indicated. There was one problem with the check-in as they had made a mistake with our reservations but it was resolved. Next to the hotel, we found a chain restaurant – Chili’s – where we ate a decent dinner.
The next day, we woke up quite early and grabbed a quick breakfast at the hotel then got back on the road. We wanted to be in Manhattan before the Saturday rush with people coming to the City for shopping, shows, partying, etc. We made it! No traffic to get to Manhattan and it was not even 10:00AM when we pulled up in front of our apartment building to unload.
At the Dollar Rental Agency, we worked out the deer encounter incident and the flat tire issue. The agent there was really accommodating (he apologized for the lack of help from Dollar when we had our flat tire) and reimbursed us for the flat tire. The scratches from the encounter with the deer didn’t seem to alarm them very much. However, we did fill out two incident reports to make sure everything was on the up and up.
It’s good to be back home, but it’s also sad to finish our vacation. We really love Canada and we will go back, for sure!
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2 thoughts on “DAY 13 & DAY 14 – From Truro to Auburn to New York”
superbe voyage. Les photos sont superbes. Et nombreux sont les randonnées à pied qui peuvent être faites. Cela nous a donné des idées de vacances ! Il suffit juste de trouver le bon moment pour y aller : printemps, été ou automne ? Le seul hic ce sont encore tous ces bateaux de croisière qui polluent les sites du monde entier.
Bonnes vacances d’ici 2 semaines pour votre grand voyage. On vous envie !
bises
Merci bien, Sylvie. Oui, c’est un voyage à faire pour sûr ! Au printemps, il y a pas mal d’insectes et de moustiques ☹… je suis allergique aux moustiques. Mais juste au début de Septembre à fin Septembre, c’est en générale bien. En été, il y a pas mal de monde car c’est très populaire avec les Canadiens !