Blog Entry #6

Dear Diary,

I continued my journey to the Midwest States. As I reached Ohio, I noticed that the cities and towns had grown tremendously, and there was more traffic than I remembered.

The biggest difference I noticed between the Midwest and New England was that the people here are much friendlier. An example of this was a more pleasant experience with the waitress at a roadside diner than I had in New England. This waitress was much friendlier and strangers were more willing to talk to one another.

One thing that I observed was the different ways people spoke in different parts of the country. Since my previous travels people from different areas are starting to sound similar. I think this is because of television and radio.



When I got to Michigan, I noticed that it was covered with trees and lakes, and was very beautiful.

Blog Entry #5

Dear Diary,

Later, I discovered the travel trailers that many people used to travel across the country. They are new and modern and have everything you need just like home. I wondered how people could live without having one place to come back to but they did not mind having a home that was in a different place all the time.

I traveled to Vermont. The final day I was there, which was a Sunday, I got all spiffed up to go to church. The minister spoke about his outlook on sin and I was very impressed. I even put $5 dollars in the collection plate and talked to him afterwards.

Blog Entry #4

Dear Diary,

Next I went to Connecticut. I noticed that the New Englanders are shy and not anxious to talk to strangers.

I continued my journey and went to Niagara Falls. After that, I tried to take a short cut to get to Eerie, Pennsylvania through Canada. Charley has not been recently vaccinated for rabies, so I had problems getting across the border. I have decided that I hate governments and their rules.

I resumed my journey and noticed that traveling on the big highways did not give people a chance to see anything when they passed. I found places to stop along the highway where there were vending machines for everything you could ever want....even coffee and soup!

The travelers who I felt the most comfortable with were the truckers. Even though they traveled back and forth across the country they did not really know anything about where they had been.This seemed odd to me.

Northern Lights video

Blog Entry #3

Dear Diary,

I next went to Maine and a lot of the shops were closed for the winter. I explored the different parts such as Deer Isle, and Bangor.

I stopped at a diner I encountered in Bangor. My server was very unfriendly and absorbed the cheerfulness out of everybody with her dim disposition. Now I am unhappy as well.

The thing that raised my spirits later was seeing the Northern Lights. I rented a room near Bangor and it seemed that everything was made of plastic.

I also notice that people are not always trusting as used to. They don't seem willing to talk to strangers and it made me feel lonely. I drove further north and the weather became very dreary which made me even more depressed. 

I later met Canadians who come here to work on the farms during the harvest. They were very friendly and reminded me of the way people here used to be. 

Blog Entry #2

Dear Diary,

As soon as my wife and I said goodbye, Charley and I took several ferries to get to Connecticut.

I met some very interesting people. The first person I met was a sailor assigned to a submarine. The second person I met was a kind farmer who let me camp out on his land.

We talked about important issues including the visit to the U.S. by the Russian president, Krushchev, and whether people talk about politics as much as they used to. We also talked about the presidential election.

I tried to visit with people in the local restaurant, but found they were not very talkative in the morning. I discovered that the local radio stations are a good way to find out what is going on with the people. My dog attacked another traveler's dog and we left.

Music - "On The Road Again"