Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Car Taxi Bus Bus Plane Plane Caaaaaar Plane Car Bed

Phew.... that was a whirlwind of a trip! I just got back from helping my brother move to Boston! You may correctly infer from the long title of this post that it was transportation intensive. Nevermind the fact that I found out at 9:40 that my flight was delayed 2 hours and the only possible way to get to MN before 8 pm was to take a flight at 10:50. I somehow finished some critical work, made it to the airport and through security only to realize that I was in the wrong terminal. Enter the bus. Ten minutes later I make it on (standby) to an earlier flight allowing me to get to MN in time to get in the car and start driving east.



We had a great time driving and all. There's nothing like a little time between brothers to solve life's problems and catch up. Midway through the trip the itinerary changed (due to weather), and we were able to visit my new in-laws! (I'm blessed with really great in-laws, I'll have you know.) We put together a special message for Abby. See below:



We had a lot of fun with the wide angle lens, which you can see below. Just click through the album. You'll also see some fun pics from the Wisconsin Dells. This is a really funny town, or should I say amusement park? The whole town is full of little amusement parks, carnivals, or other strangely themed roads. I think I saw the coleseum, an updside down parthenon, a trojan horse, several water parks, several more pirate miniature golf parks (avast.... thar be me ball walkin the plank!), and don't forget the go cart track. Seriously. You could have lots of fun here. There were even several all inclusive hotels. I don't think Motel-8 will ever quite qualify as an all-inclusive resort, so we'll just leave it at that.

The original plan was to pass through Niagara Falls. We didn't quite make it to the Canadian side, due to an expired passport, and my desire to not leave my brother stranded in a foreign country. I'm not sure if he speaks the language. I'm sure he could have made it back though, but he might have had to travel by barrel, and that gets sketchy at best.

We finally made it to Boston, rushed through unloading the car, and then back to the airport. Phew. I made it. Talk about a great trip! Thanks for letting me tag along J. We should do it again sometime when you're not moving or driving across the states. How about we just catch up in NY or something?

6 comments:

  1. It was fun to see/have you over for the night! Love the pictures!!

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  2. I have the coolest nieces and nephews (and husband) ever!! Congrats Jonathan! Boston won't know what hit it!!

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  3. That trip was no Grand Illusion, it was the real deal. It's fun to look at signs from the Dells more slowly now and take it all it (one place offers 'cages'!).

    Staying at Colin and Lori's was definitely a great time. Those pictures are awesome. I love how you pasted our message to Abby together.

    Thanks for coming along for the drive. I'm so glad to have shared that driving experience with a great bro!

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  4. What a great time. I'm jealous of your good times with the Cleveland Croshaw kids. But I enjoyed the photos.
    Nice greeting to Abby. Bet that got you some points.

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  5. Just as I thought! A great time for the two of you. I am glad you got to enjoy the Dells, one of the more bizaro and fun places to see that I've run across. The pics bring back many memories of family trips through some great parts of the country. Thanks David for helping Jonathan. Thanks Jonathan for watching out for your brother. Dad

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