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The many travels of the Hayes family!

Road Trip ’08 – Day 11

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Starting Location: Tarrytown, NY Destination: Hershey, PA Dining Locations: Hot Bagels, Oakland, NJ; Red Robin, Hershey, PA Travel Time: 4 hours (some bad turns in there) After a beautiful night’s sleep for the three of us, we were excited to hit the road to Hershey, PA. We repacked our 12 bags, which has gotten to be the norm, and headed… Read more »

Road Trip ’08 – Day 10

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Starting Location: Kennebunkport, ME Destination: Tarrytown, NY Dining Locations: Merriland Farms, Wells, ME; The Striped Bass, Tarrytown, NY Travel Time: 4 very quiet hours We awoke to a very strange sight outside our hotel window, the sun. That’s right, it started out and ended up being a beautiful day today. We awoke to the beautiful sound of our Hunter alarm… Read more »

Road Trip ’08 – Day 9

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Starting Location: Kennebunkport, ME Destination: Kennebunkport, ME Dining Locations: Henry VIII Carvery, Kennebunkport, ME; The Maine Diner, Wells, ME Travel Time: None Today was a continuation of the rainy weather that we have been experiencing the the last few days. Today it was paired with a bit colder weather as well. Being that my favorite days are cold, rainy and… Read more »

Road Trip ‘08 – Day 8

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Starting Location: Portsmouth, NH Destination: Kennebunkport, ME Dining Locations: The Friendly Toast, Portsmouth, NH; The Clam Shack, Kennebunkport, ME; Atlantic Pizza, Kennebunkport, ME Travel Time: 1 hour The weather today started much like yesterday ended, overcast and rainy. Lucky the rain wasn’t constant and it wasn’t here to stay. We decided to grab some breakfast and much needed shopping before… Read more »

Road Trip ’08 – Day 7

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Starting Location: Boston, MA Destination: Portsmouth, NH Dining Locations: The Black Cow, Hamilton, MA; The Blue Mermaid, Portsmouth, NH Travel Time: 3 hours (taking US1) Guest journalist Emily here… Patrick is snoring next to me. Today we woke up in Boston, threw open the curtains, and saw…. rain. Misty, grey, only-in-New-England rain. The weather on the TV was no more… Read more »

Road Trip ’08 – Day 6

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Starting Location: Boston, MA Destination: Boston, MA Dining Locations: The Salty Dog, Boston, MA; Cinderella’s Restaurante, Cambridge, MA Travel Time: 30 minutes in a shuttle to Boston Today we woke up in sunny Boston, MA, ready to hit the Freedom Trail with vigor. Hunter got a full night of sleep which is one of the ingredients to a successful day…. Read more »

Road Trip ’08 – Day 5

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Starting Location: Basking Ridge, NJ Destination: Boston, MA Dining Locations: The Tavern on Main, Westport, CT; Room Service, The Double Tree, Boston, MA Travel Time: 3.5 hour We started our day visiting with Jon and Kim while Hunter took a two hour morning nap. This was perfect because it gave us a chance to enjoy the incredible bagel sandwich from… Read more »

Road Trip ’08 – Day 4

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Starting Location: Arlington, NC Destination: Basking Ridge, NJ Dining Locations: The Rusty Scupper, Baltimore, MD; The Cheesecake Factory, Willow Grove, PA Travel Time: 5 hours Today was a beautiful day to travel and enjoy the east coast. We started our day with another delicious breakfast at the downtown Hilton. We then quickly packed up our gear and headed out to… Read more »

Road Trip ’08 – Day 3

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Starting Location: Wilmington, NC Destination: Arlington, VA Dining Locations: Applebees (worst road trip dining experience ever); Ted’s Montana Grill, Arlington, VA Travel Time: 5 hours I know I say this a lot but what a great day we had today! We all arose early and pulled back the blinds to see our beautiful view of the river. It was a… Read more »

Road Trip ’08 – Day 2

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Starting Location: Savannah, GA Destination: Wilmington, NC Dining Locations: The Pirates’ House, Savannah, GA; Room Service, The Hilton Wilmington Riverfront, Wilmington, NC Travel Time: 5 hour Today was another great day on the open road. Hunter and I started the day by walking to the local Starbucks to get Emily a drink where Hunter uttered his first words “Venti decaf… Read more »