• Paul drives from Ottawa to Toronto (282 miles)
Thursday, October 30
• Drive to Notre Dame (457 miles)
Friday, October 31
• Visit bookstore
• Kickoff Luncheon (Buy tickets at 11 a.m.)
• Walk Through
• Pep Rally
Satuday, November 1
• Pittsburgh at Notre Dame
Sunday, November 2
• Breakfast with Cappy
• Shopped at Bargain Books at 5505 Grape Road in Mishawaka
• Quickly looked around Value Village on Grape Road
• Supper at Cracker Barrel in Perrysburg, Ohio
• Drive to Canton, Ohio (286 miles)
• Sleep at Motel 6 with Wi-Fi in Canton #1135, $45.99
Monday, November 3
• Visited Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Visited William McKinley Monument
• Visited Kent State Memorial
• Drive to Syracuse (378 miles)
• Sleep at Motel 6 with Wi-Fi Syracuse #1299, $42.99
Tuesday, November 4
• Visit International Boxing Hall of Fame
• Canastota, New York, 25 miles east of Syracuse.
• Visit Fort Stanwix site of the Battle of Oriskany
• Rome, New York, 20 miles northeast of Canastota
• Drive to Syracuse (25 miles)
• Sleep at Motel 6 with Wi-Fi Syracuse #1299, $42.99
Wednesday, November 5
• Drove to Cooperstown (93 miles)
• Visited Baseball Hall of Fame
• Lunch at Doubleday Cafe in Cooperstown with Tim Wiles
• Drove Springfield (158 miles)
• Supper at Fifties Diner in Chicopee
• Sleep at Motel 6 with Wi-Fi at Springfield - Chicopee #1059, $49.99
Thursday, November 6
• Visit Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden
• Visit Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Drive to Sudbury, Massachusetts (74 miles)
• Drive to Boston
• See Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins at TD Banknorth Garden
• Sleep at Brita's
Friday, November 7
• Visit Minute Man National Historical Park in Lincoln (10 miles from Sudbury)
• Sleep at Brita's
Saturday, November 8
• Notre Dame at Boston College at 8 p.m.
• Sleep at Brita's
Sunday, November 9
• Drive to Ottawa (440 miles)
• Sleep at Paul's
Monday, November 10
• John takes bus to Toronto
• Everyone sleeps at home
Tuesday, November 11
• John drives to Carlisle, PA (395 miles)
• Lunch at Bob Evans in Batavia, NY: $11.00
• Bought gas at Sheetz in Lewisburg, PA: $24.71 ($2.29/gal)
• Went shopping at Walmart in Lewisburg,PA: $24.86
• Supper at Market Cross Pub & Brewery, Carlisle, PA: $24.25 + tip
• Sly Fox Phoenix Pale Ale, MC Pub Porter, Young's Chocolate Stout
• Sleep at Motel 6, Carlisle, PA: $44.39
Wednesday, November 12
• Mileage: 9,538
• Breakfast at Waffle House in Carlisle: $6.09
• Took Gettysburg Expedition Guide tour
• Took The Third Day Ranger-Guided Walking Tour
• The Gettysburg Campaign: Day 1
Thursday, November 13
• Mileage: 9,602
• Breakfast at Avenue Restaurant: $7.99
• Sweet Potato Pancakes
• The Gettysburg Campaign: Day 2
Friday, November 14
• The Gettysburg Campaign: Day 3
• Breakfast at Avenue Restaurant: $6.99
Saturday, November 12
• The Gettysburg Campaign: Day 4
• Breakfast at Avenue Restaurant: FREE
Sunday, November 12
• The Gettysburg Campaign: Day 5
• Breakfast at Avenue Restaurant: $7.99
• Horseback Tour of Gettysburg
• Shopped at Farnsworth House Inn Bookstore
• Shopped at Greystone's American History Store
• Largest collection of books in town
• Shopped at The Horse Soldier
John gave great advice: Read the best general history of Gettysburg and then focus on what interests you. Don't keep reading more and more general histories.
OR
Buy and READ only a couple of surveys and then focus or move on.
"I've read more than I've had to."
• Shopped at American Civil War Museum
• Supper at the Bullfrog Brewpub in Williamsport, PA
• Ate a Toodstool
• John drives home (430 miles)
Monday, November 17
• Starting Milage: 16220
• Bought gas at 82.8 cents a litre
