One interesting thing about the Fall 2024 One Bold Crone Odyssey is how familiar everything seems. This is our third time doing the West-bound drive, our fifth trek altogether, and the first time we stay exclusively at repeat hotels. Which is kind of nice. Knowing what to expect, and all.
Day Two began in Western New York State. Skirting the Pennsylvania border, we passed through the rolling wooded hills of Seneca Nation before merging with I-90 near the shores of Lake Eerie.
The Pennsylvania panhandle takes only about an hour to traverse, and then you’re in Ohio, where I recommend stopping at the lovely, park-like Ohio Welcome Center if you ever do this drive.
People and pets enjoy stretching their legs on a wide, circular trail featuring child-height plaques of every page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
I’d say the Ohio Welcome Center was the highlight of Day Two, the rest of which was spent driving South (!) navigating the outskirts of big cities—namely Columbus, Akron, and Dayton—before finally crossing into Indiana, where we landed in Richmond. (If you’re ever in Richmond, by the way, Gulzar’s Indian restaurant does not disappoint. I’ve gotten takeout from there three times. Exquisite!)
Incidentally, the Forester is getting stellar mileage for a gas-powered “compact” SUV. Of course It doesn’t compare with my former hybrid, a 2012 Prius-C, which averaged 50 MPG. I loved the Prius for that, but I didn’t feel as safe or as comfortable on the road as I do now.
Anyway, my Subie is rated for 33 MPG highway….but get a load of this!
Clyde couldn’t care less about MPG. He just likes getting out of his crate at the end of the day. Note the frost on the window above, back in Olean before we departed….and here he is on the flip side, in Indiana.
For those of you who read down this far…
Thank you! It’s such a pleasure having you along! See you on the flip side.
OBC 🙏🏼💜🦉🌵
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