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St Joe, Missouri and then home

Monday 18 July Awake at 7:30, I took advantage of breakfast by the Holiday Inn and had eggs and sausage patties with juice and decaf...

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Jul 30, 20223 min read

Cathedrals in Iowa

Continuing Saturday 16 July [In La Crosse at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe] I returned to my car and continued along US-14/61 about...

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Jul 29, 20227 min read

SE Minnesota and SW Wisconsin

Friday 15 July Leaving my Minneapolis hotel while following Garmin’s instructions took me over the Mississippi twice, touching in St Paul...

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Jul 28, 20228 min read

Two days in Southern Minnesota

Wednesday 13 July Up a little earlier due to a full bladder, but after a muffin and juice, I was underway, heading east 155 miles to New...

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Jul 27, 20229 min read

Sioux City and Sioux Falls

Tuesday 12 July The itinerary plan was for a 200-mile day, with a stop midway in Sioux City, Iowa before heading to Sioux Falls, South...

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Jul 26, 20225 min read

Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska

Monday, 11 July Rising at 7:30, a breakfast of a banana and coffee, I was back on the road before 9. It was just under a hundred miles to...

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Jul 25, 20226 min read

Leaving Kansas for Nebraska

Sunday 10 July From past experiences, Saturdays and Sundays have proven tougher when attempting to gain entrance. Saturdays many churches...

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Jul 24, 20224 min read

Dodge City and Salina, Kansas

Saturday, 9 July Saturday was going to be a lot of time driving, with 300 miles planned, but broken equally. The cathedral and former...

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Jul 23, 20224 min read

Back in Kansas: Wichita

Friday, 8 July Balancing off the grueling drive on Thursday, the trip from OK City to Wichita was a breeze. I’d figured out the Versa’s...

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Jul 23, 20225 min read

Oklahoma cathedrals

Thursday, 7 July Initially when planning this trip, my plan was just Kansas and Nebraska. As I looked at the map of cathedrals I haven’t...

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Jul 23, 20223 min read

Eastern Kansas

Wednesday, 6 July Several times on Tuesday, and then again on the morning I was leaving Kansas City, Missouri for points west, I had...

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Jul 22, 20226 min read

"Flatland" Road Trip: America's Heartland

A fortnight trip to the American heartland – self-titled the flatlands, but really a broad expanse of the central United States that is...

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Jul 21, 20227 min read

Planning my 2023 Europe trip: II

[Written 2 July 2022] The week before the New England trip, and the week after, I occasionally would pull up the spreadsheet that I’d...

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Jul 14, 20223 min read

Planning my 2023 trip to Europe: I

[Written Saturday, 11 June 2022] While I’m just about ready to start pre-packing for my New England road trip next week, I began my...

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Jul 7, 20224 min read

Cathedrals in Southeast New England

Back in November 2016, after relocating to southwest Florida from the San Francisco Bay Area after 28 years, I returned to my native city...

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Jun 29, 20228 min read

Cathedrals in Greater Boston and Worcester

Departing from Exeter/Hampton, NH on a brilliant Saturday morning, I quickly passed over the border into Massachusetts. Veering off of my...

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Jun 26, 20225 min read

Maine and New Hampshire cathedrals

Fourth trip of 2022 (making up for two years of isolation) and visiting some of the cathedrals in New England. Cathedrals to the Glory of...

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Jun 20, 20225 min read

Spokane, Yakima and home

[Picking up from the previous blog.] The bus took us to SeaTac, and my luggage was there with us. I headed into Delta, awaiting my turn...

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May 26, 202210 min read

Preparations and Off to Seattle

Somewhat impulsive, at least for me, I’d booked an Alaskan cruise less than two weeks before I set off to the Pacific Northwest. There...

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May 24, 20225 min read

All ashore! Final day of my Caribbean trip

After a week cruising, it was Sunday and we were back in San Juan. I was up at 7, had oatmeal at the Garden buffet on 15 by 7:20. For the...

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Mar 18, 20222 min read