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Trip to New England, 2023 – Day 17 – Home to Ottawa (Goal 60×60.42.17)

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September 4 2023

Day 17 — time to go home (photos 1-2). We stuck to the tradition of the trip, snapping some shots as we entered Ottawa (photos 3-5). And then one final one in our driveway at the end of the trip (photo 6). It was another 341 km for the day, and only 6 photos with no curation.

The table is a basic summary of what we recorded for travel and photos for the trip. Days 14-16 were really just a “cottage addon”, but it was all part of the same trip, so I’ve included them in the totals.

DAYDESCRIPTIONDISTANCEPHOTOSCURATED
Day 01To Vermont3708338
Day 02Around Vermont230276111
Day 03To New Hampshire24627197
Day 04To Maine384402187
Day 05Baxter State Park384332135
Day 06Around Bangor238464
Day 07Acadia National Park354574181
Day 08To Boston2432919
Day 09NE Aquarium70510204
Day 10Navy Yards637836
Day 11Four states61015970
Day 12To Niagara Falls343285119
Day 13In Niagara Falls011049
Day 14To cottage309838197
Day 15At cottage086
Day 16At cottage047859
Day 17Home34166
—TOTAL397045231578

The car’s mileage shows about 4300+ km for the trip, with 3970 accounted for above. Some of the trip estimates leave out little side trips or detours, so that is probably about right. Call it about 4,300 km over the 17 days, a bit more than the distance when Andrea and I did Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, PEI, NB and back to Ottawa in a shorter timeframe (3900/4000 km). A separate trip to Saguenay and Gaspésie was a much lighter 2700 km.

For photos and videos, we took 4500+ shots, about 1 per km it seems. Of which I curated them down to 1578, although I wasn’t particularly ruthless with butterflies, mountains, falls or even tubing at the cottage. Andrea will still have her work cut out for her if she’s going to make a photo book from the collection of 1500, not including various videos.

It was an amazing trip, but I’m glad to be home.

2023-08b August - Day 17 To Ottawa
2023-08b August – Day 17 To Ottawa
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NE Trip - Overview
NE Trip – Overview
NE Trip - Day 17 - To Ottawa
NE Trip – Day 17 – To Ottawa
Driving home
Driving home
Driving home
Driving home
Driving home
Driving home
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Home at last
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Trip to New England, 2023 – Day 16 – Cottage life (Goal 60×60.42.16)

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September 4 2023

Day 16 was the Sunday of the long weekend, and another day spent mostly hanging out at the cottage (photos 1-2). Andrea went out in the boat with her dad and aunt, and her Uncle Rod was using the sailboat (photos 3-15). A bunch of the cousins wanted to go tubing, and I elected to be the designated photographer. Batch 1 involved Whitaker, Grace and Celeste, and I managed to grab some basic shots when they were close vs. some that had to be cropped considerably when they were farther across the lake (photos 16-37). I took a small break … Continue reading →

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Trip to New England, 2023 – Day 15 – Cottage life (Goal 60×60.42.15)

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September 4 2023

Day 15 was a light day, mostly hanging out at the cottage. Becky, Dean and Grace were there for the weekend, and we all took Doug, aka Great Grandfather aka GG, out for his birthday dinner — he is 97 this year. They used to live in Norland, so we went to the restaurant there for lunch. Afterwards, we visited the Norland cemetery, to visit his wife’s grave (20 years this year that she’s been gone), and then took him back to Lindsay. Then we returned to the cottage for a relatively quiet day visiting with cousins and other inlaws. … Continue reading →

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Trip to New England, 2023 – Day 14 – Butterfly conservatory and cottage (Goal 60×60.42.14)

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September 4 2023

Day 14 was a Friday, and the goal was to make it to the cottage for dinner (photos 1-2). Andrea and Jacob had breakfast at the hotel restaurant again (CoCo’s), and then we loaded up the car and checked out. Our first stop wasn’t too far, just along the parkway (photo 3) — it was time for butterflies at the Butterfly Conservatory! We checked in for the parking, paid our entrance fee, and then had a “digital photo template” taken where we stood with our hands out like we were holding butterflies. They snapped the photo, and we could pick … Continue reading →

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Trip to New England, 2023 – Day 13 – Hornblower Cruise and Clifton Hill (Goal 60×60.42.13)

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September 4 2023

Day 13, a Thursday, was a day to relax and hang out in Niagara Falls — no driving! (Photos 1-2). I really wanted to go on a Falls boat ride, but I didn’t know if it might be rough, and my legs / hips were still screaming at me after two long days cramped in the car ride from Boston. I was kind of worried that it would not go well, and I’d be wrecked for longer, so after Andrea and Jacob had breakfast at the hotel, the old fart (me) sent the young’uns (them) off on their own for … Continue reading →

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