Day 5
Things that are awesome – tonight is our fifth and final night in a hotel! By this time tomorrow I will be in my apartment in New York – so exciting! Today our adventures included breakfast with Drew and Mel, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and driving to Gettysburg. We’re both really enjoying this part of the trip – time to slow down and be tourists!
Highlights of Day 5:
- A reunion with the Morgans!! Love both of them, and it was very exciting to see Drew and Mel, and to chat and see their lovely home and campus. Always great to reunite with friends.
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – So. Much. Fun. It was really neat seeing the artifacts – Freddie Mercury’s clothes, Jimi Hendrix’s sketches of the UO football team, Dean Martin’s tuxedo jacket and the Hall of Fame inductees signatures were among my favorites. Plus, you have to love hearing songs you love just playing in the hallways!
- Outside of one of the sections, there was a lady standing with headphones and dancing at one of the listening stations – dad and I elbowed each other and started laughing really hard. We ended up hovering next to her, and jumped at the headphones when she left to hear what had motivated her awkward mom dance moves – Otis Redding.
- There was a theatre that we went into that was playing concert footage from different Hall of Fame concerts, and I could have easily spent hours in that room. Hands down my favorite moment of our visit happened in this room – the theatre was full of families and visitors, and Aretha Franklin was singing as we came in. However, Metallica came on next, and when they were joined onstage by Ozzy, who promptly encouraged the audience to “go fucking wild” there was a bit of a mass exodus of families. Some of the parents looked horrified at Ozzy and Metallica’s word choices, and as the band began to play “Enter Sandman” even more people left, including more families and the older audience members. Dad and I stood in the back of the room cracking up – I mean really. It’s the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That’s Rock and Roll for you!
- Our state count is up to 10: Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania!
Pictures from Day 5:
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- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
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- Very cool building
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- This turtle was chilling in the harbor, propped up on a log and looking around. It was a foot big!
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- the cleveland skyline
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- lake erie
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- Ohio and Oregon are the only states that had “Thanks!” signs
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- Hello Pennsylvania!
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- Hello Toll Roads!
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- pennsylvania was a really pretty drive!
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- when I saw these I yelled “Windmills!” and dad said “How old are you?!”
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- tunnel.
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- Our tunnel warning sign
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- we drove through a few mountains.
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- almost to Gettysburg!
On deck for today: Gettysburg, and then Stony Brook!!
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