We had a long way to drive today but still decided to stay
off the interstates for the start which means we could see the ‘real’ america
(they are the coolest roads, so easy to get around all odd numbers go north
south and even east to west. It makes getting lost fairly hard- though we still
managed to.) so it ended up taking us nearly 10 hours to drive from Lake George
to Buffalo.
We firstly drove through Saratoga Springs which was a quaint
little old town that is known for huge horse races. We stopped at a church on the
way out of town that was having a yard sale. I got a dress and Sarah got a few
pairs of pants but we wanted to buy all this beautiful furniture and ice
skates!
Along the road trip every time we went over a railway track
Sarah would get excited – and we went over lots! So after the yard sale we saw
these beautiful railway tracks right next to the water so we quickly pulled
over to get some photos. Then I decided I didn’t like my dress in the photos
(vain) so I changed and so did Sarah. Then being stupid I put on my angel wings
and halo and walked onto the tracks only to run off them quickly as a train
came! I waved as it went past and got many strange looks, although some of the
photos look cool- YOLO.
Back in the car we worked out the radio and found a local
station (very redneck). However, they were discussing this huge county fair at
Herkimer so we followed the signs and even though we got lost and were giving
up on finding it we turned the corner and there it was. It was a true county
fair with a crowned Miss Herkimer, tractors, rides and food. We made friends
with one of the carnies who I swear wanted to marry one of us or maybe both of
us lol.
After leaving Herkimer we popped into a town called Utica.
To picture it think of what you think of a ghetto from the movies. We were
trying to find Maccas and at a red light we couldn’t help but hear a group of
teenagers sitting on their porch talking with sentences like “oh no gurl he
didn’t”, “hell no”. On the way back from
maccas we again stopped at the lights and they Sarah yells out the window “Hey,
how yall doing!” Then they started talking to us and were like “I’ll have what
she’s on” to which Sarah replies “im high on life!” It was hilarious. Then the
conversation went on until they decided they were going to find us some
American boys, but unfortunately the lights changed before they could lol.
This encounter left us in stitches but due to spending so
much time stopping and doing random things we were still only half way to
Buffalo so we hopped on the interstate and fast tracked the rest of the trip.
We made it to the hotel in time for a late dinner which was perfect because our
hotel was right across from a shopping strip that went on for 5 km!
We ended up at TGIF for dinner and I know it’s a chain store
but omg their meals were great and for $12 we could get a 2 course meal. Plus
we signed up to their rewards program so got a free dessert which was the best
thing ever!
What a day!
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