Saturday already!

What a week! I haven't posted since Monday but believe me I haven't had time! Monday we saw Niagara Falls then slept in Cleveland. Tuesday, we headed for Sioux Falls but of course we stopped in Chicago for lunch and saw Michigan Lake. On Wednesday we headed for Mount Rushmore but to our surprise there was a bike rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. The road was filled with mainly Harley's.  We stopped at a place called Wall Drug tourist stop but cool! Then off to sleep at Helena, Montana. We ran into a bad storm and since our luggage is on top of the car our clothes got wet😩. We arrived in Montana close to Midnight and had to spread our clothes all over our room, it looked like our luggage exploded lol. Nothing could stop us, we were headed to Glacier National park in the morning!

Then on Thursday we headed to Glacier National Park, we went up the Going to the Sun Road, very scary, we thought we were going to die! A little narrow road up the side of the mountain, it was raining then usually the road leads you out the other side of the park but just a little setback it was closed due to a wildfire. That meant we had to go back down the same way! On the way to the top Kristy and Rosbel almost hit a bear crossing the road and of course like a concerned mom I asked did you take a picture? That little detour put us back a couple of hours but we successfully crossed Canada in spite of the obnoxious border guard and slept in Calgary. On a side note Calgary was very pretty but we didn't have time to explore.

Yesterday, Friday, by far was the most impressive day! Banff National Park is beautiful! The scenery is spectacular, the town adorable, I loved it. We went up a Gondola to Summit Mountain, a little scary(especially when you have Rosbel moving the gondola). You are being held by a thin cable! We wish we had more time, but it was amazing every time you thought you couldn't see anything prettier you did! We took the Icefields Parkway to Jasper, what an incredible drive! Now remember this is coming from me the nature lover so you can imagine the beauty, it is breathtaking! We finished our day with bear, elk, and mountain goat sightings in the wild not in a zoo. We drove to Edmonton to spend the next two nights.

We have travelled 17 states and part of Canada in basically seven days! This is a typical crazy Estenoz trip but I do have to say we miss Tito😔. He would have loved these parks, I find myself telling Arthur, Tito would love this, but hey maybe we will do a crazy road trip with Tito and Mackenzie😉. Today we will be visiting a Spanish congregation here in Edmonton and are relaxing and refueling for the last leg of our trip. So far, this has been quite a journey!

Just Pictures!!

BOSTON TO NIAGARA FALLS TO CLEVELAND

We are leaving Boston or better said left. We arrived on Saturday at 8:30 pm it took 14 1/2 hours (I hope this wasn't a prelude of things to come). I think they inputted the most traffic and toll option in the GPS. Saturday we just arrived, ate and crashed on the positive side we were upgraded at the hotel which was cool.

Now Sunday, what a day, we had the wedding at 11:00, it was very pretty, we were able to enjoy time with the family, the wedding was at Jessica's parents home (will post pics later). After the wedding we headed into the city! We loved Boston! We parked and walked, to the park, to the waterfront, went to the aquarium, enjoyed street performers, went to Mike's Pastry for cannolis, had dinner at a pub. Definitely Boston is on my list of cities to return!

This morning we said goodbye to Tito and are headed to Niagara Falls and then Cleveland to sleep. Please excuse my writing, I am not thinking clear(lack of sleep) This is the beginning of the third day and I'm already tired! What were we thinking!! Lol but so far we haven't killed each other and its been fun. I will attempt to post pictures and will try to update but for now bye bye...

We are on our way!

We are off! We left this morning at about 6 am. Our original ETA was 5:15 thanks to traffic we are now at 6:30 at Boston. But seriously traffic on Saturday where is everyone going?

Let me update, everything fit in the cars (must have been divine intervention) but my husband says if we crash, they will have to send a search party in to find our bodies. We are excited, never have been to Boston and I want a cannoli from Little Italy.  I will try to take a pic today and post if we make it there. I' m already complaining and its the first day. What did we get ourselves into (I'm no spring chicken!!) 

I will keep updating, we all know I will have plenty of time lol...

9 Days to Trip!!

We have decided to theme our trip, (at least my husband and I) "The Amazing Race". How original, I know(note the sarcasm), but I have always loved the show and would have loved to be in it, so this is our own personal version. We are going to attempt to do something memorable in most of the cities we stay or drive through. We are stopping briefly in Niagara Falls, NY, climbing the observation tower, I know I want to eat pizza in Chicago, we are driving through Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse. We are visiting the largest mall in North America in Edmonton, Canada. There is a sky tram in Jasper National Park, etc... etc... I have one week to figure out our quick mini adventures in each place, no small feat considering everything else that has to be done. Of course, consult with Kristy and Rosbel as soon as they get back from Cuba. For now, this is all, continue updating soon...

17 Days to Trip!!

Time is flying!! It has been a very busy two weeks. We had our convention, it was great and very encouraging. This past weekend Tito visited with his girlfriend Mackenzie and her mother Debbie. Happy to report, we had an amazing weekend. This is the first time we had the opportunity to spend time with Mackenzie and for those of you who know Tito, there is actually someone out there nicer than he is. She is so sweet, beautiful inside and out, my son is very fortunate to have met her. We are ecstatic!! (No I am not writing this just in case she reads this) We are looking forward to visiting Phoenix.

17 days until our trip... Kristy and Rosbel have an apartment leased, it is small but it is furnished which is a plus. They are on their Caribbean adventure right now before the Alaskan adventure, they went to Naples, Miami and on Friday they will be traveling to Cuba for a week. Then back home to pack and go. I promised details of our trip, hopefully this week and the next I can do some planning but for now I am playing catch up. More to come soon I promise.