We were so excited to get on the road again. Housesitting is great for a little rest and to get things done on the van. I also managed to get some videos finished but not as much as I would have liked. 3 days of “flu” didn’t help.

Today was a big driving day. The weather was yuck so we just fast forwarded towards letchworth state park, which is known as the Grand Canyon on the east.

It would take us 6 hours to get there taking motorways, or 9 hours avoiding them. Guess which option we chose?

I’ll give you a minute, let us know if you guessed correctly.

Today we saw a sign that got me very excited. Hamilton to the left, morrinsville straight ahead. I mean, what are the odds of that? There was even a cow sign in morrinsville.

We also drove through some English towns, Leeds, Norfolk, and even drove through Scotland and Ireland! This part of the country seems to be having an identity crisis!

We drove through many charming villages, some with massive houses.

We made a couple of stops. Walmart for a warmer blanket and some supplies, and a coffee pit stop beside an ice skating rink! Okay, at this time of year it’s just a lake, but still cool to think they ice skate on it in winter.

There were a few free places to stop overnight and we chose the del lago casino and resort. It was 6pm by the time we stopped so that was about 10 hours travelling fort the day. We had a look inside the casino but weren’t tempted. The restaurants looked bland too so we opted for a salad wrap back in the van.

We are still about 2 hours from the letchworth state park.