New England #9

We ended up today in Torrington CT at a Quality Inn. Stopped a little early cause we reached empty on the laundry tank. Going to do a load today to get us home. This is without a doubt the weirdest room we have ever stayed in. It is also sort of rough, and won’t get a good review from me. (I think carpet was at the Battle of Gettysburg) The room is your normal something by something motel room with AC unit and bathroom. But then where the back wall of the room should be there is like another little room ½ again as big and the regular room with a ceiling light directly in the middle of it. Looks like a dining room. Very strange. We called the desk to ask and the girl said she didn’t know perhaps it was converted from something else. Oh and while I think about it---does anyone know why Massachusetts has this little hangy down part where Rt. 202 crosses the border into Connecticut? The entire Southern border is straight except for one little rectangle hanging down. I told Vickie pr obably back in 1789 or thereabouts, someone wanted to live in Mass. rather than Conn. Since they couldn’t move their land, they paid someone off to change the border. Or perhaps they were an influential politician. Other than the above mentioned hangy down part, and some jumbled street signs, wasn’t much to see today, and pretty slow going on Rt. 202. We have decided we’ll jump on the Interstate tomorrow and make some miles Southwest toward home. I uploaded some more pictures of Acadia and various other stuff. Continental breakfast at the Quality Inn was the usual fare with a new twist. There was a sign on the waffle batter dispenser that said "Do not touch the waffel machine, someone will assist you". Well the person who couldn’t spell waffel (pronounced wafeel) was nowhere to be found, so after waiting a while I just toasted a bagel and ate some yogurt. While I was eating, the breakfast attendant returned and started fixing her own waffel. There was a tip jar on the table, and I was conspicuous by my non-contributory nature. Well we’re off to utilize Ike’s legacy, ought to be an interesting day exploring uncharted territory for us. More later.

Wes