Our Eastward Migration

Only five days left until we depart Seattle for our new home in Boston. We're driving across the country in our "new" camper van. There will be challenges when the kids tire of driving but it will be a memorable adventure. Here's the itinerary:

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• Thursday 6/18: The moving truck will be loaded and depart. We'll spend the night at my parents' Greenlake home.


• Friday 6/19: Get an early start leaving Seattle, aiming for Missoula, Montana with a lunch stop in Moses Lake.


• Saturday 6/20:Drive from Missoula to Yellowstone. We have reservations at the Canyon Campground.


• Sunday 6/21: Spend all day exploring Yellowstone. We have reservations for a motel room at Grant Village.


• Monday 6/22: All day drive from Yellowstone to Devil's Tower where we'll camp.


• Tuesday 6/23: A day with lots of sights and not a lot of miles. Drive from Devil's Tower to Mt. Rushmore and then the Badlands. We'll either camp at the Badlands or continue a couple of hours into northern Nebraska.


• Wednesday 6/24: One of our long days: 400+ miles across Nebraska on US-20. Hopefully we'll reach the vicinity of Sioux City in the afternoon and find a hotel with a pool.


• Thursday 6/25: Continue on US-20 across Iowa at least to the Illinois line. Maybe continue to Chicago.


• Friday 6/26: Either wake up in Chicago or finish driving there. We're visiting my Uncle Gary and Aunt Kathy in Wheaton. IL.


• Saturday 6/27: Spend all day in the Chicago area with Gary and Kathy and their family.


• Sunday 6/28: Depart Chicago in the morning and drive to the Detroit area (about 5 hours). My parents are both from Detroit and we'll visit with my Aunt Charlotte and my cousins Andre and Renee and their families and maybe my Uncle Ed.


• Monday 6/29: Spend all day visiting in the Detroit area.


• Tuesday 6/30: Depart Detroit and have a moderate driving day, perhaps to Youngstown, OH. Find a hotel with a pool.


• Wednesday 7/1: Continue driving across Pennsylvania and visit the Amish country. Perhaps camp there or continue on toward Philadelphia.


• Thursday 7/2: See the sights in Philadelphia and then drive toward New York City. Visit my good friend Bill in Hoboken, NJ.


• Friday 7/3: Spend all day in the NYC area. We might try to catch the first boat to the Statue of Liberty but on the July 4 holiday that's sure to be crazy.


• Saturday 7/4: Drive from NYC to Boston and show the girls the new house. We'll be in a hotel until mid-week.


• Monday 7/6: I start work.


• Tuesday 7/7: The house purchase closes.


• Wednesday 7/8: Our household goods and second car should be delivered.