The countdown is over! We left town on the morning of April 14 for the first leg of our road trip. That's our car ready for the road, with remnants of snow in the background. It was a beautiful travel day, sunny bright and cool. We crossed the border into the US at about 9 AM, passing the mighty Mt. Katahdin on the way, as seen here, and stopped at the Panera in Augusta for a quick lunch.

On entering Massachusetts, we stopped for a break at Welcome Center and ran in to Bob Grant from Fredericton, a buddy from the gym. Bob is driving to FL to meet some of the guys for a few days of golf, and then meeting up with his family to partake in the ultimate Disney experience (They are flying down from NB).

Since Saucony closed their outlet store in Bangor, we decided to stop at the New Balance outlet in Lawrence, MA. It's a large store located on the ground floor of one of the old riverside mills. They have a great selection of clothing and shoes at really good prices so we each picked up new running shoes. We're ready to make some tracks now!

We arrived at the Marriott in Rocky Hill, CT around 5 PM and after a quiet dinner at the nearby MichelAngelo's called it a day. We abandoned our plans to go to the gym, as we were just too beat.