Next stop was a little-known town in western Massachusetts called Easthampton. It’s downtown blocks were quaint yet trendy. I’d actually been there years prior for a July 4th river float but few landmarks stood out as much of the area is wooded. We went to reunite with my gal pal from LA, Alexis. We stayed at her and her boyfriend’s house in a little 2nd story guest loft. We made ourselves dinner and drank some craft beers before hitting the town. Alexis works locally and seemed to know everybody so we were treated well and probably over served. No complaints there.
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After our last day in Jackson, WY consisting of rest and errands we were ready for the next leg of our journey and one that I personally had been very excited about for several reasons. Colorado had always been a place I wanted to explore more, as there is just SO much to do there and so many little towns and cities to discover. It was also the first stop in a place that I had originally put in the top 3 running for “Places I might move to” (following the trip). On top of all that, I would meet Alejandro, a guy I had been speaking to for many months and never had the opportunity to see face-to-face.
Read MoreWe woke up SUPER early (like in the 4 o’clock hour) to make it back to across Vancouver Island to the ferry dock in time for the 8:30 departure. We slept in the car for the entire duration of the 2-hour ferry, broken up by screaming children playing tag in the vehicle cargo level of the ship. Luckily I’m a fairly hard sleeper but Katie dreamt of suddenly opening the car door to close line the little bastards as they ran by.
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