Today we started the long legs of our trip, the first of two 7-ish hour days in the car from the Poconos to Webster Groves. We took a half-way break at Doolittle Station in DuBois, PA. We explored the dinosaurs and train cars, picking up a small snack at the cafe before continuing on. Pictures from today:

Today was our Poconos visit. After a mediocre breakfast at our hotel and some swimming time at the hotel pool, we headed to Columcille Megalith Park to get out a bit. It wasn’t a long hike, but Izzy ran around, eventually getting lost and needing me to go find her. Luckily it wasn’t a big park. We had lunch at a small park and playground in the city and headed out a little bit to do mini-golf and drive go-karts. Izzy spotted a crystal store on our drive and insisted on stopping. Tomorrow is our fist long of two days of longer drives to get to St. Louis on Wednesday.

We stopped for ice cream on the drive back to the hotel, again returned to the pool and hot tub for a swim. This evening will be take-out pizza and TV.

Susanna, Izzy and I started our big summer vacation today. Instead of Sweden this year, we are heading to St. Louis. We left early and stopped by New Britain to take Ben and his girlfriend, Nu, out to breakfast before heading to the Pocono’s for two nights. We decided to make this a relaxing trip and forgo camping for hotels and dining out.