Day 24- Back to New York

 When you tell people you live in New York, everyone assumes the city, but there is so much more to the state than that--See Really Big State. 

 

It's been 5 years since I've spent any time in Central NY, though technically this evening was spent in the Finger Lakes.  

Today was a drive day- an 8 hour drive day from Rosslyn to Auburn.  I passed 6000 miles on the car and will be getting an oil change in the next week because it's time. - My last oil change was a month ago...so that's a new record for me, so I thought I'd take a minute to reflect on where all the milestones have happened. 

Links correspond to Blog Posts

1000 miles- Just shy of Napa, CA

2000 miles- Needles, CA

3000 miles- Cadillac Ranch

4000 miles- Honestly I forget where this happened- Probably somewhere in Mississippi. 

5000 miles- Greensboro, NC

I stayed in Auburn and hung out with friends from Work (yes work in Washington) in the Skaneateles area.  I am so appreciative they let me come out for dinner, it was great to see familiar faces and fun to watch small children launch and chase after rockets.  Also go to share a few good beers with friends which is really all I can ask for.  

Hotel Review: Inn at the Finger Lakes

Pros- Affordable (Under $80 a night), free parking, free wifi, mini fridge, microwave, single serve coffee maker, hanging and drawer space, 2 nightstands, window seat, TV, full bathroom, Elevator, Ice machine and vending available

Cons: 

• Very small room- Think NYC hotel room small, just enough room to walk on both sides of the bed but not enough room to open a full sized suitcase and still move freely.
• Parking lot is full of pick up trucks with a bunch of young guys drinking bud light
• Door must be pushed/ pulled shut, I found it slightly open- (unnerving for a solo female traveler and it looks like someone had recently tried to break in through the door. 
• Very thin walls- Heard neighbors alarm at 4am
• Pet Friendly (Yes I understand for many this is a pro- but as someone who is super allergic-I can tell there have been animals in this room)

Okay that's it for today

-Signing off for now

-C