Further to yesterday's post, I investigated the possibility of visiting the Wright brothers cycle shop and home in Dayton, Ohio. But they are not there anymore! Henry Ford (yep, the car maker) bought the Wrights house and shop and moved it, brick by brick, to his historical (nowadays we would call it a "theme park"!!) Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Ohio. I then started to comtemplate the possibility of a new route for our New England & Canada 2 week trip. In fact, I have now designed a route which almost skips New England, see here:
Boston-Montreal
Montreal-Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls-Dearborn (Michigan)
Dearborn-Cleveland (Ohio)
Cleveland-Boston.

A grand total of approx 1780 miles, driving in a big circle and almost encircling Lake Eire. This means not going to Maine and New Hampshire but to Ohio and Michigan instead. Is it worth it? Well, let's see. Perusing and asking questions at the very helpful Thorn Tree Lonely Planet forum , I gather than apart from the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, there is the Rock n Roll Hall of fame in Cleveland -where, amongst many other memorabilia there is a very complete collection of Jimi Hendrix exhibits - and I am having a look at this website: Ohio Historical Society which lists most of Ohio's historical sites and museums.

On the other hand, New England is supposed to be so very beautiful .. plus the lobster and crab so... What to do? What to do?...


Como consecuencia de mi post de ayer, me puse a investigar las posibilidades de visitar la tienda de bicicletas y la casa de los hermanos Wright en Dayton, Ohio. Pero ya no estan alli! Henry Ford (si, el de los coches), compro la casa y tienda de los hermanos Wright llevandolas, ladrillo a ladrillo, a su 'pueblo historico' (hoy en dia lo llamariamos 'parque tematico'!!!) de Greenfield Village en Dearborn, Ohio. Asi que me puse manos a la obra, planeando una nueva ruta para nuestro viaje de 2 semanas a New England y Canada. De hecho, he planeado una nueva ruta que casi no incluye New England!:
Boston-Montreal
Montreal-Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls-Dearborn (Michigan)
Dearborn-Cleveland (Ohio)
Cleveland-Boston.

En total, aproximadamente un circulo de 1870 millas, casi rodeando el lago Eire. Implica no ir a Maine y New Hampshire, sino Ohio y Michigan. Vale la pena? Veamos. Despues de leer y preguntar en el utilisimo forum de Thorn Tree Lonely Planet , veo que, aparte del Henry Ford Museum y el Greenfield Village, he encontrado el Rock n Roll Hall of fame en Cleveland donde, por ejemplo, exhiben la mayor coleccion de objetos relacionados con Jimi Hendrix . Tambien le he echado una ojeada a esta pagina web : Ohio Historical Society donde aparecen la mayoria de lugares historicos y museos en Ohio.

Por otro ladao, New England se supone que es una region bellisima .. y que decir de las langostas y el cangrejo?... Que hacer? Que hacer?....


The weather today:
Fair
16C
UV Index:3 Moderate
Wind:From the West at 14 mph
Dew Point: 3C
Humidity:42%