Today was the first day of my 40-day, 10,000+ mile cross-country road trip. For today, I was planning to travel from Mendham, NJ to Midland, Ontario, a trip of around 525 miles. I left Mendham shortly after 7am this morning and arrived in Midland at 7pm, making a long mid-morning stop around 40 miles west of Binghamton, NY, a lunch/gas stop outside of Buffalo, and a mid-afternoon stop in Burlington, Ontario (as well as two brief other stops). Rush hour traffic in Toronto added a fair amount of travel time. Today (as well as tomorrow and Monday) is one of the days that I was planning to cover an especially large distance, largely due to the fact that there was not much sightseeing that I was planning to do. While much of my distance today was on large highways, I also did a sizable amount on smaller highways, shortening my time on I-81 and avoiding the New York State Thruway. This also proved to be a prettier route, although I did not take many pictures.
After arriving in Midland, I was quite tired. I went to the small downtown area and got a sandwich at Dino's Fresh Food Deli. Afterwards, I walked around the marina, which is situated on Georgian Bay (which I'd say is more of a lake than a bay). I did manage to take some pictures at the Midland Marina.
I'm resting at the motel (Kings Inn Midland), which is fine for a ~$50 per night motel and preparing for an early start tomorrow.
Next Stop: Escanaba, MI, on the Upper Peninsula
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