Wednesday, 7 September.  No pics.

Enjoyable country roads.  Small towns. Stopped by Hamilton, NY. Saw grandfather and step grandmother’s gravesite. Cleaned it up.  Was there only once before, so finding it was impressive. The Colgate University campus is so large now.  New and old buildings mixed together. For the first time on this journey (4,500 miles?) I saw a Clinton sign on a front lawn. There was a woman sweeping the front porch (how cool is that?), so I stopped and told her.  Funny.

If there is one location in Rome that holds nothing but happy memories it is The Savoy restaurant. The adjoining bar was always a mysterious darkness in my youth.  Today I sat there. Had my eternal spaghetti and meat balls. They still have a picture of my dad on the wall, which isn’t saying that much.  Lots of pictures.

Staying in a hotel. After three days in a tent, I needed some luxury.