With the route fairly well defined, we decided to start looking into places to stay along the way. As luck would have it, we had our annual Preakness Party in May and one of our good friends, Rusty, mentioned airbnb. We had never heard of airbnb, so thought we should check it out. Per the airbnb site, “Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone.” In other words, people rent out a room or an entire home (or castle!) to travelers like us. This seemed so perfect and in line with what we want – a view of America – all 48 contiguous states. And it seems to us that we can get a better peak at the real America by staying in people’s homes. So I started booking and, to date, I have booked 18 rooms via airbnb, 11 B&B’s, 2 timeshare weeks (both Marriott’s), 9 hotels, and 7 friend’s guest rooms. So it looks like we won’t be sleeping in the Boxster, after all!
Haunted on Halloween!
After we booked a room for October 31st, we found out that it is in a haunted house and is actually on the haunted house tour for that evening. If my blogs end on October 31st, you will know why! How fun is this? Also, as I began booking the stays, the route changed a little bit and I’ve updated the map accordingly. As we travel, we will be blogging about our experiences both on the road and about the places we stay (and, of course, taking loads of pictures). We look forward to you following us on our USA adventure!
