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Our First Escape Plug-In Hybrid Road Trip to the Cottage

  As Theo would say, "The first time we're using our new car is on a road trip!" I can't believe how much cars have advanced in 10 years. So weird to have a built in screen with a back up camera.  Lane assist, traction control. Wait, I think our good old Honda Inisght was just really barebones. Plus it was actually 15 years old.  The fancy part of our new Ford Escape is that we've upgraded from a hybrid to a plug-in hybrid. About 40 miles all electric and then 40+ mpg gallon for a few hundred more miles.  The kids are loving the roomy backseat.  Driving through Cornell, we stopped at Sam's Place and Diner . We were surprised to see the interior had changed a lot since the last time we were here . I guess things change a lot after nearly ten years. Then we promised the kids ice cream at Dylan's Dairy.  Cute place but was hoping it was homemade ice cream. We had left in the morning instead of the night before so we could stop at Timm's Hill . The highest...