Thursday, August 29, 2019

1979 Roberta's Postcards -July 6,7,8

Roberta & Grandma are on a trip to New England (and Canada?)
AKRON MOTEL POSTCARD
116 South 7th Street
Akron, PA  17501
Located 8 miles South of Pa. Turnpike Exit No. 21 or 9 miles North of Lancaster on Rt. 272.  Clean comfortable accommodations; Family owned; TV, Air Conditioning and Dutch tours; close to Amish farmland and points of interest.
Tuesday AM [postmarked Scranton PA 3 Jul 1979]

Mom -- I'm all finished w/ beige in rug -- and had 2 strands extra!  Sure slower w/ no one to read charts for me!!  No problem w/ gas -- just the price -- 95.9 -- We sure saw Pittston -- built on many hills -- lots of old houses ---

Love, Berta



DORKAT MOTEL POSTCARD
3990 WEST HENRIETTA RD
ROCHESTER NY



7/8/79 [postmarked Buffalo NY]
Hi!  Good to talk to you all --sure cool!  Sweatshirt stays on all day!  On Route 54 got mushrooms -- very slow -- no help -- just constant chatter out of 2 w/me!!  Waiting now at Kodak factory for 9:30 AM tour -- then on to Niagara.  I'm wearing my socks!

Love,
Berta

7/9/79
[postmarked Cananook (?) Ontario]
Hi! Now on 3-hour boat ride around 1,000 islands -- really pretty.  Grandma took similar boar ride when she went to Niagara Falls before she was married.  Using both AAA & Mobil books lots.  Used disc. coupon for Eastman house - Rochester.  Saw Boldt's [?]  Castle -- owner of Waldorf Astoria.  To Ottowa tomorrow -- Toronto was quite a nice city -- warm -- went swimming -- 1st time.

Love,
Berta

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