Three-Week Trip at Cost of About £125 in All Mrs. Francis J. Smith, who, with her husband, recently toured the United States and Canada in a taxi. has now described her unusual adventure.
Mr. Smith, who is head of a perfumery company with a factory in Watford England, hired the tax Washington for three weeks, In that time 2,000 miles were covered Fortunately the meter was not ticking up the dollars all that time. Mr. Smith made a bargain with the driver to map out a tour for them so that they arrived back in New York in time to board the Berengona three weeks later, and agreed on $625 (about £125) for the fare.
Their tour extended south, through the historic towns of Virginia, then northward to Pennsylvanin and over the border into Canada.
Visits were paid to Niagara Falls. Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, and they then returned to New York by way of Lake Placid in time to board the Berengari:
"We just saw the driver and the {axi casually in Washington," Mrs. Smith said. "We liked the look of them both, and as we wanted to make a tour of the United States and Canada. we simply engaged them—that's all. We don't like travelling by train; we prefer motoring."
"They had no idea of taking a taxi holiday when they left England," said a member of the family. "When they were in Washington they decided to hire the taxi on the spur of the moment, and the driver acted as their guide."
The driver, remarked: "IV's just too bad Im not working on the meter, but'a flat rate's pretty good, too.
"Say, they had one of the bes: times an Englishman and his wife have ever had in Im hoping they're coming back soon wi their som and daughter, and Til take em all out West on a reàl trip."
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