Effingham Hampton Inn

Travel Blogs from Effingham

Effingham to Flora

A travel blog entry by apairofpollys

... was out of the south at 10-15 mph. We couldn't wait to get off the highway, as much if not more for the wind than for the traffic! We will soon discover AGAIN "watch what you wish for" when our route finally takes us onto back county roads! We turned off of 45 and passed through Louisville, IL, (I threw in the IL for those of you who need the clarification!) pop. 1200, and is the Clay County Seat with a distinguished county building. Our route was ...

Effingham - A Day of Rest

A travel blog entry by apairofpollys

... under our flags and one for each of the back panniers. Now for the bike check... Devon's bike needed adjusting of the shifters to eliminate the chain from slipping; the headset adjusted to correct a wobble in the steering; she also had a new seat installed. Larry's shifting was also way out of adjustment and the crank on the pedals needed to be tighted. Robby, the manager of the shop, and Kyle were very good at their craft and were ...

Mattoon to Effingham

A travel blog entry by apairofpollys

... to inquire. After a few minutes the ominous-looking un-forecasted sky seemed to be closing in on us. With little alarm, we hurried off. A light mist started around noon, nothing to warrant a stop to don a raincoat, not to mention one of us was already wearing one! By noon-thirty the rain picked up so we decided to stop at 'Patty Cakes' Cafe in the town of Neoga (pop.1600), the sort of cafe that everyone should ...

Champaign to Mattoon

A travel blog entry by apairofpollys

Last night, while working on the mapping I talked to Kyle, the desk clerk at the hotel. He was extremely helpful with the safest/ quickest roads. I mentioned to him that I was concerned about my tire, he listened and spent a little time after the end of his shift, then left for home. Twenty minutes later he came back and said that while driving home he remembered Dick's Sporting Goods opened in the early am, which one wouldn't expect on a Sunday. What a ...

Winery stop

A travel blog entry by bldiederich

Since we decided that we are going to visit all the state together, and you can't count them from just driving through; we decided to stop in Illinois at a winery and do a tasting. The winery is a gorgeous Tuscan built building with a fountain and a round about out front. We went in a did a tasting and ended up walking out with 4 bottles. :P
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