Hampton Inn Madison East

... Wisconsin, we proudly donned some cheese heads and Sammy got his picture made with the giant farmer holding cheese and a sausage. You'd have to be there to understand. Minnesota has really taken on environmental issues with hundreds of huge windmills. The last stop of the day was dinner in Sioux Falls, SD. We ate at Bob's made famous in the Roadfood book. It was as described. We love it and the owners. Time for bed. On to Mt Rushmore........

... 2009 Pug Hug. I also walked up State St and took photos of people. I enjoyed these photos so posted them here too.<br><br>This is the end of this section of the blog. I plan on continuing to travel, in fact I'm writing this from Ashland OR where I have not taken my camera out of it's bag yet...hmmmm.<br><br>1 year, 40,000 miles, improved physical health, lots of adventures, visits to beautiful place, and connecting with new and old friends.<br>

... br>move.... the poor people trying to get back into Chicago after a a<br>weekend must've been waiting for hours! I noticed that the standstill<br>on that side went on for more than 10kms!<br><br>Today our aim is to<br>get to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The next day we should be in Rapid<br>City (the badlands!) where we'll pass by Mount Rushmore...<br><br>Hopefully<br>we'll have enough time to take it slowly and meander through<br>Yellowstone National ...

... iced over for the hardy fisher people. I reconnected with my friends at line dance and actually remembered some of the dances. <br><br>Stayed in Madison for 2 weeks while I caught up on doctor appointments. I was reminded why I left as the weather was damp and cold and my body responded with pain. Oh well.<br>

... Number of photos taken: 1815 (plus 18 videos) Jess' favorite places: Ireland &amp; Switzerland Cynthia's favorite places: Ireland, Switzerland &amp; Croatia City we'd most likely move to tomorrow: London, England City that surprised us (pleasantly) the most: Ljubljana, Slovenia Biggest dud: Venice, Italy (except that Jess' mom was there and that was great) Number of unforgettable memories: countless Even with the world ...

... area, called the Scottish Arms. I figured I have not had that type of food... in 14 years so I dropped in. The inside of the restaurant was of dark stained oak, tartans and plaques on the walls, and my fave... a bartender in a Kilt. I ordered myself some haggis and sat down for a bit more blogging. I left the bar and St. Louis for that matter and continued on my trek. I am heading up to Madison, Wisconsin to ...

... t hurt his feelings. As Kris and I chatted and laughed, my host returned outside. He apologized for the earlier scene and said that all was well for me to come inside. I told him that Kris and I were chatting because I'd forgotten to ask him about animals and that my allergies were so bad that I wasn't going to be able to stay longer than just the night. <br><br>In we came with the mat, mother and daughter sat on the sofa and did not respond as ...

... and then 5 weeks in Southeast Asia. Fortunately I am not going alone, and have a great travel buddy, Kelly! The way I met Kelly is a great story: I had been back in the U.S. from my South America trip for only 3 weeks and my good friend Caren (who is the definition of a free-spirit :) invited me on a "spring break" extravaganza. So I flew down one way on a standby ticket to Atlanta where I met up with Caren and we drove down to Brunswick, Georgia, where we spent the night at ...

We are getting one last blast of winterly weather today with temps in the low 40's and winds of 20 plus MPH, and RAIN!We are still optimistic that the storm will move out and we can fire the bikes up at 7:00am for our departure. The temperature will be in the high 40's and yes that calls for cold weather gear [ Long Underwear ]and turtleneck's. This is Wisconsin and you are ...

After moving from my nightspot I went to a roadside picnic area past Cambridge on route 12 and had my lunch. Then on to Madison, a new capitol for me but that was before I started touring all the capitol buildings. My main area of interest was the arborrtum, which I toured and then to the best free zoo ...