Hampton Inn Youngstown/Boardman Poland

... Chicken n' Dumplin's, mashed potato, green beens, and biscuits &#8211; mmmmmmmm. The gift shop attached was all decorated up with gorgeous Christmas themed decorations other lovely 'country' style things &#8211; I resisted buying too many things, just a couple of Christmas ornaments &amp; a gift for a friend back home. <br><br>Going to stay in Youngstown, Ohio tonight since we lost an hour ...

Made it through Pennsylvania by dinnertime...staying in Youngstown, Ohio ad doing Math with Mara, bathtime with girlies...off to Indianapolis tomorrow. We'll stay there with my friend Laura. Song of the Day...Lovegame..you should see Dessa dance to this one. A total crackup. <br>

... showing the coming storms for the afternoon. I rode alone and was in long before the luggage made it so I went swimming in the indoor pool ( lots of them in these northern hotels) the water had to be 85 or better it was like a hot tub! It is strange that today was a light day we only climbed 4,000 feet and the mileage was only 93. Before the trip that would have been an epic! Almost time for route rap, and dinner!

Erie, Pa today. I enjoy the ride out on the Presque Isle Peninsula. Took the scenic boat tour and went out into the lake. The last time I went, it was too rough to go out on the lake, so we stayed in the bay. I found the bay ride to be more interesting than today's tour. I ...

I judged this place too quickly. It is a nice campground, just not where I'm parked. Apparently, this area right by the lake is where the locals come to play on the weekend. I walked around a couple miles or so and still didn&#8217;t see all of the camping area. Lots of wooded and quiet areas with ************e around. <br><br>I went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

What a crazy place I picked to stay for the next 3 days! I really wasn't expecting to find it in the first place because there are no signs along the road anywhere. The first sign was right by the driveway. This place is mostly an open field with hundreds of campers and tents with at least 3-4 kids per unit ...

This is about a trip that hasn't happened yet. About August of 2009 I will ride my BMW k75 from home (Cortland, Ohio) to Connecticut and then upward to Maine and then down the east coast to Florida. Connecticut to vist the Mystic Seaport Museum which I haven't seen since about 1959, Main just because and Florida to visit oldest daughter and grandkids. I may stop off somewhere to visit an aircraft carrier if I can find one.

So here I am...a new travel blogger...but that doesn't mean that I'm new to traveling. From my start of highschool, every extra dollar I've earned has been dedicated to expanding my cultural bubble just a little further around the globe. Being blessed to have been raised in a "rich" country (by most extents of the word), it has always been a priority of mine to make sure that my travels benefit more than just me. While I hope to recount my past travels ...

... seconds before we got there - that stopped all lanes of traffic completely for quite a while. We stopped north of Washington for lunch in a great Mexican/Salvadorian restaurant that it would have been nice to sample at dinner time. By the time we got into Pennsylvania the daffodils had stopped blooming - there were leaves coming up only - and things were starting to look pretty bleak. We stopped at the Welcome Centre and think we spoke to the ...

... of weeks we meet at our Team Leader's house (Thanks Paul and Carolyn!) to make sure we are on track. Time is rapidly running out and the excitement is building. This Monday is our first run through of our presentations and we hope that they go smoothly.