Holiday Inn Express And Suites Grand Blanc

... inclusive resort pampering/beach/snorkle/food.
In Puerto Vallarta we're taking the complete city tour that includes a stop at a Tequilla factory...sweeeet! We can also set up this tour to go to anywhere we'd like, like the beach, which sure sounds good to me! Can't wait.

... diversion into Great Smoky Mountain National Park to see the fall colors. A week from tomorrow, we'll be back at our friend Pat's Place, in Webster, Florida, where warm weather awaits!

The colors have started to change up here - will upload a couple of pics taken today as we're traveing.

We obtained baseball tickets online for a game between Tampa Bay and Detroit on Sunday, August 30, 2009 in Detroit (Comerica Park). We sat in section 121OD, row 9, seats 9-12. They were excellent seats. We were within 25' of the Tampa Bay dugout. The Tigers won 4 to 3. After the game, we took the people mover (monorail system) and had dinner in Greek Town.

Frankenmuth - "Michigan's Little Bavaria" began with the founding of St. Lorenz Church in 1845. Frankenmuth is well known for Bavarian heritage, hospitality, and charm. Frankenmuth is re-known for its German festivals, food, shopping and dining. We ate at the Bavarian Inn. Established in 1888, the restaurant is famous for its all-you- can-eat chicken dinners and its Wiener Schnitzel.

Frankenmuth is also the home of Bonner’s – the World’s largest Christmas store.

Vidon Plastics is owned by the Dube family. They manufacture multiple extruded parts and primarily sell to commercial and automotive industries. The plant occupies 50,000 square feet and is located on eight acres of land in Lapeer, MI. There is plenty of room for further expansion. The Company employs about 50 people; work 3 shifts and has a gain sharing program. Tour of the plant was most impressive.

We're heading west to go home after a fantastic summer.

It feels so right to be back on my bike again, it's like we never parted.

Was on the road by noon. A good, albeit wet, ride today. A bit of delay at the Sarnia/Port Huron border for Matt to renew his visa waiver form but no complaints ...

... of the most fantastic thunder storms we had ever seen in our lives. Really cool but the tiniest bit scary when in a tent.

Columbiaville is a great little town with a great little pub that our team visited regularly just to ensure we were helping the local economy and not being a burden. We had some fantastic nights of Karaoke and Jesse stunned everyone with his amazing skills with an audience, everyone was enthralled.

We spent most of our ...

... was happy to share his car seat with him. We took Jacko to our favorite Mexican restaurant (Neurto Vallarta) and he was a big fan of the Nachos Carbon! Jack had fun hanging out around the house. He liked the ball pit and was really into Party Cheese!! Jack in the ball pit Jack with his cheese. We took Jacko to a pumpkin patch/apple orchard ...

... better once I move back to school at the end of the month. My life is on pause and its driving me nuts. Argentina gave me a good opportunity to focus on Spanish, my second major. I've been so focused on Journalism throughout the end of my high school and college years, I haven't been able to reflect enough on other aspects of my life. I think that was the most valuable experience I had in Buenos Aires. My brother, sister ...

... something wrong with the car." I could feel it too. Then Dan noticed we were out of gas. It was kind of funny, but we had to jump out and push the car off the road before a bunch of drunk DMB fans hit us. We sat in the car until Josh showed up in the Uplander (ugly minivan SUV thing) with some gas. Then we headed into Indy to see Neil, a friend of Dan's at some dive bar with a bunch of metalheads. We had a really good time and got back around 4am. Yesterday we drove about ...