Holiday Inn Lawrence, Ks

up about 6a.m. pretty windy outside this morning. When I went out our 2 camp chairs had tipped over an our small grill. Nothing too bad. We put the rest of the stuff away- checked all our locks and steps and headed out. A pretty boring straighforward drive today.South on highway 35 to HIghway 70. One small incident today. In Illinois there is quite a bit of construction. Well ...

... is enormous, gong back deeper and deeper with large service rooms.

Of the 11 beers we sampled, 4 were wheats. They were all okay. Kelly really enjoyed the filtered County Seat Wheat. I thought it had a strong penicillin taste. The raw wheat was more to my liking, especially with a dose of lemon. The raspberry wheat was clean and refreshing, a nice treat. The fourth wheat (I didn't write down the name of it, sorry) was just average.

I was intrigued by the Tiger Paw ...

... over 4,000 feet today the landscape was rolling and I think we will be having a lot more of that to come. The weather cooperated with a quartering tail wind and rode solo. It was neat traveling through the small towns and looking at the holiday decorations and at the second SAG today it looked like the entire town was out on the village lawn having a picinic!

... After that, I took it back home where Cari swept and wiped down the interior while I removed each wheel one at a time to remove the half inch of mud caked onto the inside of the wheel and wheel well. The next morning I bought some touch-up paint at the store and tidied up a lot of rock chips on the drivers side front fender and side mirror.

When I pulled up to return the car, the man was already outside and he took the keys and leaned in to check the ...

Last night I realized that since we plan to spend at least a day checking out Edmonton, there's no point in trying to rush there. So, we slept in and are leaving now at 10:15am. We should get close to Canada today, and tomorrow we'll go for Saskatoon. That will leave us with time to spend with the family hosting us in Edmonton (see www.couchsurfing.com) and also leave more time to see things this weekend.

... Yellowknife, NT. Depending on how long we stop in each place, we'll try to sneak our way into Alaska at some point, maybe at near Skagway. I think the bulk of Alaska will needs its own dedicated trip next time. We only have two weeks and two days to travel, so we'll need to fly along the roads the first day or so.

I attached some of my magnetic material to the exterior of the car so we can put an "Arctic or bust" sign ...

... so I really don't need to be looking at any summer clothes. I found a great sweater and a pair of pants to lounge in on the bus. And both were on clearance. Then I grabbed a cart and started the filling. I found my way up and down the aisles, stopping at all things interesting, weaving and bobbing through the crowds. Then I headed over to the Super part of the Super Target. That means ...

The adventure began a long time ago. Well beyond this logue. I first started this logue over a year ago back in Spain on my Study Abroad trip. Since then, it hasn't stopped. As you have probably read in previous notes, even returning home was an adventure in it self. Jumping right back into ski season.. going to Illinois, Missouri,Indiana, Califorinia, Louisianna... flowing right into wintern snowboarding season in Colorado a few times... Spring time came about and I returned ...

... in that bag), set my alarm, sat on the couch in my underwear and turned on the Spanish channel (again, I have no idea how I remembered the channel) and fell asleep. I guess, I figured it's like studying in your sleep. Mom came down in the morning really really confused. Anyway. It's my first day of school. I decided to take my first shower since being back and I'm already late. I walk in and the people I know, snicker, and the others I don't know just look at ...

... advances. We exited the Library, and Mr. Troy called us in for a quick meeting. He solemnly announced to a stunned audience that we would be staying in a HOTEL tonight. We broke out into cheers, which were quickly hushed, but then we roared again when he said he was ordering pizza, too! We piled onto the buses in tremendously great moods, incredibly excited. The past study tours had stayed in hotels 3 to 5 times, but as we ...