Ramada Limited South Windsor

Phew... Going through US Customs was a bit trying... No searching but a lot of questions meant - I supposed - to catch us with something bad... Who knows. We did not loose any meal. We're in the middle of a fairground, with a weak WiFi but OK. The only analog TV channels are from Detroit but the Detroit area offers 22 digital channels, many

Longer day than expected but we grinded the flying condo to a halt. No problem other than a sticking lock on the propane door.

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Ah Detroit...home to the Pacers-Pistons brawl at the palace, the Russian national hockey team, and what will be the remnants of the once great American auto-industry once the bailout money is misappropriated and gone. I just had a burger at Chili's too for lunch, figuring it will be the last ...

Our bags are packed... we're ready to go. Could be a good song! We've finally managed to squeeze our belongings into suitcases weighing less than fifty pounds. I actually started packing Saturday, weighing, adjusting, repacking, matching outfits until I maximized all my choices. Thank God for Chico's!!! I'm counting on hot weather, and, if not, luckily there will ...

The morning leaving the island was quite surreal for me.  For the first time that I can remember I was properly prepared for a trip with a surplus of time to leisurely pack my belongings.  Suprisingly, I did not mentally prepare myself for the fact that I would be living in a foreign country for the better half of a year.  On this particular day, I solely was thinking about finally escaping my tiny hometown.  I have to admit that at some points this summer I speculated whether or not my ...

... t get the seat fixed.

Cath and I walk up the road a100 metres and find a family restaurant (like a diner no alcohol but wholesome cheap food). Good food again. We tried to take a photo of someone smoking in the restaurant as this is so foreign to us but I almost got caught so you will just have to remember the eighties in Australia to understand.

Off to bed

A nice relaxing day with a bit of time to catch up at the end

Today we left Richfield Springs for Windsor, Ontario. During the 8 plus hours of driving, we passed through some beautiful countryside. Cocoa was a little unsettled again today so I took her cat bed out of the carrier and let her wander around the back for a while. She eventually went to the bed and slept most of the way. I had forgotten how beautiful it was through the Niagara Region and around Burlington and Hamilton. We were in heavy traffic so ...

... are you cannot, and won't need to eat 5 pounds to satisfy your hunger These are not nice topics because we don't want to be told that the food that we like, and the way that we eat are not that healthy, but I think you'd rather be healthy by choice, not by chance. I am sharing what I've learned here for you to make an informed decision of how you want to eat. Jordan and I are learning and our perspective on eating is ...

The day that I found The House, I told myself that I must have done something good in my last life that I have this luck. That was 12 July, the 2nd week that I arrived Windsor. I found out from the Windsor tourist guidebook that there is a Glasswork Studio in town and they teach glass blowing classes. I thought that might be something interesting to learn and I always love glassware (still remember the 6 carton boxes of glassware that I packed from Discovery Bay?) I ...

... Vietnamese grocery store, where I can get Lee Kam Kee Oyster Sauce, Kim Lan Soy Sauce, Nissin (chut chin yat ding) instant noodles, pak choy and Fish Sauce. - 3 blocks from the beautiful riverside park / bike path which overlooks the Detroit skyline (yet Jordan and I both agreed that the skyline is not even 1/10 close to the magnificent skyline of HK, we miss HK!) Our home is on the 7/F. We thought our friend Phoebe would laugh like crazy ...

I got a package from a mysterious woman in Portland OR. It contains FABULOUS HOMEMADE VEGAN MARSHMALLOWS!!!! I **** you not.... I've been trying to concot them for about 6 years. You do not understand how awed and extactic I am. I feel like I've won a million dollars. I haven't been this happy since who knows when. She is my god... She is giving me the recipe and all the necessary details like the ...