Ramada Watertown

... es auf dem Wg dahin nicht, da der Highway meist von einem Wall oder Baeumen begrenzt ist. Was ich vorher nicht kannte, ist der Aufbau der Strasse. Jede Richtung ist zweispurig, aber beide Richtungen sind nicht direkt nebeneinander, sondern manchmal liegen mehrere Meter und viele Baeume dazwischen, sodass man das Gefuehl hat auf einer grossen Einbahnstrasse zu fahren.

Nachdem wir nicht so genau wussten, wo wir eigentlich hinsollen, haben wir bei der Information eines ...

This morning on our first stop, Mom decided to get up close and personal with some bushes but quickly retreated, as some of the plants starting stinging and she started developing a rash. She had to spray some Bactine on both legs, her right arm and her left hand -- just call her the Bactine kid!

We ended up going about 46.5 miles today!! We did most of it from 8 am-1:30 pm we were really ...

... like they were from the Amish community but appeared to be on holiday which did not add up.  This group came from a community who followed the new testament.  They lived a simple life but had cars and electrical items, in fact one of the men was keen to tell us about his new kitchen.  

We took a walk around Gananoque town centre (if you could call it that) and it appeared to be a pound land paradise.  One ...

... of the way back was the Fort Henry Hill, a natural elevation, used strategically by the military, two hundred years ago as protection and a look out point. This is a long steep hill to climb and by the top my thighs and knees were burning. However, we pushed on and finished the final 6km. The last 500m of our trip was a long downhill slope which cooled and refreshed us after the 5 hour ride.
I was thinking it would be great to do this again next weekend!

... was of the different places in the palace, which is when we decided not to spend the money on the tour. So, we left and then also decided that it was too cold, wet, and groggy out to actually go to the other places we had on our list. We decided to just head back towards the train station. Of course on our way, I had us stop and take some really neat photographs. After that, we took the Metro to the station, and then right as we were about to get off at our ...

... we didn't think to check them earlier. BIG mistake. Not brilliantly clean, but so long as they're not completely minging you can block that out if the water is nice and hot. But it was freezing. No hint of any heat whatsoever. Neil gritted his teeth and went for it, but Mel went back to the bus and boiled a kettle!

Miles travelled: 126

Total miles travelled: 13509

Days on road: 125

States visited: 26

National Parks visited: 19

... to the marsh. This was dark and a bit scary. There was barely enough room for our boat between the water and the underside of the causeway - I felt very claustrophobic and scared of snakes or other unpleasant kinds of monsters in the black watery shadows. The marsh by Abby Dawn Road has tall cattails and lots more lillypads. The water was very still and for the most part shallow although we found a very deep spot near the culvert. I would be scared to tip ...

Alexis called in around 8:30 tonight and they are pumped. They finally put in a 60+ mile day and as best as I can figure out on Google Maps, they've put in a total of 185 miles. They are a little over half-way there and moving much faster now that they are out of the Adirondack Park!! /Madre So here is what she had to say- I've gotten really good at drafting behind the tandem. To draft, I get really close to the tandem's back tire ...

Yippee! I heard from our bikers around 12:30 today. They were in Harrisville getting ready to eat. It's looking like they have traveled 150miles so far! It sounds like they have lots of pictures to share but unfortunately they were all taken on Emily's camera and she doesn't have her cable with her to transfer the pictures to the computer. :( Here's what Alexis had to say- Yesterday we ...

... simply stated. Growing up in Buffalo was one thing ... I swear, Watertown was 10 times worse! Despite the severe temperatures and weather, this assignment for me, turned out to be my most enjoyable in the Army. This was where I really learned my job. The group of men and women that I worked with, were some of the very best in this career field. On top of that, it was from Fort Drum, NY that I ...