Red Roof Inn Cleveland - Westlake

... meet them or see them out of habit. I've gotten a few looks. Also ordering food and normal daily activities - I'll catch myself trying to speak in Spanish. whoops. It's just weird being back in the states. Good, but weird.

I love seeing all of my friends and family. I love the Christmas decorations! I can't wait to go shopping and look at all of the lights around town. Drink hot chocolate. Go ice ...

I just got the bike out of the shop! I've added heated HANDLEBAR inserts (not heated grips), which work great! I also added a cruise-mate lever, so I don't have to mess with that stupid wheel thingey which is standard on the bike.

I also bought Gerbing heated jacket liner and glove liners.

AND, added a mud flap to the ...

... om hem aan te kunnen raken, maar ach... dat geluk had ik in 1993 al eens gehad.

Tussen het uitreiken van de polsbandjes en de lotterij kun je doen en laten wat je wilt. Met een jongen die voor mij in de rij stond ben ik wat gaan eten in een pub in de buurt. Hij kende de omgeving, dus dat was handig. Uiteindelijk zaten we daar met een groepje van vier. Sommige Amerikanen vragen pecies wat ik verwachtte (en let wel: deze vraag kwam van een medisch ...

... Guitars, guitars, and more guitars playlist on the ipod got us through almost 7 hours of driving, and by then we were down to the last stretch of the day. If all such playlists turn out to be so lovingly crafted and so perfectly geared for long stretches on the road then we're set...tooo bad I'm not quite the same level of playlist master...

The end of Day 1 found us in Cleveland, which was accommodating, although I ...

I took a trip to the Iron Pony Motorcycle Accessories store in Westerville, Ohio (shameless plug for store inserted here!), where they absolutely EVERYTHING imaginable for a bike rider.

I spent way too much but got new Harley cycle boots, Gerbing heated jacket liner and glove liners. LOVE the heated gear ...

... and Roll Hall of Fame. The first day I spent in Bedford, and then settled myself in my hotel in Independence, just south of Cleveland.

Dinner was at Tom Evans, a place I had seen the commercials for, but with none in Canada, had never been too...YUM - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy and biscuits!

... The tow dolly was a couple inches wider than the RV and made staying between the lines harder. It's easier to handle the slower traffic, and made things more enjoyable. We continued on, but all those lights slowed us down, and we arrived to Rochester NY at 830 pm. We shut down and unloaded everything, found Darren, our host for the next few days.

... won't have access to a computer that often. I'll be writing down some stuff and eventually will blog it. I'm a little worried that my camera won't work. I just read in the manual about how the battery charger will malfunction using the American-European outlet converters. Hopefully there will be pictures!!

Anyway...we're getting excited, counting our pennies and checking off our checklists. GERMANY HERE WE COME!!

Guten abend,
Laura :)

... Finally, there is Quicken Loans Arena. This venue just changed it's name from the Gund Arena and is located next to Progressive Field. It is the home to the Lake Erie Monsters hockey team, the new Cleveland Gladiators arena football team and the Cleveland Cavaliers (who just won the first playoff game of the year against the Wizards today. Driving through the Square (the center of downtown), you will spot the Soldiers and Sailors ...

... floor of the temple including the four choir lofts that occupy each corner of the building. At the conclusion of a historical presentation about the building, Choir Director Craig Jessop led all of the singers in associate conductor Mack Wilberg’s glorious setting of “The Spirit of God Like a Fire is Burning,” a hymn written for—and first performed at—the dedication of the Kirtland Temple.
The hymn carries deep meaning and significance to ...