Residence Inn Youngstown Poland

... Chicken n' Dumplin's, mashed potato, green beens, and biscuits – mmmmmmmm. The gift shop attached was all decorated up with gorgeous Christmas themed decorations other lovely 'country' style things – I resisted buying too many things, just a couple of Christmas ornaments & a gift for a friend back home.

Going to stay in Youngstown, Ohio tonight since we lost an hour ...

Made it through Pennsylvania by dinnertime...staying in Youngstown, Ohio ad doing Math with Mara, bathtime with girlies...off to Indianapolis tomorrow. We'll stay there with my friend Laura. Song of the Day...Lovegame..you should see Dessa dance to this one. A total crackup.

We got up to a chilly July morning it was in the low 50's some 20 degrees below normal. A cold front had gone through in the evening. The country was still beautiful but the back roads left a lot to be desired. They were so bad in some areas that they were actually bordering on dangerous. Still the ride was great, rolling hills the aromas of the farm country (manure) fresh cut fields and the forming clouds in the late ...

... for lunch at Sara’s Diner. The food isn’t anything special, but the atmosphere is cool. It’s like going back to the 70’s. Actually, it looks like the place has been there since the 70’s and nothing has been changed, right down to the music they play.

... today. I’ve been wanting to go for some years now since I read about it. It was worth the $22 admission and $7 parking. It has everything you can imagine to do with rock, from the invention of the first record in the 1880’s to the death of Michael Jackson. There are guitars, amps, clothes, cars, motorcycles, etc. that were owned by various entertainers.

... think the only empty slot in the whole place was mine. Maybe by Sunday afternoon things will calm down a little. I liked my private spot on the side of the road last night better.

I considered just heading out looking for a boon dock, but I’ve driven almost 500 miles today. That’s enough.

This is about a trip that hasn't happened yet. About August of 2009 I will ride my BMW k75 from home (Cortland, Ohio) to Connecticut and then upward to Maine and then down the east coast to Florida. Connecticut to vist the Mystic Seaport Museum which I haven't seen since about 1959, Main just because and Florida to visit oldest daughter and grandkids. I may stop off somewhere to visit an aircraft carrier if I can find one.

... more for my own sake as I desperately want to recover stories from my stolen travel journal), I would like to start with my next-and arguably most reckless-travel plans. My current location at Grove City College in western PA is partly to blame for my lack of thorough planning and ignoring of vital details. ANXIOUS-it's what I've become after nearly two consecutive semesters in one of the most homogeneous environments I've ever encountered without ...

... woman as when we returned from North Carolina. Decided to press on beyond Pittsburgh as it was still light and we enjoyed the Allegheny Mountain terrain if not the tight traffic situations. Once again our CAA triptik disappointed us in not reporting the service centres that were closed and construction activity. We had a great coupon for the Best Western at Grove City and stopped there before dinner at the Elephant and Castle pub across the road.

... go 0.67 miles) 8. Merge onto I-40 W via the exit on the LEFT toward AMARILLO (Passing through TEXAS- then crossing into NEW MEXICO). (go 528.80 miles) 9. Merge onto I-25 S via EXIT 159BC toward LAS CRUCES. (go 1.74 miles) 10. Take EXIT 224B toward DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AVE./CENTRAL AVE.. (go 0.27 miles) 11. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto LOCUST ST NE. (go 0.29 miles) 12. Turn RIGHT onto CENTRAL AVE NE. (go 0.76 miles) 13. End at Albuquerque, NM US >> ...