Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook, Ny

... was an enjoyable time, Fender Dog and I explored the ancient
ruins of a beach community facing insurmountable odds like quicksand,
sandstorms, and twisters… I had to summon a bridge of stone and of tree
to get across the river…
Praying Mantis with the Seagulls… flying with wind.

We are moving again tomorrow and it will be to Cromwell, CT as we house sit for other traveling friends who will embark on a 2 month sail from CT to FL. Megan lost her new bike today to some ******* who planned in advance to steal the bike hanging "double ...

... living on Long Island, we are definitely in the danger zone. We, the delightful Mrs. Gam and I, also do a lot of fall travelling which is prime time for storms. We actually flew out of JFK during the tail end of a storm. It was quite a bit less strong a storm than they had first feared. We were flying KLM on an 11 p.m. flight. Everything else was being cancelled durinig the day but not ...

... musinex, allergy meds) Most wipes and anti bacterial gel Sun block 30 Aloe Moleskin 1st aid kit with extra band aids Tide wash Safety pins Head light Alarm Extra batteries MP3 player lotion Sleep sack Camera extra batteries Charger Journal Ear plugs Toe nail clippers and tweezers I don't really have a plan when I arrive at San Jose (what else is ...

UPDATE - 7/18/07. Tickets are bought, i'm going. There was this whole mix up that i might not get to go, but now it's all settled. I'm excited, are you? Probably not. The day is Thursday, July 12th. The time is 10:04pm, and the plans have been set for my Michigan and Cedar Point trip. I'm going to Michigan to see my friend, Kyle, who i haven't seen since i was in Taiwan... which was just about a ...

... mention...?" it got a little old. It was a beautiful day and we got some great views of the city anyhow. Next stop, Little Italy/Chinatown. It happened to be the feast of San Gennaro, an 11 day street fair that has been going on annually for 79 years that salutes the Patron Saint of Naples, so we wandered through and bravely sampled the fried Oreos, which got a high approval rating. We crossed the street into Chinatown and met up with Mike ...

Was up early and checked out of the Hostel as it was booked out, so Tim and I had a booking around the counter in another Hostel. So we packed a bag for one night and put our big bags in the lockers at the International Backpackers, and went and checked into the other Hostel which was only 2 blocks over towards Central Park. We could check in so we dumped our bags and then headed to Time Sqaure for some lunch at the Time Square McDonalds. Looked around Time Sqaure and then ...

Just got my camera back, thought that I would post some of my pics from my trip to NYC so that I get used to using this website. Since on this site, it takes forever to upload pictures, I am just going to use my shutterfly address ( bencouillard.shutterfly.com ) to show my pictures. So, for every post that ...

"Start spreading the news (dodoodydodum). We're leaving today (dodoodydodum). We want to be a part of it (dadum) New York, New York"!!! Well, here it is. Our last week on the worldwide road, and what a place to end it. New York is just the most amazing city and so different to everywhere else in the States. It has history for a start! The buildings are all so beautiful and it's so green and leafy. In fact, in those respects it's not ...

... and Sarah and I stood in the middle of it all trying to figure out where to go next. I can now fully understand the meaning of the phrase, "It was like Grand Central Station in rush hour!" We were shocked and a bit un-nerved to see military officers, dressed in full fatigues patrolling the station and carrying machine guns. I had never seen that in North America before but I guess that is a sign of the times. Security increased when we approached ...