Major Surgery

We'll, it may have taken all day and a lot of work, but Todd managed to diagnose and fix the problem. Cleaning all te connections even made the lights brighter! What can I say, he's handsome AND handy!
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Nail Polish

So we're at a red light on 8 Mile with a homeless person on one side of us and a very respectable sedan on the other. The 30-something professional rolled down his window to compliment me on my toenail polish. I'm thinking foot fetish? LOL Although, it is a cool shade of lavender.
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8 mile

Broken fan caused us to skip the northbound route on Woodward. Instead, in an effort to make it quickly to 75 N, we picked up 8 mile off Woodward. Can we say GHETTO?
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Surgery

The fan wasn't working...we are in a parking lot in Berkley just off Woodward and 12 mile....
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Stylin'

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Pink Pacer

"Fishbowl on Wheels"
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Spidey

In Pontiac, MI- Spiderman on top of that building!
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Woodward Dream Cruise

Today's motorcycle ride is scheduled to be an outing down to D-town to check out the classics and hotrods. Our picnic is prepped, the bike is ready, but the weather is not ideal. According to the radar, the storm systems moving across Michigan will clear out in a while. We'll leave in a couple hours. Hopefully, the next post will include pictures!

Sweet Ending

Stopped at Feather and Fin for ice cream after our cruise. Yum!
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Americana

Such a peaceful ride. Gotta remember this route: south on Seymour Rd from Swartz Creek, right on Silver Lake Rd, through Byron, back north on Byron Rd to Miller Rd.
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Sunday Night Ride

Argentine.....Lobdell Lake area....Byron. Beautiful evening :)
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Work and Play

Todd said to me last night, "The bike is just not the same without you. When I ride it to work it's more like a tool." Awe.......I miss riding the Dark Knight, too! Sunday evening, after relinquishing the kids to their other parents, we will take her out for a spin.

Bunches of Sailboats on Lake Huron this morning

Saturday morning: ride along the water, breakfast at the Whitetail Cafe in East Tawas, and back to the Ben Franklin store for some land hermit crabs. Daddy Toddy was so intrigued we decided to start a colony (3 to start).

55 gallon fishtank was purchased off Craigslist before we left on this trip, too, so I guess we are officially entering the world of pet-ownership :)
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AuSable River

From this viewpoint we watched some happy people laoding their floating coolers and themselves into the river for a lil cruise.
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Giraffe sculpture

Made out of steel.....chains, flat sheet, gears, tube, round stock. Maybe some inspiration for Papa Warren
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New Motto

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Yum and Wow

Steak dinner and amazing view from the restaurant!
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Lake Huron

Riding along Main Street...
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Destination Relaxation

Tawas City
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New Fringe

On the brake and clutch levers.

Friday, August 6, 2010: departing for one onernight in Tawas....
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Weekend Get-Away

Plans are the works to rev up the Goldwing and head north to the Tawas City area on Friday to explore the area including the scenic by-way. Overnight accommodations have been arranged at: http://www.harborview-tawas.com/Pagefile_The_French_Quarter's_Room_Harborview.htm

Stay tuned for photos and commentary en route....

Blue Ridge Parkway

Todd suggested this route today: http://www.motorcycleroads.us/roads/va_brp.html

I'm tied up the rest of the summer either with kids during the week with a busy schedule of fun family activities, or working/doing professional development stuff for Windover. :(

I guess it's something to look forward to........

And We're Home!

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Look, Mia!

A horse on top of a building!
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Hitchikers take a rest stop

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Lake Erie

Great lunch, pretty views on the scenic loop....Cedar Point in the distance and some sail boats. Now, we are back on Route 2 headed toward MI.
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Detour

Route update: we decided to drive the circle tour route around the Marblehead penninsula. This is a pic of the view from the restaurant, Cleats. A local recommended the burgers, so we ordered up a couple with gouda cheese and waffle fries to share:)
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Heading Home

11:30am at Grommy and Papa's.....the rain has stopped and we've planned our route:
Route 2 West to 280W to I-75, get off at Philips Ave and turn right, right again on Lewis Ave (north). Then, left on N. Custer, curving North onto to Plank and cruising to the Milan, MI area to jump on 23N for the last little leg of our journey. Home, here we come!

Grommy and the Hitchikers

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Ohio Wine

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Good Morning

Hello, all! It's a bright and sunny morning in Uhrichsville, OH. We missed the free full breakfast at the hotel. (I thought it ended at 10am, when in fact it ended at 9am......bummer, since I could really use something to settle my stomach this morning. Todd didn't even emerge from the room to try breakfast......LOL) enough said.

Today: riding to Dover to check out a bakery and possibly "School House" Winery, then wiggling our way North to Parma.

ANOTHER power plant

This one uses coal.....we are in southeastern Ohio. Earlier blogs include pics of a nuclear power plant in northwestern ohio and wind turbines in the Allegheney mountains of Pennsylvania.
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Last Leg

Pretty view of Tappan Lake and the sunset as we approach our final destination of the day: Uhrichsville, OH. It's been a long and wonderful day.

Tomorrow: heading North to Grommy and Papa's house in Parma, OH (for some home cookin' we hope) and a comfy night on the infamous memory foam mattress.
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So We're a Little Lost

LOL 22 and 30 are the same for awhile, but not forever....thank goodness for blackberry's navigator and the Google Maps App! We are back on the right track and no one got upset about the routing error-hey, we are on the bike with a nice breeze and no traffic!
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Traffic

Never, under any circumstance, try to drive through the city of Pittsburg. It's a cool town to visit; I've been there before. However, sitting on a motorcycle in bumper to bumper traffic on a 90+ degree Friday afternoon is simply hell on earth.

Why, you ask, did we route ourselves this way? Well, we mistakenly thought the historical route 30 would bypass the city itself. WRONG. And once you're in, you're in. Anyhow, we are out now on to scenic territory and slated for an overnight in Uhrichsville, OH. (For no other reason other than there's a Best Western there and it's on our way to SR 21 North, which is our preferred method of heading back towards Parma, OH.

Ah, as we are pulling into this one-light town of Clinton, PA, my anxiety is fading away and I am remembering our trip slogan: Wings and Bumps.
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Fort Ligonier

Sorry, took most of my pics with the regular cameras
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Warning!

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Photography at ???mph

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Another Roadside Giant

Kinda cute
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Covered Bridge

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Hitchikers Strike again

This time at an historical cemetery on a canon
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Goodnight, Dark Knight

Even the motorcycle gets a blankie at night:)
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Hitchikers relaxing by the pool

Best Western in Breezewood, PA. We miss our kids.....and therefore take pictures of their toys like a couple of crazy people-LOL
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Signs

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