Post by Todd

Lookie what we saw today!  This means we are getting closer!  I'm beginning to feel closer to home.  Most people we talk to now know where Orchard Park is.  Tomorrow we will be in Erie PA and are excited about eating at Chick Fila.  We have not seen one since we left Mobile AL 1500 miles ago.



I thought this was a cool picture of our bikes and a strange tree at Malabar Farm.



This picture is for my daughter Jaimee who says that she wants to milk a...

What a great way to spend a relaxing afternoon and following morning.  We made it to Oberlin, OH pretty quickly from Mallabar Farms and met a couple of tourists coming back from a 3 day tour of northern Ohio/Lake Erie area.  Matt & Jeff gave us some good laughs outside of DQ while we waited for them to open up.

We spent some time at the pool


Toured the gardens


Had a great breakfast and headed out in the rain to our next stop!

Thanks again Joe and Sue - you are super...

This was Todd's first experience at a hostel and this was a great place.  I have stayed in them in the past and I would rank this one as one of the finest.  They were having a YHA Conference in Columbus, OH and they brought everyone to Mallabar Farms for a picnic.

We met some great people from the conference and had a great stay at a fascinating place in Central Ohio.  I definitely recommend visiting this place.  If you do, make sure you stop at the...

Post by Todd...

We had such a wonderful time with Wendy and my girls at our Aunt Barb's and Uncle Tom's house.  We spent Wednesday and Thursday nights with them and for me it was so refreshing that when we began riding again on Friday I felt like I was beginning a new tour and not a continuation of the the same one.  It was perfect timing for me because I was ready to be done with the first one.  To be with Wendy and my girls was like getting a cold glass of water and a shower...