June 24th.
I mistakenly told you yesterday the trip mileage was 6500 and in reality it was 6000. With today’s miles, the trip total is 6350.
Here are the photos we took yesterday, in and around Niagara Falls. http://picasaweb.google.com/daveste99/20080623
I’ll get you caught up on the last few days.
On Sunday we left our hotel in Hershey, PA and went to Hershey’s Chocolate World. It is a giant retail outlet where you can buy anything and everything related to Hershey Chocolate. In addition, there are some small attractions and we took in a couple of them. One was a 3D movie/live actor presentation that was very entertaining and fun to see. The million and one kids that were there especially loved it. We also took the simulated people mover factory tour. It explained all about how Mr. Hershey invented chocolate and revolutionized the candy making process. We ate a bunch of samples then hit the road to Niagara Falls.
We rode through the remainder of PA in Dutch Country then entered the hill country which brought us to the New York State line. At about 7:00PM, we arrived in Niagara Falls. We made a big mistake and stayed on the US side of the falls. Canada is where you want to be. That’s where all the views and attractions are. However, on Monday we took a 8 hour tour on a bus and visited all the major attractions in the area. It was a long day but we took in quite a bit of the area. It was fun and enlightening.
This morning we left Niagara Falls and headed north. We wanted to see some of Canada and the lakes region so we headed up to Sudbury, Ontario. We arrived at about 5:00PM and had to scurry around for a room. We found one at a Holiday Inn in the center of town, I think. Anyway, we are getting ready to go to eat dinner.
Karen has done a stellar job of taking pictures from the bike and she has a few that we’ll post later tonight.
We rode through the remainder of PA in Dutch Country then entered the hill country which brought us to the New York State line. At about 7:00PM, we arrived in Niagara Falls. We made a big mistake and stayed on the US side of the falls. Canada is where you want to be. That’s where all the views and attractions are. However, on Monday we took a 8 hour tour on a bus and visited all the major attractions in the area. It was a long day but we took in quite a bit of the area. It was fun and enlightening.
This morning we left Niagara Falls and headed north. We wanted to see some of Canada and the lakes region so we headed up to Sudbury, Ontario. We arrived at about 5:00PM and had to scurry around for a room. We found one at a Holiday Inn in the center of town, I think. Anyway, we are getting ready to go to eat dinner.
Karen has done a stellar job of taking pictures from the bike and she has a few that we’ll post later tonight.
Tomorrow we are truly heading west and going to shoot for Green Bay, WI. It’s a far piece but we want to start making some good distance west so we can spend a couple of day in South Dakota exploring the Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, etc. The next few days are going to be pretty bland so I unless there is something extra odinary to report, I may not post until we get to SD.
Take care,
Dave and Karen
4 comments:
Dave. Just saw this on the Royal Star Venture and Royal Star Tour Delux forum, http://forums.delphiforums.com/vrider/messages?msg=7392.3
It's about good rides where you are, maybe some good advise. have fun. Jake
These are some great pictures and stories you guys are posting. I've told the kids to forget about going on a vacation this year, if they feel a need to get away I've given them a link to your blog!!!
Seriously, it's fun seeing and hearing everything. can't wait to see what's next.
biff
Dave: I have just been getting caught up with your trip. Great descriptions and nice pics as well.
I've ridden a dual sport event every weekend in June so far and have one more to go. Then I shift to the Wing for July.
Watch the buffalo in the Mt. Rushmore area. I was charged by one when I was last there.
I love the pictures of the Falls! I can't wait to hear all about your trip. We are all definitely missing you lots, I think Findley misses you the most. The chapel is beautiful, I'm glad you took pictures there, you'll have to explain everything when you get back.
Poor little Findley is real sick right now with a fever, running nose and cough.
Hope you're having fun and we all miss you! Findley says "love you Gma and Gpa"
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