Today was a travel day through the land of cheddar, Wisconsin. It seemed fitting after hearing that Brett Favre was traded from the Packers to the NY Jets. We did see a lot of signs wishing him well, and certainly the pubs were ready for the first game for Brett. "Come join us for Favre vs. the Dolphins." We stopped first in Lincolnshire, Illinois to play a great mini-golf course. It was a classic 60's setup with many things to putt around. After the round we needed to refresh at the Flatlanders Brewery for lunch. Kristen had a bbq meatloaf sandwich, [View Full Entry]

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We spent a day and a half in the windy city. We visited a high school friend Dom Mascis who lives in the center of the city. He was a great host and tour guide for our first part of the weekend. We sampled some local beer and great deep dish pizza on Thursday night. We even had a few more local beverages on the top of his apartment building looking over the city after the feast. Friday we hiked up to the third tallest building in the world, The Sears Tower. We'll we really took the elevator ride, and saw [View Full Entry]

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I have had a great couple of days here in the Cleveland area. Two nights ago we stayed in a small town on Lake Erie just west of Cleveland called Lakewood. Kristen had a bad cold and some pink eye, so we visited the local hospital in the morning to get some antibiotics, but she is fine now. We then rolled over to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I honestly thought that we could motor through this museum in a couple of hours, but we found ourselves staying there for four hours. Kristen then found the house that was [View Full Entry]

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We had a great day yesterday in Westminster, Massachusetts visiting with the McAdams family. Jeff, Roger and Joyce hosted the family reunion at my cousin's log cabin not far from Mount Wachusett. It was good to catch up with all of the family and fill them in on our little trip. We didn't have any further requests to bring anything, or retrieve anything for that matter, out on the west coast. We drove from central Massachusetts out to the Berkshires in the western part of the state to visit with my sister Tammy and our nephew Keenan. Keenan will be turning [View Full Entry]

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We are all packed and just about ready to head out on our adventure. My sister just purchased a MacBook and will be blogging too. Her link is at; (http://pastryroadtrip.blogspot.com) After I leave her in Seattle to fly back to Boston, she will tour the southern part of the country and make it back to Maine in October. Tomorrow we will head to our Family reunion in central Massachusetts and then bunk for the night with my sister, Tammy, and my nephew, Keenan, in the Berkshires. If anyone would like anything from the trip just let me know. We are delivering [View Full Entry]

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Before the trip I had to play in one more golf tournament with coach Peloquin. One more day to pack and then we'll start our trip. [View Full Entry]

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Today I rolled down to Boston to move my sister out of her apartment. We moved her stuff into storage up in Maine. See video. [View Full Entry]

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Finishing up the planning stages. My sister and I will travel across the country taking a northern route. We will be starting in Southern Maine and make it to Seattle, Washington in 21 days. I will fly back to Boston on August 24th, but my sister will continue traveling first up into Vancouver, BC, Canada and finally taking the southern route in the United States and back up the Eastern Sea Board after a visit in Florida. Our plan is to see family, friends, amusement parks, a Redsox vs. Whitesox game in Chicago, and as many national parks as we can [View Full Entry]

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