Geo: 35.5278, -108.744After a breakfast of huevos rancheros we hit the road heading for the Arizona state line. We saw great scenery on our drive through western New Mexico and into Arizona. We made a stop at Meteor Crater between Winslow and Flagstaff. Meteor Crater is nearly one mile across, 2.4 miles in circumference and more than 550 feet deep. Meteor Crater is the breath-taking result of a collision between a piece of an asteroid travelling at 26,000 miles per hour and planet Earth approximately 50,000 years ago. Our friend Jim was here six months ago and raved about it. It was amazing. Far better than I thought it would be. On the way out Kim bought me a souvenir piece of the actual meteor that caused the crater. As we left the crater we stopped ... read more

Geo: 36.1498, -95.9933Back on the road we were traveling through Oklahoma. Eastern Oklahoma was beautiful. I am not sure what I thought Oklahoma was going to look like but I did not expect it to be green hilly and lush. I was also surprised to see armadillos here. The dirt here was a bright orange red colour. I know it does not show up very well in the photos but even the water in the rivers was this amazing colour. We stopped at the Arcadia round barn for a look around then down the road at a gas station called Pops. They had over 100 different soda pops. I got a bottle of Moxie and Kim got a Dublin Dr. Pepper (imported from Dublin and made with 100% cane sugar). As we continued west the landscape ... read more

Geo: 42.3316, -83.0478As the saying goes, "A friend in need is a friend indeed" and we were in need. It never seems to amaze me that I have the best friends in the world. Most of them I have known since childhood and I am certain that as long as they can put up with me, they will be a part of my life until I am no longer around. Anyone who knows me well knows I have a lot of shit. I have been storing these prize possessions all over Michigan. Most of these treasures have been stored in the basement of my good friend Brads house in Plymouth. There was also stuff at Jimmy's house in Redford, Laura Rentz (Genitti) house in Northville, the garage of our old house in Plymouth, my mom's house ... read more

Geo: 50.8371, 4.36761We took the train from Central Station Amsterdam to Schiphol airport then took a slow train to Brussels. Then we hopped the subway to our hotel. We checked in and headed out for a beer. We had a few at Morte Subite and then went out for some Mussels. We had a walk about and ended the night at Moeder Lambic. It was a wonderful way to end a wonderful week.... read more

Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823Before we head back over the pond we decided to take one last quick visit to some of our favorite places. We started in Rome. We stayed at a small apartment in the Trastevere section of Rome. The apartment while nothing great had a very good location. Or friend Alex was at the airport waiting for us when we arrived. We checked into the apartment and then Alex took us to his restaurant/bar, Brasserie 4:20, where we were treated to an amazing feast. The next day Alex took us to his warehouse where he had an all day BBQ and beer party. What a day of amazing tastes and flavors we had. Kim and I found an afternoon to do some wandering about in Rome and do some shopping. It was a quick couple ... read more