St. Louis

Dave and Erika

Nashville to St. Louis

So, I left Nashville a couple days ago after spending time with my
buddy Neal (awesome photo below). Now, I'm in St. Louis visiting my
friend Dave, and his girl (picture to be posted next). Emily got to
meet me here for the weekend, and it was SO great to see her! I'll be
here for a few more days, then on to Kansas City.
Peace Corps update:
I received some paperwork informing me about things that are missing
from my med packet. I will work to get this stuff completed over the
next month, and should be good to go.
Later...

Rockefeller Center

View of the Empire State Building from the top of the Rock.

Times Square

My tourguide

Matt by the East River/Queensboro Bridge

Battery Park view of Statue of Liberty

Food, glorious food!

I left NYC today, and have decided to head for Nashville and skip the
Carolinas. I made it to south/central PA, after riding through the
first rainstorm of the trip, but was lucky enough to meet a very nice
lady @ the Wendy's in the town I stopped in. It was so great to talk
to a genuinely nice person after such a stressful ride, & it really
lifted my spirits. I had a fantastic time with Matt in NYC, and ate
alot of amazing food (example below). The timing worked out great, as
Matt is flying to Italy as I'm writing this to start his newest
adventure. I also saw alot of the city, and will post a couple more
pics after this.
Peace Corps update:
I got an email from PC saying they are currently reviewing my medical
packet (forward progress!!).

NYC!!

I made it to NYC today!! This picture is the view from my buddy Matt's
balcony on Roosevelt Island. More later...

Niagra

Here's a pic of Niagra Falls I took from the bottom (I got drenched,
but it felt great!). After that, I drove all the way to the border of
PA and NJ (I drove right through Scranton, PA, but no sign of Jim
Halpert...sorry Quinn). I just ate one of the worst meals I've ever
had from some local chicken delivery place called "Cluck U". I'm only
about 2 hrs. from NYC, & am very excited to finally make it tomorrow,
even though I'm anticipating getting lost a few times trying to find
Matt's place. That's all for now. Also, no update from the Peace Corps.

Rock 'n Roll

So, I went to the Rock 'n Roll hall of fame yesterday in Cleveland.
They don't let you take pictures, but I managed to sneak a pic of this
sweet bass guitar (unfortunately, it's not for sale, Ian). Anyway, I
stayed by the coast of Lake Erie last night, and drove up to Niagra
Falls today. Pics to come next.

Oh yeah!

THE Vince Lombardi trophy! I could almost touch it!

Indiana to Ohio

So, I left Indiana today and made it to Ohio. I got to hang out with
my buddy Matt in Lafayette for a few days (which was lovely) and had
the chance to stop by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
GO BRONCOS!! (you were there in spirit, Dave) Anyway, I'm about 15
miles south of Cleveland in the typical rat n roach motel. I'm
planning on visiting the Rock 'n Roll hall of fame tomorrow in
Cleveland ("I wanna rock!!") & I'm pretty stoked about that. I'll take
some pictures & post them later.
Peace

Illinois

I know I already covered this, but I wanted to post a picture of my
buddy Ben.

Illinois

Leaving Illinois today after spending a few days with my friend, Ben,
outside of Chicago. It was great to see him after so long, and we had
a great time catching up. Headed to Lafeyette, Indiana, and man is it
HOT & HUMID!

Andy

Milwaukee

Hello from Milwaukee, WI!!

After a few days of hard riding, I made it to Milwaukee on Tuesday. So far it has been great to hang out with my friend Andy, and he has done a hell of a job showing me around and keeping me hydrated...today was a pretty rough recovery day. We are hoping to go to the Harley Museum tomorrow, and then I will be leaving on Thursday for Chicago. Everything is going very well, and I will update when possible. The pictures above are of Lake Michigan taken just a short walk from Andy's apartment. A picture of Andy (aka Ray Liotta) will be posted next.

Later

Is this Heaven?... ...it's Iowa...

Points to anyone who can name that movie.
Anyway, rode across Iowa today and guess what I found...corn!! That's
about it...

Nebraska to Iowa

Missouri River

Nebraska

My cousin's dog, Bandit tried to bite me when I arrived in Nebraska
(we later became friends). Sorry for the short posts, I'm using my
phone for this now.