Travel
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Since our last update, a long 300+ mile day has brought us to the highpoint of the trip, as well as our first rains while riding. After a restful night at the campsite on Digby Neck, described in the last update, we rode on the “highway” to make up some time and get to Cape … Continue reading
Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia
We left our campsite in Bar Harbor and took “the Cat,” a high-speed ferry over to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Motorcycles were assembled together in the parking lot while waiting to load the boat, so a small “biker gang” was formed and we all chatted about bikes, where we came from and where we were going. … Continue reading
New York to Bar Harbor, Maine
This post is the first in a series about our motorcycle trip from NY to the tip of Nova Scotia: We left on Monday August 14th and took a long ride up route 91 into New Hampshire, with plans of staying in the national forest there, but a late start and rapidly tiring backsides had … Continue reading
2431 Miles Later
Meghan and I are finally back from a motorcycle trip from New York up to Nova Scotia. 14 days, 2431 miles and two sore butts later, we’re drying off our gear and working out of the pile of mail, chores and other household business that has accumulated during the last two weeks. We have over … Continue reading
Summertime and the livin’ is easy!
Indeed it is. Although I hate when people ask me if I got into teaching for the time off, it is in fact a wonderful thing! Since my liberation, err…I mean the last day of school with my lovely students, I have had lots of time to get into some crazy shenanigans! Here is a … Continue reading
Woodland Meghan
I once told Meghan that I could not be married to a woman who has never spent a night in a tent, and she promised she would one night remove that final caveat. A few weeks ago, she made good on her promise and we loaded up the motorcycle for a two-night wilderness extravaganza. I … Continue reading
Hungarian Millionaire
Nearing the final third of a three-week work trip to London, a colleague and I “called an audible” last week and decided to take our antics abroad. With flying home to the States for the weekend a costly and time consuming option, and Heathrow Airport steps away, I began scouring the internet for cheap flights … Continue reading
Back to the Land of Bangers and Mash
This week marks another return to Jolly Old England for yours truly, under the auspices of completing some workshops for my current client. I really am starting to believe that I unknowingly killed the proverbial albatross at some point, as I arrived on Tuesday and by Thursday the workshops were cancelled. The politics of corporate … Continue reading
Rough End to a Fantasic Vacation
A near-perfect week of vacation on Grand Cayman ended on a bit of a down note last night. We should have known things would be “interesting” when the pilot on our first flight from Cayman to Atlanta announced that we were being held before landing, due to the bane of ATL’s existence: “Traffic and weather.” … Continue reading
A “Proper Football” Match
I have been in the UK for nearly a fortnight, and managed to finally check something off from the “list of miscellaneous things to do before dying” list: attendeding my first “proper football” match. After consultation and much debate among my colleagues, it was determined that the match to see this week that was both … Continue reading
New Rates, Old Rooms
My current home away from home, the Sheraton Long Island located in world famous Hauppauge, NY (no, I don’t know how to pronounce it either) has once again ruffled the feathers of my comrades and I. Despite a relatively modern and attractive lobby, complete with bubbling fountain and a full compliment of bubbly concoctions at … Continue reading
Stuck at the Sheraton
I’ve crossed that most dangerous of thresholds: the six-month mark at the same hotel. One of the benefits of staying in a hotel is the novelty and sense of anonymity that comes with popping into a rented room for a few evenings. New surroundings, new faces, and the sense that you can do all those … Continue reading
Easier Rider
You know you’re having a good road trip when the first thing that comes to mind the day after an excellent day is “this one was even better!” Yesterday we awoke to a foggy and cold morning, and it looking like miserable riding due to the frigid temperatures. I walked around the park we were … Continue reading
Home, Sweet Tent
Yesterday was one of those days that was perfect for motorcycling. Clear blue skies, a slight crispness to the air, light traffic and beautiful scenery. I started out around noon, leaving our apartment and heading north to the Tappan Zee Bridge. The suburban sprawl of NYC gradually thinned out as I hit I-80 and made … Continue reading
We’re Back!
After battling baggage handers in JFK and the mysterious non-appearing car home, we’re back in Westchester. There are still boxes and suitcases everywhere to unpack, but we’ve vowed to continue our “honeymoon” for at least the next 100 years We’ll be posting some honeymoon pictures, as well as a link to the wedding photos once … Continue reading
The Deep Blue Sea
This afternoon rounded out our second day of diving here in beautiful Anguilla. I started out pretty afraid, as I have never been diving off a boat, let alone in the open waters. I think that the ride over to the first dive I was more nervous and scared than I was at any point … Continue reading
Tranquility Wrapped in Blue
After an amazing wedding, we cleared out of the Murray Hill Inn with the rest of the troupe around 11AM and made our way back to our apartment. A quick session of packing, last minute bill paying and closing down the house, and we were off to the St. Regis in Manhattan for an evening … Continue reading
From The Top Of A Mountain, To The Bottom Of The Sea.
Well not really the sea, it’s more like a lake, but it sounded more poetic that way. Well, it’s not exactly a natural lake either, but a former quarry that has now become the Mecca for divers in Tri-State area. Another of Pat’s attempts to get me acclimated to the great outdoors was his hope … Continue reading
Meghan the Mountain Goat
Over the weekend of the 4th of July, Meghan added to her list of accolades, winning the official title of “Mountain Goat.” Having spent quite a bit of time in the great outdoors, I would frequently harass Meghan for her “city slicker style,” saying I could not marry a woman who had never spent a … Continue reading
Sping Break Miami! err…I mean good ol’Hollywood Beach, FL!
So you are wondering what a fun loving 22 year old chick like myself does for Spring Break? Here’s a glimpse of how I spent my vacation… 8:00am– Wake up–ahh, it’s a good day to be alive! 8:05am– Read and wait for grandpa to prepare his gourmet breakfast, complete with latte and fiber rich fruit … Continue reading