On Tour in the USA - Page 4

monster · 05-25-2009, 10:27 AM

Well we just waved them off as they are heading for the upper peninsula. We took a pic, but I forgot to check I had permission to post, so you'll just have to wait a little longer....

diminished · 05-25-2009, 07:42 PM

Deffo got my permission to post that pic m8,and thanks once again for a great weekend.You and yours were the perfect hosts,and all your neighborhood (look at me adapting to the local spellings) friends were great.You took us in,and got us drunk,which is the epitome of hospitality,as far as we're concerned.We were so enchanted,it took us about 30 minutes to adapt to being back on the road and make it away

Due to circumstances beyond our control,we only got as far as Holland today.Alarming lights began to flash on the dashboard,and I had to find free wifi and search quickly for solutions with a rapidly draining battery,it all turned out to be a storm in a teacup,but when you concentrate that into the crucible of a car's front seat,things get...tense..lol.Cigarettes and a nap have calmed things down now.
Monster and Co. have given us shedloads of information,enough to keep Persistence the mileage junkie very busy for the next week.We've had to mail out another version of the route we're following to the folks back home (the 4th so far,and warned them that a 5th is probably not too far behind it),and every detour adds more possibilities from other Cellarites.Thankyou all for your input

and lol@ Perry Winkle....we still tend to talk like we're nailing each word we say onto the listeners forehead

capnhowdy · 05-25-2009, 07:51 PM

I'm going to visit monnie.....

monster · 05-25-2009, 08:43 PM

heehee. I'll get to work on that pic. Holland is full of.... windmills, tulips and clogs. and tourists. Really. Not much of the wacky baccy, though. Or the liberal attitude.

monster · 05-25-2009, 08:50 PM

.... btw, did you risk the cruise control yet?

diminished · 05-25-2009, 09:36 PM

We're waiting until tomorrow to try that,after today's mechanical non-crisis.Persistence thinks she's got it sussed,but we need clear and open roads to try it,in case of catastrophic failage.

monster · 05-25-2009, 09:42 PM

must lose weight

xoxoxoBruce · 05-26-2009, 12:17 AM

Hey folks.

capnhowdy · 05-26-2009, 06:53 AM

Looks like you're all having fun. What a cool thread!

diminished · 05-26-2009, 05:38 PM

Persistence likes cruise control

And Lake Michigan is...I want to use the word 'awesome',but its very overused these days,but there it is.Awesome.And big.And cold.Which was great,as we'd just climbed and descended the massive sand dune outside of Saugatuck to get there.We did the very British thing of stripping off our socks and boots and having a paddle.Only wish I'd had a deckchair and a white hankie to put on my head and knot at the 4 corners.

monster · 05-26-2009, 06:57 PM

Did you find the chain ferry thing?

diminished · 05-26-2009, 07:59 PM

We did,but it was closed,it only seems to run weekends at the minute.There was a number pinned to a noticeboard to ring,but it seemed a bit churlish to drag someone out for $2.We got a few snaps of it tho.Mount Baldhead and the lake were far more interesting,and took up a lot more of our time,the climb back up from the beach almost killed me.
I must mention,we got some damned fine Ice-Cream down in the town too,which has a lot of nice shops and galleries.
Persistence is badgering me to mention that she scrawled our names onto the railings at the top of the Mt.,and that we found a scraffito informing us that 'Kelse made an excersise video that you will never see'.We were unsure as how to act upon this information,but thought you may all like to know.

monster · 05-26-2009, 08:03 PM

Sand dunes, beach ....bit of a busman's holiday today then?

monster · 05-26-2009, 08:04 PM

btw, we need pics so far. upload and post IMMEDIATELY.

diminished · 05-26-2009, 08:09 PM

Top tip: When you've got your boots tied around your neck by the laces,do NOT bend down quickly whilst walking.Oh,how we laughed as we searched amongst the sand for a lens from my glasses and the tiny tiny screw that holds it in place.

05-25-2009, 10:27 AM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Well we just waved them off as they are heading for the upper peninsula. We took a pic, but I forgot to check I had permission to post, so you'll just have to wait a little longer.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-25-2009, 07:42 PM	#2
diminished Why Aye,Man! Join Date: May 2009 Location: At the moment,'Merika Posts: 101	Deffo got my permission to post that pic m8,and thanks once again for a great weekend.You and yours were the perfect hosts,and all your neighborhood (look at me adapting to the local spellings) friends were great.You took us in,and got us drunk,which is the epitome of hospitality,as far as we're concerned.We were so enchanted,it took us about 30 minutes to adapt to being back on the road and make it away Due to circumstances beyond our control,we only got as far as Holland today.Alarming lights began to flash on the dashboard,and I had to find free wifi and search quickly for solutions with a rapidly draining battery,it all turned out to be a storm in a teacup,but when you concentrate that into the crucible of a car's front seat,things get...tense..lol.Cigarettes and a nap have calmed things down now. Monster and Co. have given us shedloads of information,enough to keep Persistence the mileage junkie very busy for the next week.We've had to mail out another version of the route we're following to the folks back home (the 4th so far,and warned them that a 5th is probably not too far behind it),and every detour adds more possibilities from other Cellarites.Thankyou all for your input and lol@ Perry Winkle....we still tend to talk like we're nailing each word we say onto the listeners forehead Last edited by diminished; 05-25-2009 at 08:40 PM.

05-25-2009, 07:51 PM	#3
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I'm going to visit monnie..... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

05-25-2009, 08:43 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	heehee. I'll get to work on that pic. Holland is full of.... windmills, tulips and clogs. and tourists. Really. Not much of the wacky baccy, though. Or the liberal attitude. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-25-2009, 08:50 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	.... btw, did you risk the cruise control yet? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-25-2009, 09:36 PM	#6
diminished Why Aye,Man! Join Date: May 2009 Location: At the moment,'Merika Posts: 101	We're waiting until tomorrow to try that,after today's mechanical non-crisis.Persistence thinks she's got it sussed,but we need clear and open roads to try it,in case of catastrophic failage. __________________ They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things.They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones: Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning ...They overdo everything - they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. Aristotle circa 350 BC

05-25-2009, 09:42 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	oooh look, here we all are..... must lose weight Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-26-2009, 12:17 AM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hey folks. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-26-2009, 06:53 AM	#9
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Looks like you're all having fun. What a cool thread! __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

05-26-2009, 05:38 PM	#10
diminished Why Aye,Man! Join Date: May 2009 Location: At the moment,'Merika Posts: 101	Persistence likes cruise control And Lake Michigan is...I want to use the word 'awesome',but its very overused these days,but there it is.Awesome.And big.And cold.Which was great,as we'd just climbed and descended the massive sand dune outside of Saugatuck to get there.We did the very British thing of stripping off our socks and boots and having a paddle.Only wish I'd had a deckchair and a white hankie to put on my head and knot at the 4 corners. __________________ They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things.They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones: Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning ...They overdo everything - they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. Aristotle circa 350 BC

05-26-2009, 06:57 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Did you find the chain ferry thing? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-26-2009, 07:59 PM	#12
diminished Why Aye,Man! Join Date: May 2009 Location: At the moment,'Merika Posts: 101	We did,but it was closed,it only seems to run weekends at the minute.There was a number pinned to a noticeboard to ring,but it seemed a bit churlish to drag someone out for $2.We got a few snaps of it tho.Mount Baldhead and the lake were far more interesting,and took up a lot more of our time,the climb back up from the beach almost killed me. I must mention,we got some damned fine Ice-Cream down in the town too,which has a lot of nice shops and galleries. Persistence is badgering me to mention that she scrawled our names onto the railings at the top of the Mt.,and that we found a scraffito informing us that 'Kelse made an excersise video that you will never see'.We were unsure as how to act upon this information,but thought you may all like to know. __________________ They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things.They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones: Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning ...They overdo everything - they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. Aristotle circa 350 BC

05-26-2009, 08:03 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Sand dunes, beach ....bit of a busman's holiday today then? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-26-2009, 08:04 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	btw, we need pics so far. upload and post IMMEDIATELY. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-26-2009, 08:09 PM	#15
diminished Why Aye,Man! Join Date: May 2009 Location: At the moment,'Merika Posts: 101	Top tip: When you've got your boots tied around your neck by the laces,do NOT bend down quickly whilst walking.Oh,how we laughed as we searched amongst the sand for a lens from my glasses and the tiny tiny screw that holds it in place. __________________ They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things.They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones: Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning ...They overdo everything - they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. Aristotle circa 350 BC

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