Monday, July 6, 2009

Day 1: New York or......


On the road again....at last. Left this morning for a short three day motorcycle trip that will take us into western New York state and back home through Pennsylvania. The day is unusually cold for early July. Our morning ride took us on US 2 along Lake Erie to just west of Cleveland. Our first stop of the day was for breakfast at the Bay Bell Restaurant just off of US 2. One of the great joys of seeing the US on a motorcycle are the "little" discoveries that I wouldn't find if I was traveling by car. The breakfast stop was one of them. Homemade food and a tremendously reasonable price. A great way to fill my tank before hitting the road again to continue our journey along Lake Erie. From US 2 we traveled along US 6. This route provided us some great views of Lake Erie. The route wandered through some quaint little (and some not so little) towns. The homes were beautiful. Just before Cleveland we wandered to Interstate 90 to continue our journey to Erie, PA. Traffic on the interstate is always busy and this Monday provided no differently. Once past Cleveland we made our way back to US 6 to continue into Pennsylvania. Our late day stop took us to "Geneva on the Lake". Once there, we stopped at Eddie's Grill, where we filled up on chili dogs and ice cream. Upon leaving Geneva we headed for Erie, Pa. Our trip through Pennsylvania was short and we quickly clipped the Pennsylvania shore along Lake Erie as we traveled into western New York. Once in New York I was surprised at all of the grape fields and wineries. Our travels into New York were short as we stopped in Fredonia where we found a wonderful hotel called the White Inn. The architecture hinted of the White House in Washington, D.C. This little Inn provided to be a gem. We found a lovely meal after which we took a casual walk through the town before retiring for the evening.

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