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Friday August 3, 2007
Boldt Castle on Heart Island
Thousand Islands, NY
Http://www.boldtcastle.com

After an excruciatingly hot ride from Long Island to Thousand Islands via the Adirondacks, I finally have one more tick mark on my life's To-Do List. We visited Boldt Castle.

The only way to get to the castle is via boat, so we hopped on the earliest tour available, which was 10am. By that time, it felt like it was already 286 degrees. Even though we'd already checked out, the fellow who owned the motel we stayed at on Thursday night allowed us to stowe our gear in a motel room that was being renovated so that we didn't have to tour the castle in our leathers and gear. That was seriously a major hookup. 

Alster Tower - The "Playhouse"

The Castle and all of the buildings on the island are in an ongoing state of restoration after being in a state of neglect for so long.

I'm not sure what it was about the power house, but i found it to be the most interesting structure on the grounds. I just found it to be such a beautiful building.

The flowers and grounds are so beautiful~

Heart Island Entry Arch

The Castle at night from Alexandria Bay

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Hello world here's a song that we're singing
C'mon Get Happy
A whole lotta lovin’ is what we'll be bringing
We'll Make you Happy

I'll tell ya. You just never know what you're going to see out on the road. Kenny and I were snaking thru the Catskills heading up to the Adirondacks when we zipped past the Partridge Family Bus parked outside of what appeared to be a vacant building in Ashland, NY. Its not the original bus, but.. well.. does it really matter? It was cool nonetheless.

Travelin' along there's a song that we're singin'
Come on Get happy
A whole lotta lovin' is what we'll be bringin'
We'll make you happy
We'll make you happy

We had a dream we'd go travellin' together
And spread a little lovin' if we keep moving on
Something always happens whenever we're together
We get a happy Feeling when we're singing a song

-Come on get happy - by Danny Janssen and Wes Farrell

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My mom, being the gem that she is, hooked me up this past week. She bought me a cute pair of ballet flats that could be packed in my tankbag compactly. When you've got limited bag real estate on the bike, every inch counts. You guys know what I'm talking about, right? *wink*wink*

When I'm travelling on the bike and its time to stop for the night, I generally pick a place that either has a restaurant within the m/hotel or has food available within a short walking distance. After spending the day covered in bugs and road goo, sometimes you just want to feel like a girl. With that, I find that packing a small folding dress of some sort usually works out well for me. If you choose a material that isn't generally wrinkley or is intentionally crinkled/wrinkley and is fast drying, you can actually look like you haven't been in the saddle all day and handwash & hang it overnight if you need to. Because the moto boots just don't alawys cut it, I usually carry a pair of some sort of flip-flops in my tankbag. They also eliminate the need for "extra" socks and for the most part, pack smaller than most pairs of shoes. These new ballet flats courtesy of my super-cool Ma, actually pack down smaller than one of the pairs of flip flops I have and are cute to boot!

Moms.
They always know how to make you feel better, don't they?

Leopard Ballet Flats at Target

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