Road to Laconia - Day 2

 We got up feeling ready to get back on the road.  We were happy about having an iPass and were glad we could use it all along the way.  We went through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania and used it.  Sometimes we did have to stop because it wasn't working the automated system but the toll booth operators could still take the money out of the iPass account to pay the tolls.  It was much easier than digging coins out of my pocket every time we stopped.  

Holiday Inn Express - Erie, PA

We ate our 'complimentary' hotel breakfast, packed up the bike and got back on the road.  Our original plan was to stay overnight in Cleveland the first night, Syracuse the second night, then get to Laconia on day three. We were ahead of plans so I mentioned that maybe we should stop for another 3pm lunch like yesterday only this time, make it some fast food as to not waste time. 



After two gas stops in the state of New York, we realized how really big the state was.  It was beautiful, there were rolling hills filled with vineyards. The lush green was offset by the gorgeous blue sky.  As it got later in the day and was time to stop, we found ourselves sitting in a little Mexican restaurant in Liverpool, NY.  I don't know how it happened but I was pretty sure we were not going all the way to Laconia tonight. 

There was one more gas stop in New York before we found ourselves in Vermont.  It's amazing how the landscape has changed so much.  The rolling hills have now become full blown mountains and there's a lot of zigging and zagging to be done on these roads.  No wonder the speed limit is slower and there is no interstate here. But the state highways are nice enough for us.  We decided to continue on all the way to Laconia.  This meant skipping dinner and just riding through.  Little did we know that the rest of the trip to Laconia meant these winding, steep roads. Too bad it's too dark out to see the views by the time we get through New Hampshire.  One last gas stop and we are 25 miles from Jen's hotel.  It's too dark and we are too tired to care. 

We pull in around 10pm.
600 miles completed = 1150 miles in two days.