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Ownership experiences of different vehicles that include the GMC Yukon XL Denali, Subaru Impreza WRX STI, Volkswagen R32, Infiniti G35, Suzuki Burgman, Honda Odyssey, Toyota Sequoia, Mazda MPV and the Volkswagen Passat.
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Road Trip 2008: Aston and Martin?
On our way down to Seattle on the I-5, I saw this in my rear view mirror, an Aston Martin DB9:You can imagine my envy seeing this DB9 (a fellow Canadian) passing us by with some open road ahead:I especially love the Aston Martin Vanquish which I thin...
Road Trip 2007 : Honda Odyssey Fuel Consumption Revisited
Motel Cafe Lounge Originally uploaded by istargazer. 2006 Honda Odyssey Fuel Consumption - Road Trip 2007: Vancouver, BC to Thunder Bay, ON to Washington, DCI was working on calculating the fuel consumption data for our 2006 Honda Odyssey Tou...
Sirius Satellite Radio: Starmate 4
One of the best things I did to prepare for our road trip across the United States this summer was to subscribe to satellite radio. It was really nice to be able to listen to clear, high-quality sound no matter where we were. Also, the variety of sta...
Honda Odyssey: Pinnacle Formula One Tint
One of the things I really appreciated during our road trip to Washington, DC was the ceramic window tint that was installed on the Honda Odyssey just before we left. Ceramic tint has excellent heat rejection properties that made a significant differ...
Hello? Is anyone there?
I apologize for the lack of up dates on this blog, especially since the last time I posted I was somewhere in South Dakota! We've finished our 6-week road trip across the United States and are now back in Vancouver. It was an amazing trip and we had...
Wallcome to Wall Drug
Driving from Oacoma to Keystone, yesterday was mostly a sight-seeing day with visits to the Badlands National Park and the Wall Drug store in Wall, SD.The kids are a little distracted in that picture because we were talking to some people who were si...
On the road again....
Sorry for the lack of posts the last few days--they've been quite busy. We are currently on the last leg of our cross-continent trip, back on the road and heading homeward to the west coast.Here's a brief summary of what we've done. More details and...
Space Shuttle Enterprise
Built in 1976, the Enterprise was the first space shuttle orbiter but never flew in space. It was used for series of atmospheric test flights including free-flights and landings to test systems and aerodynamic performance.I have quite a few more pict...
Cold Metal
The World War II B-29 bomber, Enola Gay.Stargazer's Garage @ istargazer.blogspot.com...
Enola Gay
The World War II Boeing B-29 Superfortress: Enola Gay at the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.Stargazer's Garage @ istargazer.blogspot.com...
The Rotunda
The National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.Stargazer's Garage @ istargazer.blogspot.com...
Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History. One of the (many) DVDs that we brought on our road trip was Night at the Museum (2006) with Ben Stiller. Visiting the Natural History museum on the National Mall here in Washington, DC was a lot of fun because...
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble a Greek temple. It has 36 columns, one for each state at the time of Lincoln's death.Click below for interior pictures....The statue of Lincoln was carved from 28 interlocked blocks of crystalline white Geor...
Washington Monument
While the Honda Odyssey was being serviced at Sport Honda (details to come), we took the Metro down to the National Mall. The new wide-angle lens I bought was perfect in this situation.Stargazer's Garage @ istargazer.blogspot.com...
Day 21: Fremont, Ohio to Washington, DC
Today is a "take-it-easy" day--relatively--so I'm finally catching up with some posts I missed.The final drive into Washington, DC was relatively uneventful especially compared to the day before (Day 20: Black River Falls to Fremont). Plus, sensing t...
Tokina AT-X Pro DX 12-24 mm F4 lens
After some careful research, I decided that a super-wide angle lens would be the next purchase for me (vs. a general purpose telephoto). The Tokina AT-X Pro DX 12-24 mm F4 lens ($500) is almost half the price of the similar wide-angle Nikon ($900) an...
Day 20: Black River Falls to Fremont, Ohio
If you notice the date of this post, it's obvious that I'm several days behind and I apologize. We arrived in the Washington, DC area Friday night and have been busy with a number of things so I'm just now trying to catch up.The drive from Black Rive...
Day 19: Thunder Bay to Black River Falls, Wisconsin
We ended our lay-over in Thunder Bay today and continued our road trip to Washington, D.C. Two years ago we did this leg of the trip in one night and got to Indiana before we stopped for the night.This time we took it easy: we left late and stopped e...
Road Trip Day 19: Kum & Go
We stopped at this Cenex station in Rice Lake, Wisconsin for an emergency bathroom break. Luckily enough, it was the first gas station I found that carried NOS energy drink in a bottle.Needless to say, I bought 3 bottles (and a bag of Wisconsin chedd...
The Thunder Bay Photos
I've taken lots of photos while we've been here in Thunder Bay. You can find most of them here on my Flickr Map. However, not all of them are geotagged, so check here for my complete Thunder Bay set. I've got lots more to add (the most recent ones) a...
Thunder Bay Museum
We went to the Thunder Bay Museum earlier this week. On Tuesdays they offer free admission--which is an awesome deal for a family of six. It's home to the Albertosaurus, a cast skeleton that was found in the province of Alberta....No, no, no--not tha...
Rocksville Amethyst & Gift Shoppe
While in Thunder Bay we visited several amethyst gift shops, and this one by far had the best selection and quality. It's located east of the Terry Fox Memorial on the Trans Canada Highway and well worth the extra drive.Click below to see a picture o...
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Brainerd. Really. Brainerd, Minnesota.Stargazer's Garage @ istargazer.blogspot.com...
Four Houses
On Algoma Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario.Stargazer's Garage @ istargazer.blogspot.com...
Our Duty Done
City Hall, Thunder Bay, Ontario.I really like the way this one turned out.Stargazer's Garage @ istargazer.blogspot.com...
Tension at Fort William
Fort William, Thunder Bay, ON.Interestingly enough, Fort William Historical Park can NOT be found anywhere in the Honda's navigation system, but we had no problem finding The Persian Man on the map.Stargazer's Garage @ istargazer.blogspot.com...
Eye on the Street Video Surveillance
Eye on the Street Video SurveillanceThe Eye on the Street Partnership is a community public safety initiative in the City of Thunder Bay.In November 2005, the City of Thunder Bay established a video surveillance program with 16 cameras in 12 location...
Port Arthur Stadium
Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay, Ontario, home of the Thunder Bay Border Cats.Stargazer's Garage @ istargazer.blogspot.com...
Thunder Bay: Superior by Nature
We've been in Thunder Bay for a number of days now and I've taken lots of pictures. I took the one above when the van was getting detailed yesterday. I occupied my time (4.5 hours!) by walking around exploring the area. Lot 66 is a restaurant in Thun...
Road Trip: Fuel Consumption
Here's the data on our fuel consumption for the first part of our trip from Vancouver, BC to Thunder Bay, ON.Fully-loaded with 2 adults, 4 children, roof-top box, electric cooler, clothes, and gear, our best mileage so far has been Day 5 where we got...
