There were supposed to be 8 of us but Tom M. couldn't make it at the last minute.  Added this year were Brett R. (black shirt), Dan P. (far right) and Jason C. (third from right) who came along with Pats Road Trip veterans, Steve B. (far left), Bruce M. (blue Pats Jersey), Bill M. (second from right), and Chris V. (third from left).

Dan and Steve caught doing something in the motel room.

Jason, Dan and Chris.

Steve at the motel.

We like to pose with Vince (v3.0).  Dan throws some kind of pagan gang sign.  (PatsRoadTrip.com does not condone or endorse gang activity of any kind.  That is unless it's a gang of Patriots fans following their favorite team on the road.)

And yet again.

Jason C. suddenly started to belt out show tunes.

Do not adjust your computer.  The picture is foggy because that's
how we feel until we get our coffee in the morning.

Bruce and Dan are dumbfounded that this hot chick is talking to them.  Oh, wait, she has to talk to them.  Anyway, this is Kahtu (pronouced KAH-too).  She's kinda
got it goin' on, don't you think?  I hope I spelled her name right.

Okay, so we lied and told the Hooters girls that it was Brett's birthday.  They put those
cones on his face to form a beak, they made him wear that coffee filter hat with balloons floating off of it, and then they put two more balloons under his shirt.  Then they made him flap his arms like a bird with those menus in his hands.
It was one of the funniestfriggin' things I've ever seen.

SQUAWK!  SQUAWK!  SQUAWK!

Brett got a reward for being a good sport.  Kahtu felt him up.  (Kids, if you
don't know what that means, go ask your mom.)

Hangin' at Hooters.

The whole 2005 group with Kahtu and Vince (v3.0)!

We visited our neighbor to the north.  This is the United States/Canada
border crossing.  The border guard said, "Let me see your papers!"

Some trendy, local joint.

Taken from the car while kicking around in Canada.

And again from the car.

That's not Toronto.  We didn't go to Toronto in 2005.  I think that's a
knock-off of some famous tower like they do in Las Vegas.

A closer look reveals that it's a casino!

This is a Canadian ATM, eh?  That's good because we'll need cash when we stop at...

...the Beer Store!

Steve takes us to Niagara Falls.  He seems to be the only one that ever
knows where we're going when we're over the border.

Beautiful day at Niagara Falls.  But at least it's daytime.

Don't want to be caught here in a kayak.

Spectacular view.

Fuzzy spectacular view.

A nice shot of the Niagara river.

Shopping for tailgating supplies at the local Wegman's.  Did you know that you can't
buy steak tips in Buffalo?  They look at you like you have three heads. 
"Steak tips?  What's that?"   I'm not kidding.

Checking out.

Chris extolls the virtues of generic vs. brand-name outside Wegman's.

Unloading the van at The Ralph.  Jason's warming up!

Getting set up in the parking lot on game day.   We're
not going to let a little snow bother us.

Nothing like a little sleet to wake you up in the morning.
It's a great day for football!

Proudly hanging the colors in what will be our home for the next four hours or so.

Bill M., Bruce M., Jason C., Steve B. and Brett R. with Vince (v3.0).

Stating the obvious during Buffalo Tailgate 2005!

This vandal hung a Buffalo Bills Two-Time AFL Champions
flag off of our canopy while nobody was looking!

What the HELL is that?  That silly Bills fan hung it up backwards!  We caught the vandal and hung him up by his shorts for a little while to teach him a lesson.

Must have been a Bills fan taking this one.

Dan P., Kenny the Bills fan, Jason C., Bruce M., and Bill M. enjoy the company of two young ladies from Oshawa, Ontario (That's in Canada, eh?).  They are Miss
Vanessa Murphy (left), a radio program director and D.J. for a
station in Oshawa and her friend Karen.

The Ralph stands cold and stark in the background as the epic battle looms.
Here are Dan P., Bruce M., Jason C. and Bill M. chattin' up Karen.

Don't let that coffee cup fool you.  There's more than java in there.
Brett and Dan smile for the camera.

Some friendlies at the party next door.

Here's the whole gang again with Vince 3.0!

Another shot of the nearby friendlies.  There's safety in numbers.

Van and Karen ended up sitting with us for the game.

Karen helps Dan stay warm during the game.

Brett, Bill and Karen strike a cold pose.

The post-game snowball fight was one for the ages.  The Pats fans held the high
ground against the onslaught of the angry and defeated Bills fans.  It was
a good day for victory all the way around!

Another shot of the victorious Pats fans at the top of the snowbank.

Bill and Bruce refuse to leave the hill they fought so hard to protect.

Steve will see us safely back to the motel after the game.  Or will he...?

The cold crew on our way back to the motel.  Heading home tomorrow.