Thursday, Oct. 25
Yesterday morning we left New Paris, OH a little after 8 and made it home about 6PM yesterday. It was a long day but a good one. It was raining a little when we left but the sun was out by noon. The trip was just short of 2 months, we left on Aug. 29 and were back on Oct 24.
To look back, the trip doesn't seem like it was nearly that long. (maybe to Glenda) It does seem like a blur. When I think about something on the trip, sometimes I have to think for a while to remember where we were. Maybe it is old age. Ha!
We drove and put 4,044 miles on the motor home and about 3,500 miles on the car. The first month we used commuter trains and subways so didn't use the car much but made up for it the second month.
Of the cities we visited, I would say we enjoyed New York City the most. Each city did have it's own character but New York had the most characters, a lot more. Ha
The fall colors were out in abundance everywhere we went. We made it to the Canadian border twice and we crossed once so was able to see the colors from Canada down in three locations. Just about everywhere the colors where at or near peak. Not until we got back to the Midwest did the colors seem to be washed out. It may be from the type of weather we have had this year.
I hope you found this blog somewhat informative. We saw a lot of interesting sites and tried to convey a little of that here. This is my first attempt at doing this -- I hope it wasn't too dry. My EXECUTIVE SECRETARY did review, correct and approve most of the blogs. I didn't hear of very many complaints about them from her so maybe they weren't too bad.
This trip is something I have wanted to do for many, many years and was finally able to accomplish it. Old age has it's privileges as they say. Ha! There are a lot of other areas of the country to explore and they are on my list as well. They will have to wait their turn.
The first big job we had after arriving home was sorting through two months of mail that the boys had picked up for us and left on the kitchen table. We got the waste basket and the paper shredder out and started in on it. Couldn't believe all the catalogs and magazines we had collected!
A big thank you goes out to Scott and Mike for picking up the mail and checking on things; thank you to Dave and Jan for keeping an eye on the place; and thank you Harry and Sue for keeping the yard mowed for us!!!
We would like to thank everyone for keeping an "eye" on us. Larry and Glenda
Note: This will be our last blog for now. Thanks!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Air Force Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Rain, rain, rain -- please go away! It started raining about 4:00 yesterday afternoon and rained all night, most of the day today, and finally has stopped this evening. However, the forecast is for more rain tomorrow! Oh well, I do enjoy hearing the rain on the rooftop of the motorhome, but after 24 hours, it gets annoying. Ha!
After breakfast we headed to the Air Force Museum at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This is the third time Larry has been there, but always enjoys it. Of course, I am sure they keep adding different planes, exhibits, etc. all the time. I stayed in the motorhome and did some cooking, watched TV, and just relaxed. Larry came out for lunch and then went back into the Museum. He came back about 2:45 and we got headed to Interstate 70 West and drove to New Paris, OH, which is next to the Indiana state line.
The campground we are staying at is the same one we stayed at on our trip out about 5 weeks ago. Doesn't seem like it has been that long ago -- it has gone fast. We should be back home in a couple of days. It's been a great trip and we have seen a lot, but it is going to be good to get home.
Thanks for checking in with us. Will be home soon. Larry and Glenda
After breakfast we headed to the Air Force Museum at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This is the third time Larry has been there, but always enjoys it. Of course, I am sure they keep adding different planes, exhibits, etc. all the time. I stayed in the motorhome and did some cooking, watched TV, and just relaxed. Larry came out for lunch and then went back into the Museum. He came back about 2:45 and we got headed to Interstate 70 West and drove to New Paris, OH, which is next to the Indiana state line.
The campground we are staying at is the same one we stayed at on our trip out about 5 weeks ago. Doesn't seem like it has been that long ago -- it has gone fast. We should be back home in a couple of days. It's been a great trip and we have seen a lot, but it is going to be good to get home.
Thanks for checking in with us. Will be home soon. Larry and Glenda
Niagra Falls, New York
Sunday, October 21, 2007
The sun had returned finally after a few cloudy and partly cloudy days! The temperature was in the 70’s and not a cloud in the sky!
Niagara Falls was awesome, just like we had remembered it only it seemed like the area around the Falls had really built up with hotels and tourist attractions. We went to the Canadian side to do our viewing. It was breezy around the viewing area and the mist from the Falls fell on us, but not bad. Since we had done the Maid of the Mist boat trip when we were here many years ago, we decided to forego it as you can get pretty wet even though they provide you with rain garments. That is the boat cruise that takes you close to the bottom of the Falls. We walked along the path at the top and took lots of pictures and videos. The flowers along the path were beautiful -- lots of mums. Since it was such a beautiful day, there were lots and lots of people out. Here are few of the many pictures we took.
After lunch we drove northeast of the Falls to a town named Lockport. The town has two locks that let boats and ships through the Erie Canal. There was a self-guided walking tour around the locks that we did. It is quite an historical place. I’m sure if Larry was writing this, he would have a lot more to say about the locks. Ha!
Got back to the motor home about 4:30 and Larry did some cleaning on the outside of the RV. We had a lot of trouble trying to connect with WiFi at our campsite so that was disappointing. Had to drive up close to the office to get connected, but they had told us we should be able to connect from our campsite. Wrong! Hopefully, we can get somewhere where we can send this blog today.
We are on I-90 on our way to Dayton/Springfield, OH area this morning. Didn’t get too early of a start and it is at least an 8-hour drive. Oh well, it is a beautiful sunny day for it.
It looks like we may be back home by next weekend. We don’t really have any plans to do sightseeing once we leave Dayton. Can’t wait to get my hands on our little granddaughter!
Bye for now. Larry and Glenda
P.S. Happy Birthday, Suzanne!!! It was good talking to a few people last night. Sorry we weren’t back in time for your surprise party! Miss you!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Later on October 17:
We made it to our camp site in early afternoon. The campground was not the most desirable we have stayed at on this trip, but it did have 50 amp service, water and sewer, but no cable and WiFi. Oh well. The campground was on Hwy 96A and very close to Sampson State Park. This is located half way up on the east edge of Seneca Lake. The terrain in the area is generally flat with a little valley leading down to the lake. It is a farming area with some Amish and Mennonites. It is a good area to grow grapes so there are a lot of wineries.
Cayuga Lake is about 15 miles east and is very similar to Seneca Lake.
We traveled the length of the west side of Cayuga Lake and both sides of Seneca Lake so got somewhat familiar with the area.
After we arrived on the 17th and after getting set up at the camp site went into Geneva on the north end of Seneca Lake to do our laundry and some grocery shopping. It was getting late so called it a day when we got back home.
On the 18th it was foggy when we got up but the sun soon came out and it was sunny most of the day with a high around 70 degrees. After we got around we drove up to Seneca Falls. There are no falls but there are two locks to a canal between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake. They are not huge but could probably handle a barge. We did see boats on the lakes that were small by ocean going standards but were big for a lake this size. We ate lunch there and then drove down the west side of the Cayuga Lake to Ithaca. There is a falls their named Ithaca Falls (good name) and is located right by the campus of Cornell University.
From there we drove west to Watkins Glen on the south end of Seneca Lake. There is one single water fall there and a gorge with series of 17 falls. A trail goes along the wall of the gorge that is at least a mile long. There was a sign that said there was 800 steps but I think there was a lot more. There were four different trails that could be taken. We did not walk all the trails but did most of them and got along fine, even with the steps. One of the trails goes behind a falls. That was a little different. We took a lot of pictures and some video. We then drove up the west side of Seneca Lake back to Geneva for dinner and then on around to home. We were a little tired when we got home but it was a good day.
10-19
We headed for Letchworth State Park which is west of the Finger Lake area. We drove about 100 miles to get here and it is about 100 miles to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, our next destination. We arrived about noon so had the afternoon to look around. Letchworth State Park is known as the Grand Canyon of the East. It is about 30 miles long and maybe 8 miles wide. The terrain in the area is rolling farm and pasture ground.
The first item we saw was a dam that had more water on the down stream side than the up stream side. It was called a dry dam. I had never heard of that term before but what the dam is for is strictly for flood control. When the threat of flood has passed, they let all the water out from behind the dam. You learn something new everyday they say. It sure looked strange.
As we drove farther in the park you could see how they drew a comparison to the Grand Canyon. It isn’t nearly as deep as the Grand Canyon but it has its own beauty. It did rain off and on most of the day so it did suppress some of the fall colors. However, it seemed there was a picture to be taken at every turn. Occasionally, we had to stop and just take it all in. There were so many colors and diverse terrain. The trees were near their peak color. There are three falls in the park, Lower, Middle and Upper. They had to think a while to come up with those names! I suppose they had one of those naming contests. Ha! We wondered if it was worth the effort to drive here, and it was. Each falls had its own character and put on a good show. We have a lot of pictures and video to show from this outing.
10-20
We left Letchworth State Park about 9:30 this morning and got into Buffalo about noon. It rained on us most of the way in, not hard though. We are going to take is easy the rest of today and see the Niagara Falls tomorrow.
We made it to our camp site in early afternoon. The campground was not the most desirable we have stayed at on this trip, but it did have 50 amp service, water and sewer, but no cable and WiFi. Oh well. The campground was on Hwy 96A and very close to Sampson State Park. This is located half way up on the east edge of Seneca Lake. The terrain in the area is generally flat with a little valley leading down to the lake. It is a farming area with some Amish and Mennonites. It is a good area to grow grapes so there are a lot of wineries.
Cayuga Lake is about 15 miles east and is very similar to Seneca Lake.
We traveled the length of the west side of Cayuga Lake and both sides of Seneca Lake so got somewhat familiar with the area.
After we arrived on the 17th and after getting set up at the camp site went into Geneva on the north end of Seneca Lake to do our laundry and some grocery shopping. It was getting late so called it a day when we got back home.
On the 18th it was foggy when we got up but the sun soon came out and it was sunny most of the day with a high around 70 degrees. After we got around we drove up to Seneca Falls. There are no falls but there are two locks to a canal between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake. They are not huge but could probably handle a barge. We did see boats on the lakes that were small by ocean going standards but were big for a lake this size. We ate lunch there and then drove down the west side of the Cayuga Lake to Ithaca. There is a falls their named Ithaca Falls (good name) and is located right by the campus of Cornell University.
From there we drove west to Watkins Glen on the south end of Seneca Lake. There is one single water fall there and a gorge with series of 17 falls. A trail goes along the wall of the gorge that is at least a mile long. There was a sign that said there was 800 steps but I think there was a lot more. There were four different trails that could be taken. We did not walk all the trails but did most of them and got along fine, even with the steps. One of the trails goes behind a falls. That was a little different. We took a lot of pictures and some video. We then drove up the west side of Seneca Lake back to Geneva for dinner and then on around to home. We were a little tired when we got home but it was a good day.
10-19
We headed for Letchworth State Park which is west of the Finger Lake area. We drove about 100 miles to get here and it is about 100 miles to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, our next destination. We arrived about noon so had the afternoon to look around. Letchworth State Park is known as the Grand Canyon of the East. It is about 30 miles long and maybe 8 miles wide. The terrain in the area is rolling farm and pasture ground.
The first item we saw was a dam that had more water on the down stream side than the up stream side. It was called a dry dam. I had never heard of that term before but what the dam is for is strictly for flood control. When the threat of flood has passed, they let all the water out from behind the dam. You learn something new everyday they say. It sure looked strange.
As we drove farther in the park you could see how they drew a comparison to the Grand Canyon. It isn’t nearly as deep as the Grand Canyon but it has its own beauty. It did rain off and on most of the day so it did suppress some of the fall colors. However, it seemed there was a picture to be taken at every turn. Occasionally, we had to stop and just take it all in. There were so many colors and diverse terrain. The trees were near their peak color. There are three falls in the park, Lower, Middle and Upper. They had to think a while to come up with those names! I suppose they had one of those naming contests. Ha! We wondered if it was worth the effort to drive here, and it was. Each falls had its own character and put on a good show. We have a lot of pictures and video to show from this outing.
10-20
We left Letchworth State Park about 9:30 this morning and got into Buffalo about noon. It rained on us most of the way in, not hard though. We are going to take is easy the rest of today and see the Niagara Falls tomorrow.
Adirondack Mtns. and Lake Placid
Greetings from the travelers,
As we are drivingWednesday, October 17
to the next campground (or I should say -- as Larry is driving), I will try to type the blog. It was foggy this morning when we got up and the clouds were low in the mtns., but the sun soon came out and it was a clear sunny morning. As we drive towards western New York, the trees have not exactly reached their peak of colors. The mountains have disappeared also.
Yesterday was a beautiful clear day for our drive through the Adirondack Mtns. These mtns. are not near as high as the Rockies, but are still very impressive. A couple of the peaks had snow at the summit. The town of Lake Placid was on our route. The 1932 and 1980 Olympic games were held in this quiet town nestled in the mtns. We saw the ice rink where the historical ice hockey game between USA and the Russians was played. The USA beat the Russians 4 to 3. The picture above is of the building that houses the three ice rinks -- one for figure skating, one for the hockey games, and one for the speed skaters. All of the Olympic facilities are used today such as the ice rinks, ski jumps, ski runs, luge tracks, and bobsled runs so that Olympic hopefuls of the future can practice and some of the Olympic contestants of today who still want to participate can practice. Lake Placid is not a big town, but it is clean and well kept. Beautiful flowers everywhere along the store fronts.
Our drive yesterday was very scenic with lots and lots of trees and lakes. It said in an article that there are around 2,800 lakes in the Adirondacks and we saw a lot of them. We had packed our lunch and ate alongside one of the lakes. It is so pretty to see the colorful trees along the lake’s edge reflected in the clear calm lake water.
We are now driving towards the Finger Lakes area in western New York State. The campground we will be staying at is in Romulus, NY. The private campgrounds are getting few and far between as they are closing down from mid-October to late October. The one we are going to for the next couple of days does not have WiFi so it may be a few days before we can post our blogs. We will give you all a rest. Ha! Bye Bye
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Lake Champlain
Hi
Just a quick note today. We made it around Lake Champlain yesterday. We took our time and saw a couple attractions. We left a little after 9 AM and got back a little after 8 PM. It was a full day but an enjoyable drive. We are planning on driving a mountain loop today past Lake Placid. It won’t be near as long as yesterday. L&G
Just a quick note today. We made it around Lake Champlain yesterday. We took our time and saw a couple attractions. We left a little after 9 AM and got back a little after 8 PM. It was a full day but an enjoyable drive. We are planning on driving a mountain loop today past Lake Placid. It won’t be near as long as yesterday. L&G
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Lake George, Upper New York State
We made it back to New York State. The campground we are staying at is Lake George Escape and is located just off of I-87, Exit 23. It is west of Diamond Point. The campground is huge. It has close to 600 campsites. There are pine trees everywhere. One of their streets is completely covered with pine needles. They have WiFi but you have to drive up the office to get it. Talk about the stone age. Ha! It doesn’t take long to spoil a person. We are used to having it at our campsites. Guess Glenda won’t be Instant Messaging anyone.
We arrived about 12:30, less than a 2 hour drive from where we were staying in Vermont. Some of the roads we took were very scenic through the Adirondack Mtns., and there were some good views. It sprinkled a little on us when we first started, but the sun did shine at times, too. We took it easy this afternoon and then went for a nice long walk. It had been a while since we had done that and it felt good.
The preliminary plan for tomorrow is to drive around Lake Champlain. It looks like it may be a 200 mile day trip. I haven’t taken the time to check it out. We have a couple of articles clipped from magazines describing such a trip, so they will help.
We have good cable service here so will watch some Sunday Night Football. I don’t know if we can stay awake for the whole thing or We were hoping to be able to tune into the Chiefs game today since they were playing Cincinnati, but they didn’t show it. As always, thanks for checking on us, we’ll write more later. L&G
We arrived about 12:30, less than a 2 hour drive from where we were staying in Vermont. Some of the roads we took were very scenic through the Adirondack Mtns., and there were some good views. It sprinkled a little on us when we first started, but the sun did shine at times, too. We took it easy this afternoon and then went for a nice long walk. It had been a while since we had done that and it felt good.
The preliminary plan for tomorrow is to drive around Lake Champlain. It looks like it may be a 200 mile day trip. I haven’t taken the time to check it out. We have a couple of articles clipped from magazines describing such a trip, so they will help.
We have good cable service here so will watch some Sunday Night Football. I don’t know if we can stay awake for the whole thing or We were hoping to be able to tune into the Chiefs game today since they were playing Cincinnati, but they didn’t show it. As always, thanks for checking on us, we’ll write more later. L&G
Saturday, October 13, 2007
A Quarry and A State Capital Building
We went to the granite quarry this morning. The company's name is "Rock Of Ages" and they own several other quarries around the country. There had a 20-minute film to watch at the visitor's center and a 30-minute trip to the quarry site and back. One method they use to shape the stone is sandblasting. For an extra fee you could try your hand at it, so I gave it a shot. They used a 2 1/2 inch by 5 inch by 1/2 inch piece of black granite. It was already stenciled so it was ready to blast away on. I ended up with a maple leaf with Vermont under it. Please see the picture above.
After that we went to Montpelier to take a tour of the state capital building. It was built in 1859. The stone came from the quarry we had just visited. It is not a big building, not near as big as Missouri's, but it was very well done and well kept.
From there it was back home. I wiped down the motor home to clean it up a little when we got back. We are leaving for the southern Lake Champlain region in New York state tomorrow. What do you bet it rains. Ha! We are inching our way back toward Missouri but are going to take in a few more things along the way. I just saw on the Weather Channel that it is supposed to rain the next several days. Oh well. L&G
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Williamstown VT
10-11-07
We are in Wiliamstown VT which is south of Montpelier. Montpelier is on I-89 about 3/4 of the way up the length of the state. It rained on us coming over this morning, just enough to get the motor home dirty. We got here about 12:30. After a little rest we went to the campground office where the owner told us about the Hope Cemetery in Barre. We stopped by for a look and saw some very unusual headstones. There is a granite quarry in the area and, if I understand correctly, a school on how to carve granite. I think that is where some of these headstones came from. I will try to include a picture or two at a later time.
We drove into the town of Montpelier, which is the capital of Vermont.....beautiful capitol building. After driving around for awhile, we stopped at a little Italian cafe and had some delicious pizza.
It rained on us off and on most of the day and evening. Rained is called for the rest of the week, but we can't complain. We have had such beautiful weather most of the trip.
10-12-07
We are headed toward Stowe on highway 100 north of I-89 this morning. We have been there before but want to go back. It is raining right now and is suppose to continue for part of the day. We will write more later. L&G
We are in Wiliamstown VT which is south of Montpelier. Montpelier is on I-89 about 3/4 of the way up the length of the state. It rained on us coming over this morning, just enough to get the motor home dirty. We got here about 12:30. After a little rest we went to the campground office where the owner told us about the Hope Cemetery in Barre. We stopped by for a look and saw some very unusual headstones. There is a granite quarry in the area and, if I understand correctly, a school on how to carve granite. I think that is where some of these headstones came from. I will try to include a picture or two at a later time.
We drove into the town of Montpelier, which is the capital of Vermont.....beautiful capitol building. After driving around for awhile, we stopped at a little Italian cafe and had some delicious pizza.
It rained on us off and on most of the day and evening. Rained is called for the rest of the week, but we can't complain. We have had such beautiful weather most of the trip.
10-12-07
We are headed toward Stowe on highway 100 north of I-89 this morning. We have been there before but want to go back. It is raining right now and is suppose to continue for part of the day. We will write more later. L&G
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Hi again:
We started the day by going out for breakfast at a local restaurant. We had laid out a plan for touring today but nether of us was to enthused about it. Another day trip that was going to take most of the day. There were low lying clouds with a threat of rain but decided to go ahead and I am glad we did. Most of the was trip was over a different area that we had traveled yesterday. From Bethleham N.H. we headed east on 302, then north on 115 to 2. There we turned east to Gorham then south on 16 past Mt. Washington to Glen and then back west on 302.
As we drove past Mt.Washington we found a road going to the peak (called the Auto Road) that has been open since the 1860's. The road is 8 miles long and is very steep. They told us that the weather was 38 degrees and visibility was 100 feet and it was. On a clear day you can see 132 miles but was a little short today. One of the buildings on the summit was chained down, because they get hurricane winds during the winter. We will include a picture.
They warned us to watch ouor vehicles for overheating engines and hot brakes on the way down. We stopped several times on the way up to keep the engine cool. On the way down we did the same thing, stopping several times on the way down. We were almost all the way down when I heard a snap like a heavy branch off a tree with a couple more lighter snaps. I looked around expecting to see a branch or tree falling just behind us. Almost the same time Glenda said we just lost a hubcap. She was right, there it was laying in the middle of the road. The hubcap is held on with plastic caps that screw on over the lug nuts. The brake on that particular wheel had gotten hot enough that the plastic caps had melted off. The other three hubcaps were OK. Strange.
At Jackson on US 16 we found a covered bridge that was interesting. It was built in the 1870's (I'm sure it has been restored) and was in such good shape that it was still in use. We did drive through it. Ah, did I say there was a gift shop at the far end of it? It was gift shop was decked out nicely in fall colors and Glenda said the prices were very reasonable. I'm not sure about that one. Ha!
Below is a video of the Glen Ellis Falls, that we enjoyed. It was south of Mt. Washington. There were several stair steps on the way to the bottom of the falls, but it was well worth it.
Tomorrow we are leaving this area and moving on to Vermont. Hopefully, the trees will be like they are here in New Hamshire and not past their peak.
Take care and will be writing again soon. The Travelers
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
The Mountain Are Alive With Color
Hi: We drove the loop around the White Mountains today. The sun was shining bright until mid afternoon so we saw a lot of sharp colors. For the most part, the colors are at their peak. but a few areas were slightly past. We drove around 100 miles just looking at leaves, a lot of it was at 30 to 35 MPH.
We packed a picnic lunch which worked out good, a lot of the tourist businesses have closed for the season including the restaurants. You have to do some looking just to get an ice cream cone, a major deal for us. Ha! There are some covered bridges in the area and we saw a couple of them. We are not sure what we will do tomorrow, but we will be doing something in the area. L&G
Monday, October 8, 2007
Littleton N.H.
We left Wells Maine this morning and made our way up I-93 to Littleton N.H. It rained off and on last night and again today. Littleton is 70 miles from Canada and is located at the edge of the White Mountains. We are staying at the Crazy Horse Campground.
As we drove north the leaves looked to be near peak color. As we entered the Franconia Notch in the White Mountains, the leaves started to go past peak and were falling off the trees. Then on further north the peak color came back. I think the reason was the notch was at a higher altitude. Even though the day was cloudy and rainy, the trees were still quite pretty.
We are planning on staying here for 3 to 4 days touring the White Mountians before moving on. We were here in 2003 and saw some of the area north but not where we are in now. Tomorrow the agenda will probably be to drive around the White Mountains loop seeing the waterfalls and covered bridges that are listed on some of the brochures. Hope the sun is shining, but the forecast isn't too promising for it. They're calling for rain off and on the rest of the week.
Happy 6th Anniversary to Scott and Tricia! Sorry we are a day late!
Everyone take care and will write againsoon.
As we drove north the leaves looked to be near peak color. As we entered the Franconia Notch in the White Mountains, the leaves started to go past peak and were falling off the trees. Then on further north the peak color came back. I think the reason was the notch was at a higher altitude. Even though the day was cloudy and rainy, the trees were still quite pretty.
We are planning on staying here for 3 to 4 days touring the White Mountians before moving on. We were here in 2003 and saw some of the area north but not where we are in now. Tomorrow the agenda will probably be to drive around the White Mountains loop seeing the waterfalls and covered bridges that are listed on some of the brochures. Hope the sun is shining, but the forecast isn't too promising for it. They're calling for rain off and on the rest of the week.
Happy 6th Anniversary to Scott and Tricia! Sorry we are a day late!
Everyone take care and will write againsoon.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Leaf Peeping Day Trip
We started out this morning as we did yesterday, but there was no sunshine today. It was northeast on I-95/I-295 to Fairfield were we headed north on 201. 201 is a National Scenic byway from Solon to the Canadian Border. Wyman Lake runs parallel to the highway to about Caratunk were it resumes as the Kennebec river. We ended up at the Canadian border before turning around. About a 420 mile round trip.
This was a leaf peeping trip and we we did get an eye full. The trees were in full color and we got some spectacular views around Wyman Lake. We got some good pictures and some video. By the time we got to Canada the trees were beginning to go past there peak. Several trees were well on their way to shedding their leaves. We ate lunch in Jackman which is 13 miles from the Canadian border. When we left, it was drizzling and continued to do so until we were almost back to Solon. I should have known it was going to rain though, I washed the car before we left. ha!
All in all, we had another good day to travel, just not quite as nice as yesterday. It is raining as I write this, I haven't heard the forecast for tomorrow so don't know what to expect. We are planning on taking the day off tomorrow so it can rain all it wants. As always, thanks for checking on us. We will write more later.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Hello again:
We woke up to to a beautiful, sunny, 45 degree morning. About 9 AM we headed north on I-95 to a display of fall colors in the morning sun. East of Brunswick off Highway One is a series of fingers pointing south into the Atlantic. This was our destination today. Heading south on highway 123 to Baileys Island, we came to a sign that said 123 ends, and so it did. There was nothing but a bluff and a beach past the sign. There was a clear view of the open Atlantic in front of us with a light surf pounding the beach. It took a while to soak it all in. On the way out we stopped by a deli for some sandwiches and something to drink. We stopped by another beach for an impromptu picnic. It was a little cove and there were some lobster boats docked.
Afterward we took highway 24 up the other side of the finger and then north on highway 1 to highway 130, which is on the fourth finger east. Fort Popham is on this finger. It was started in 1861to protect Bath, Maine. Bath is were the Bath Iron Works is located and they build ships and have been doing so since well before the start of the fort.
Our final destination was the Pemiquid Point Light House. This light house is in use today and the light bulb and lens is maintained by the Coast Guard but building and everything else is maintained through donations.
There is a good view of the Atlantic from this point, a good place to sit and watch the world go by. Very relaxing. By this time it was 4:30 in the afternoon and time to head back. It took 2 hours to get home and was almost dark. Another good day, weatherwise, travel wise and in every other way. Thanks for checking on us. L&G
Thursday, October 4, 2007
On The Road Again!
Here we are "on the road again" as Willie Nelson sings! Left Foxborough, Massachusetts this morning and headed towards Maine. Got to Wells, ME about 3 hours later. We are staying at the Riverside RV Campground.
After lunch and a quick rest, we got in the car and took a highway that follows the coastline. It was a nice drive and a gorgeous sunny day. Our path took us through lots of trees, quaint little seaside villages, and beautiful flowers and landscaped yards. We stopped at Ferry Beach and walked down to the beach and got our feet wet in the Atlantic Ocean. The water was a little on the cold side. It was fun walking along the water's edge picking up sea shells and rocks.
We stopped in a seaside village looking for our afternoon treat of ice cream. A lot of the shops and restaurants have already closed for the season, but we asked a local shop owner and he directed us to an ice cream shop about 3 blocks away and up a hill.........but it was well worth it!
The trees are beginning to get lots of color to them. The campground lady told us they are supposed to hit their peak color by Oct. 13. We have reservations to stay here for four nights so the trees should be in full color by the time we leave Maine hopefully.
Larry was hungry for pizza tonight so we kept looking for a Pizza Hut on our way back down to the campground, but none was to be found. We asked the campground lady and she told us about a local restaurant that had really good pizza so we gave it a try. We both agreed their pizza was better than any Pizza Hut pizza we have had. Delicious.... and we have some left for lunch tomorrow!
It is time to turn in so will head to bed. It may be a long night as I keep hearing trains go by quite often tooting their whistle!
We appreciate everyone letting us know how much they enjoy the blog. Hope we haven't bored any of you too much! Take care and thanks for reading our blog. Larry and Glenda
Note: Here is our location as seen on Google Maps. This is the satillite view but you can click on the map view to see it on the map. Larry http://maps.google.com/maps?f=s&ie=UTF8&ll=43.343321,-70.560693&spn=0.003168,0.009978&t=k&z=17&om=1
After lunch and a quick rest, we got in the car and took a highway that follows the coastline. It was a nice drive and a gorgeous sunny day. Our path took us through lots of trees, quaint little seaside villages, and beautiful flowers and landscaped yards. We stopped at Ferry Beach and walked down to the beach and got our feet wet in the Atlantic Ocean. The water was a little on the cold side. It was fun walking along the water's edge picking up sea shells and rocks.
We stopped in a seaside village looking for our afternoon treat of ice cream. A lot of the shops and restaurants have already closed for the season, but we asked a local shop owner and he directed us to an ice cream shop about 3 blocks away and up a hill.........but it was well worth it!
The trees are beginning to get lots of color to them. The campground lady told us they are supposed to hit their peak color by Oct. 13. We have reservations to stay here for four nights so the trees should be in full color by the time we leave Maine hopefully.
Larry was hungry for pizza tonight so we kept looking for a Pizza Hut on our way back down to the campground, but none was to be found. We asked the campground lady and she told us about a local restaurant that had really good pizza so we gave it a try. We both agreed their pizza was better than any Pizza Hut pizza we have had. Delicious.... and we have some left for lunch tomorrow!
It is time to turn in so will head to bed. It may be a long night as I keep hearing trains go by quite often tooting their whistle!
We appreciate everyone letting us know how much they enjoy the blog. Hope we haven't bored any of you too much! Take care and thanks for reading our blog. Larry and Glenda
Note: Here is our location as seen on Google Maps. This is the satillite view but you can click on the map view to see it on the map. Larry http://maps.google.com/maps?f=s&ie=UTF8&ll=43.343321,-70.560693&spn=0.003168,0.009978&t=k&z=17&om=1
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
JFK, Plymouth and a day off
10-2-07
Hi: We woke up to a 45 degree morning. The day was partly cloudy and a high of 68. Nice Day. We visited the JFK museum and library in the morning finishing up around noon. They told us it would take about two hours and that was about right. They start out with a 25 minute movie of his life up to the time he became president. There are lots of exhibits of his early life, his time as a senator as well as the presidential years. There is a 30 minute film of the Cuban missile crisis that was well worth seeing. There is a lot of information on Jackie as well. They didn’t meet and get married until he was a Senator, something I didn’t know. John was given a sale boat for his sixteenth birthday by his father and it is on display outside the museum. The museum is well worth the time and effort to see.
After a bite to eat, we headed to Plymouth to see the rock. They have a replica of the Mayflower, call the Mayflower II, which we took a tour of. There were 140 people on board plus the crew. The Mayflower is not very big, it must have been quite a trip. We spent quite a bit of time looking around Plymouth. The oldest church with a continually active congregation established in this country is there. They are on their fourth building though. The first street was started here as well as other firsts.
It was about 8PM when we got home. A long day!
10-3-07
We were going to move on this morning but decided to just take it easy today. We will head out tomorrow. We are still deciding on what direction to head. It will either be up the coast of Maine or up into New Hampshire. We will see. The leaves are turning a little here but not much. I suspect a short drive north and there will be a big difference. As I look out the window the trees are as green as can be…. but wait, they’re all evergreens. We might be here a while if we want to see them change. Ha! I don’t know about internet service at the next campsite so this may be the last post for a while.
Quick update – We now have our campsite for the next few days in southern Maine at Wells, ME. We will have internet access so will be talking to you soon.
Hi: We woke up to a 45 degree morning. The day was partly cloudy and a high of 68. Nice Day. We visited the JFK museum and library in the morning finishing up around noon. They told us it would take about two hours and that was about right. They start out with a 25 minute movie of his life up to the time he became president. There are lots of exhibits of his early life, his time as a senator as well as the presidential years. There is a 30 minute film of the Cuban missile crisis that was well worth seeing. There is a lot of information on Jackie as well. They didn’t meet and get married until he was a Senator, something I didn’t know. John was given a sale boat for his sixteenth birthday by his father and it is on display outside the museum. The museum is well worth the time and effort to see.
After a bite to eat, we headed to Plymouth to see the rock. They have a replica of the Mayflower, call the Mayflower II, which we took a tour of. There were 140 people on board plus the crew. The Mayflower is not very big, it must have been quite a trip. We spent quite a bit of time looking around Plymouth. The oldest church with a continually active congregation established in this country is there. They are on their fourth building though. The first street was started here as well as other firsts.
It was about 8PM when we got home. A long day!
10-3-07
We were going to move on this morning but decided to just take it easy today. We will head out tomorrow. We are still deciding on what direction to head. It will either be up the coast of Maine or up into New Hampshire. We will see. The leaves are turning a little here but not much. I suspect a short drive north and there will be a big difference. As I look out the window the trees are as green as can be…. but wait, they’re all evergreens. We might be here a while if we want to see them change. Ha! I don’t know about internet service at the next campsite so this may be the last post for a while.
Quick update – We now have our campsite for the next few days in southern Maine at Wells, ME. We will have internet access so will be talking to you soon.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Lexington and Concord
It was another beautiful day in Boston, partly sunny and a high of 68 degrees. We took a day trip to Lexington and Concord. Our first stop was at the Minute Man Visitor Center in the Minute Man National Park. The park lies west of I-95 and between Lexington and Concord along highway 2A, which somewhat parallels the original road the British marched on into Concord. They showed a 25 minute movie of the events of April 19, 1775.
From there, we drove about a mile west to the Samuel Hartwell house. There were two Park Service employees who gave a 30 minute talk on some of the events of the day. They explained how the militia was organized and how they drilled. It was mandatory for anyone between 16 and 60 to belong if they were of able body. The clergy was an exception. All very interesting.
After lunch it was on to the North Bridge. This is where the Colonists fired the first shot of the war. “The shot that was heard around the world.” A few people were killed by the British in Lexington before they marched to Concord but the Colonists never returned fire. We visited Lexington last and saw where this happened. It is a triangle shaped piece of ground about a block long called Lexington Green. In 1899 a monument was erected there to commemorate the event. The victims were reburied around the monument.
So much for the history lesson but it was interesting. We were here in 1972 and I really don’t remember much. I do remember being at the North Bridge but didn’t remember what it looked like. One plaque said it was the 6th bridge that had been there so it could be a different one. I’ll have to see if we have a picture from when we were here before. We will update more later. We are not sure what we will see tomorrow.
From there, we drove about a mile west to the Samuel Hartwell house. There were two Park Service employees who gave a 30 minute talk on some of the events of the day. They explained how the militia was organized and how they drilled. It was mandatory for anyone between 16 and 60 to belong if they were of able body. The clergy was an exception. All very interesting.
After lunch it was on to the North Bridge. This is where the Colonists fired the first shot of the war. “The shot that was heard around the world.” A few people were killed by the British in Lexington before they marched to Concord but the Colonists never returned fire. We visited Lexington last and saw where this happened. It is a triangle shaped piece of ground about a block long called Lexington Green. In 1899 a monument was erected there to commemorate the event. The victims were reburied around the monument.
So much for the history lesson but it was interesting. We were here in 1972 and I really don’t remember much. I do remember being at the North Bridge but didn’t remember what it looked like. One plaque said it was the 6th bridge that had been there so it could be a different one. I’ll have to see if we have a picture from when we were here before. We will update more later. We are not sure what we will see tomorrow.
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