Monthly Archives: October 2012

Halloween 2012

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

It’s another cloudy gloomy day here in Connecticut.  We spent most of the day watching TV reports of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Many areas around here are still without power. Things are getting back to normal at the casino, … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Sandy

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Well, I guess we missed it.  Either it wasn’t all that bad where we are or we just were oblivious to it while we were inside the casino. The first time we drove out to see if the RV was OK we … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Sandy

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

So far what we have experienced of this “Frankenstorm” hasn’t been any worse than any storm we’ve ever experienced in Minnesota.  Maybe that’s because we’re in a sweet location.  Sandy’s route hits land in New Jersey and goes west inland … Continue reading →

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Shantok, Village of Uncas

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Fort Shantok State Park was purchased by the Mohegan Tribe and renamed Shantok, Village of Uncas.  Just across the highway from the Mohegan Sun Casino it is the location of an old Indian village and a burial ground and is … Continue reading →

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Return to Mohegan Sun Casino

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

The campground we were in was very close to the coast, on a river, had lots of trees, utility poles and lots of wires.  In light of the on-coming severe weather we thought we should leave.  Another party at the … Continue reading →

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Pizza and Sandy

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We met our daughter, Teresa, for lunch in New Haven, CT, today.  She took us downtown where we had mashed potato pizza (mashed potatoes, bacon, garlic, and a little cheese).  That was something new for us, and we liked it. … Continue reading →

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Wash Walk and Watch

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

It’s laundry day today. Riverdale Farm Campsite has a small laundry, so that’s how we spent our morning. The good part about it is that I can use four washing machines all at once and they had a nice comfortable … Continue reading →

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Recycle and Return

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

After spending 9 days in the casino parking lot it’s time to move on.  We are getting low on water and we’re ready for a change of scenery.  As if we haven’t spent enough time in Walmarts the last few … Continue reading →

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Wicked Good

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We’re still in the Mohegan Sun Casino RV parking lot.  It’s been a very pleasant stay but we’ve been here a week now and it’s time to move on.  We’ll think about that tomorrow. Today we went for a walk … Continue reading →

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Bluff Point State Park, CT

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Bluff Point State Park is a 1.5 mile long peninsula of undeveloped land on Long Island Sound.  It’s an awesome place for a nature walk.  There is a nice wide easy-walking main trail that loops around the entire park, good … Continue reading →

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Johnnycakes and Coffee Milk, RI

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Beautiful low-lying fog in the morning, but it wasn’t long before it lifted and the sun came out. After looking thru the tourist information we had we decided to drive to Rhode Island and take in the Johnny Cake Festival … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Ugh….rain all night and rain all day.  This morning we did get out to the grocery store for some needed supplies.  In between the raindrops I managed to get a few pictures.  These Canada geese greeted us on our way … Continue reading →

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Parking Lot Living

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

I tried to get a picture of the casino but it’s down the hill and behind the trees making a view of it almost impossible.  This shot shows the large hotel casino in the background.  The right wing is nearly … Continue reading →

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Scenic Drive

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Sunny days are great for sight-seeing and today was awesome, so we found a scenic drive north of here and headed out.  One of our stops was at Hopeville Pond State Park, a small park northeast of Norwich, CT.  We … Continue reading →

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Fort Griswold

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We did not go into Mohegan Sun Casino today, choosing instead to explore the countryside around us. The fall coloring is just getting started here and it’s very pretty. We found ourselves in the small town of Groton where we … Continue reading →

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Mohegan Sun Casino

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We would like to stay in Connecticut for a while longer before we head south for the winter, but with uncooperative Walmarts and closed campgrounds it’s increasingly difficult.  There are very few year-round campgrounds, but they cost $40 to $60 … Continue reading →

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New Haven, CT

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

A visit to an orchard was on our agenda for today.  There was one just a few miles from us, so Bernie and Teresa and I went to watch the activities.  Lots of parents were their with their kids picking … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Cape Cod

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Our time in Cape Cod is up and we have moved to Connecticut to see our daughter, Teresa.    It was about a four-hour drive for us and took us a while to find a campground as many are closed … Continue reading →

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Cape Cod Canal

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

There are some cranberry bogs in this area and it’s cranberry picking time.  We went in search of cranberry picking pictures.  Fail.  We did find some already picked bogs but a picture of that would be really boring. But we … Continue reading →

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Provincetown, MA

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Sunny day! wooo!  Look at that blue sky! I swear there were ten tour busses at the visitor center today as we drove by it.  When we got to this beach there was one bus there and it was from … Continue reading →

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