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A (almost) daily diary of our life on the road.

Chatfield Hollow State Park

Chatfield Hollow State Park  There is another state park near where we are staying so we decided to go have a look.  It is closed to traffic for the season but we were allowed to park and walk in.  There … Continue reading

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Gillette Castle State Park

Frost again this morning!  But it should be warming up the rest of this week.  The office was closed when we got here yesterday so we found the caretaker and he said we could stay for a week and gave … Continue reading

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Full Tummy

Propane Fill It was another freezing night, but we kept warm with lots of blankets and an occasional run of our generator to power the electric heaters.  We spent the night in a Walmart Parking lot and were joined by … Continue reading

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Sad to say no pictures today. We were up early and drove the car to Concord, New Hampshire, to visit our son, Eric, and his girlfriend, Danielle.  The drive up there was pretty, and the roads were clean and dry.  … Continue reading

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Snow Storm

The Beginning  Lucky us.  There was a major snow storm in the northeast United States.  We were right in the middle of it.  We were ready for 4-7 inches of heavy wet stuff.  It was a bit disappointing in the … Continue reading

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Sarasota Spa State Park

It’s a cold and windy day.  30 degrees this morning, and 3 to 7 inches of heavy wet snow in the forecast for this evening.  Cindy took us out to Sarasota Spa State Park to show us the sights.  That … Continue reading

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Albany, NY

New York There is still some color left in the landscape in this part of the country.  We are too late for the best part, maybe next year we can catch it. It was 27 degrees when we got up … Continue reading

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New York

The first thing we saw on the road early this morning was the remains of a car transport and it’s load of (I think) 8 cars all burned up on the side of the road.  Crews were cleaning up the … Continue reading

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Indiana

 On The Road Again, blah blah blahMore driving today, no sight seeing.  We made it as far asSouth Bend, Indiana.  Spending the night in aWalmart parking lot, but that’s ok.  I have TV, and internet, andthere is shopping….what more … Continue reading

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We’re Off!!!

  And We’re Off!! Packing took longer than we expected.  Just when we think we have it all, we remember more things.  We spent the night in the RV last night as a trial run to see what we might … Continue reading

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Home!

The last two days were long ones.  There were things at home that needed tending to so we didn’t take the time to sight see along the route home.  There are places to park the motor home for free overnight so … Continue reading

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Homeward Bound

 Rear Camera View We had a great time visiting family and friends, but it’s time to head home.  Before stopping to say goodbye to Eric and Danielle, we first stopped at a U-Haul facility to rent a dolly for … Continue reading

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Portland, Maine

Last winter we visited our friend, Peter, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  He said we should look him up at his summer home in Maine if we were ever in the area, so that’s exactly what we did … Continue reading

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Concord, New Hampshire

Saddleback Campground We are camped at Saddleback Campground.  It’s a nice little privately owned campground about 20 miles east of Concord.  We chose to stay here because it is a member of the Passport America network and we could stay for … Continue reading

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Concord, New Hampshire

Campfire at Wompatuck State Park, Massachusetts The last few nights were great nights for sitting around the campfire.  The rules are very strict here.  Do not bring in your own wood.  Only buy wood in the park you are going … Continue reading

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Boston

Boston, Massachusetts   Yesterday and today we spent visiting with Teresa and Eric and Danielle and Danielle’s parents in Quincy which is just a little south and east of Boston.  We had such a great time, they are all wonderful … Continue reading

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Massachusetts

Our spot at Wompatuck State Park We packed up this morning and headed northeast to Wompatuck State Park in Massachusetts, just southeast of Boston. It’s a nice park, but rain is heading in.  We’ll have to explore it tomorrow. Teresa and … Continue reading

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Lobster Landing

Lobster Landing Today we just drove around the surrounding communities and along the CT shoreline some more.  We saw in one of the tourist magazines about this little place called Lobster Landing that was supposed to be an iconic spot … Continue reading

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Mystic Seaport

Marina at Old Saybrook Up and off early this morning while it was still cool.  We decided to go visit Mystic Seaport since we hard from a few people that it was an interesting place for sight seeing.  On the … Continue reading

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Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

Peabody Museum of Natural History Our first stop today was at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History.  We arrived too early and sat on the retaining wall outside for a while and watched the traffic. The museum was having … Continue reading

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