Category Archives: October

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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Crack and Cape Cod

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We did not see this last night, but this morning we find a crack in our windshield. 😦  It’s about a foot long right now, let’s hope it doesn’t get any bigger yet. Today we drove out to Cape Cod … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We have accumulated a carpet of pine needles on the top of the motor home over the past 5 nights we have been here necessitating a roof sweeping. Once that task was done we said goodbye to Bob and Bobbi … Continue reading →

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Bear Brook State Park

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Even though it was a damp cloudy morning we hiked the nearby trails just to get some exercise and see the sights.  We were hearing gunfire not too far away so we decided not to venture too far into the … Continue reading →

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Nothing

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

No pictures and nothing for the daily blog, but I thought I should say something before some of my relatives wonder what happened to us. We watched over the museum here this morning so the volunteer hosts could go to … Continue reading →

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Hibachi and Family

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Today we drove in to Concord and had lunch with our son and his wife.  I’ve never been to a Japanese Hibachi Grill before so going to Moritomo’s was a treat for me.  Our chef was a comedienne and entertained us while … Continue reading →

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Sunshine and Apples

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

The sun came out today!  It’s about time!  Bernie and I went for a walk first thing this morning to enjoy the sunshine before it vanished again.  Not far from where we are camped is The Old Allenstown Meeting House. … Continue reading →

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Another Wet Day

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

More rain, more clouds….. There was a break in the rain so we went for a drive around the scenic Lake Winnipesaukee.  There was some fall coloring, but it’s just in the early stages here.  We stopped in at The … Continue reading →

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