Category Archives: States

Going North

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Today we just had lunch at a nearby restaurant and then came home and did laundry.  We’ll be leaving early tomorrow morning to go to Connecticut and New Hampshire for Thanksgiving.  There may or may not be daily blog entries … Continue reading →

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Moving Day

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Today we left Greenbelt Park where we were paying $8/night to dry camp in the forest where we saw deer every day, and moved a few miles over to Cherry Hill Park, a gated  full service campground, paying $54/night.  They … Continue reading →

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Even More Museums

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Frost on the windshield!  This is not a good thing for us snowbirds!  We’re holding off until after Thanksgiving so we can spend that time with our kids, but as soon as that is over we’re heading for warmer weather. … Continue reading →

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Archives and Art

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

More museums…. Our first visit was the National Archives.  It is disappointing that visitors can  no longer climb the front steps and enter the front doors and be welcomed by the beautiful foyer and rotunda.  Instead we enter by the … Continue reading →

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More DC Tours

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Our tour driver today said the Supreme Court building is the largest all marble building in the world.  Currently it is covered with scaffolding and draped with an image of the building while it undergoes some renovation.  We went inside … Continue reading →

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Sightseeing Tour

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We took the subway train to Washington DC again today.  Then we decided to take the Old Town Trolley sightseeing tour.   This was a repeat of what we did last year when we were here, but it’s such an … Continue reading →

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Washington National Cathedral

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

The Washington National Cathedral is the sixth largest in the world.  Construction began in 1907 and it wasn’t 83 years later when the “final finial” was placed in 1990.  It’s mission is to be the spiritual home for the nation. … Continue reading →

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DC Museums

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We drove ourselves to DC the last two days, but this time we took the train.  That’s a much better idea.  The roads in DC are a mess. The first thing we saw when we got off the train was … Continue reading →

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The White House

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Hey…there’s a Kiss & Ride at the train station. Even so, we drove ourselves to DC.  Parking isn’t a problem on the weekends if you get there early. One of the first things we did was walk to The White … Continue reading →

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Capitol and Basilica

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We drove to the nation’s capitol today.  We were here last year so we kinda knew our way around.  Parking wasn’t bad at all, probably because it was the weekend.  The west front side of the capitol was fenced off … Continue reading →

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Greenbelt Park

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Here we are at Greenbelt Park, a national park that is only about 12 miles north of Washington DC.  We paid for the next 7 nights, so we will be here for a while.  There are lots of hiking trails … Continue reading →

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Not Much

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

The Nor’easter did not affect us much.  It rained all day yesterday, but was not a heavy rain, and it wasn’t windy here at all.  And no snow.  But it did keep us inside, so I had nothing to blog … Continue reading →

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Turkey Point Lighthouse

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We walked out to Turkey Point Lighthouse to see it again. It hasn’t changed since last year. The only difference was that last year it was open when we visited and we were able to go inside and climb up … Continue reading →

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Elk Neck State Park, MD

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

Camping World got our tires all air’d up this morning and we continued our drive south, driving through the tip of Delaware and into Maryland. We are now in Elk Neck State Park.  It is located towards the very northern … Continue reading →

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New Jersey Air

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

After our morning McDonald’s coffee we got back on the New Jersey Turnpike and headed south again.  The service plazas were all open on the southern half of New Jersey and there were no waiting lines. There was some road … Continue reading →

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New Jersey

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We didn’t get as far as we wanted to today.  When we left the campground we immediately got stuck in traffic due to some road construction.  That ate up an hour of our time.  We passed a sign that said … Continue reading →

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Rocky Neck State Park

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

The nights are getting colder and now a nor’easter is predicted in the next several days.  This is a winter storm that is headed for New York and New England.  We think it’s about time for us to move south … Continue reading →

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Getting Colder

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Marsha Brecht

We are discussing moving south.  The nights here are getting cold, being in the lower 30’s.  We’ve been running the generator more and more every day.  We have enough gas to run the generator and enough propane to run the … Continue reading →

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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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