Author Archives: Gunther
Boston MA and Minuteman Trail
Wednesday afternoon we had to run down about 10 miles to Yarmouth to pick up the Mazda after it’s repairs and maintenance were complete. Unfortunately it was raining buckets when we left…we had the wipers on BAT on max as … Continue reading
Cape Cod, Kayaking, and Hiking
Well, Thursday we got underway from Wolfs Den campground and headed over to Cape Cod. Breakdown, hookup, and travel went pretty well…we did have to pull over for emergency repairs to the Mazda just before hitting the Cape Cod Canal. … Continue reading
Gillette Castle, Chapman Falls and Rocky Neck State Park and Beach
Life here in East Haddam has been pretty good this week. Monday Connie worked a bit and then we headed off to Gillette Castle for a picnic on the grounds near the Connecticut River. William Gillette was an actor in … Continue reading
East Haddam, CT
Well, we got moved over to East Haddam, CT on Thursday and are camped at the Wolf’s Den Family Campground. Connie had a slight meltdown when they arrived due to long day, small roads, getting lost, nobody paying attention to … Continue reading
Kayaking, CIA, Duchess County Fair and thoughts on NY
Well, another busy couple of days for us. After the weekend’s pork fat overdose we just stayed around the rig on Monday. Neil did laundry while Connie worked at her virtual job. After that they cleaned up the house for … Continue reading
Great Weekend and Pork Fat Rules
Wow, what a great weekend. The weather was perfect, maybe 80 degrees, low humidity, and light breezes. Perfect for the Brook-N-Wood Pig Roast on Saturday. Bike ride in the afternoon and then the cookout Whole pig roasted on a spit … Continue reading
Fun Times in NY Part 2
As promised; here is the second part of the post. Following Wednesday’s trip on Thursday they headed out for more hikes. The destination was Bastion Falls and Kaakterskill Falls in the Catskill Mountains nearby. After picking up more bug spray … Continue reading
Fun Times in NY
Wow, been almost a week since I was able to post. I blame it on Neil…he’s just been too darn busy hiking and taking all these pictures to open the laptop so I can post. His new Mountain Lion operating … Continue reading
Hiking the Hudson River Valley
After the rain the other day on Friday we spent Saturday just resting and staying out of the rain as it continued to rain most of the day. Finally breaking about 1500; the adults went over to Bard College for … Continue reading
Rainy Day in Elizaville, NY
We arrived here at Brook-N-Wood campground yesterday after an easy hookup in NJ and a relatively straightforward drive of about 120 miles. Joe and Vanessa, the campground owners, are super nice; Joe got us parked in site 12 in a … Continue reading