Category Archives: Travel
Acadia NP Cadillac Mountain and Great Head Trail
Today was a pretty good day. Beautiful weather, clear and cool. Connie started off with a couple of hours of work and then we headed off on fun stuff. First stop was the Acadia National Park visitor center to get … Continue reading
Travel to Trenton Maine and Site Setup
Today we got underway about 1030 for our 150 mile trip from Phippsburg Maine to Trenton Maine. It was a pretty easy day…most of the trip was on freeways so we just rolled along about 62 mph and let the … Continue reading
Maine Maritime Museum and Bailey Island
Friday afternoon we drove the 5 miles to Bath and visited the Maine Maritime Museum. Built on the grounds of 3 former shipyards building wooden sailing vessels…it comprises the property formerly occupied by the Percy and Small Shipyard, the Donnell … Continue reading
Phippsburg, Maine
Wednesday Connie worked awhile and then we headed off for a hike at Spirit Pond. We had some troubles finding it because the directions essentially said stuff like “turn at the big rock past the tall tree”. The hike started … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Campground Phippsburg, Maine
Well, we’ve arrive he-ah in Maine. After a 150 mile trip today mostly on interstates we had to meander down the goat path about 5 miles to get into the campground. We got checked in fine and settled into site … Continue reading
Boston Freedom Trail, Beer and Lobstah
Man, what a great coupla days. Yesterday the adults went to Mass then after breakfast headed off to Boston on the T. Parking is brutal down there so they drove to the end of the line station, parked, and for … Continue reading
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