We got to spend the entire day visiting. When we go to New York we stay with Eric because he has an extra room we can use. We did not get to spend a lot of time with him until the evening because he was working. He works from home. Not a fancy office, but […]
June 11, 2021 : Trip 4, Day 8 – More Family Time Read More »
We drove to New York to visit with our family today. Back roads of New Hampshire and Vermont When we got to the Capital District we got to see our family. Because of COVID, we had not seen our youngest son Eric in over a year and a half. We talked a lot and enjoyed
June 10, 2021 : Trip 4, Day 7 – Visiting Family in New York Read More »
Chris and Lisa drove us to Amherst, New Hampshire to visit with their son Reid, his wife Katie and their son Jamie. We had a great visit with them. They share a beautiful home with Reid’s mom Rhonda and her husband James. After a wonderful visit they gathered for a family picture. Chris, Katie, Jamie,
June 9, 2021 : Trip 4, Day 6 – Visiting Family and a Dinner Party Read More »
We spent today with Chris and Lisa. We spent some time at their house and some time touring Eastman, the development where they live. We hiked by a lake The lake we hiked to Talking by the lake and we walked in a wild Rhododendron Garden that had a variety of plant life. We also
June 8, 2021 : Trip 4, Day 5 – Grantham New Hampshire Read More »
Today was capitol visiting day. We visited two state capitols and ended the day at Chris and Lisa’s house. Our first stop was just a short hop over the border from Seekonk Massachusetts to see the Rhode Island Capitol. The Rhode Island Capitol This was our first visit to a capitol building since the onset
June 7, 2021 : Trip 4, Day 4 – Providence RI, Concord NH, and Grantham, NH Read More »
Today we had a different drive than Skyline Drive. We traveled from Edgewood, Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island. Our drive went well until we got to the George Washington Bridge. As we were approaching the bridge, traffic backed up quickly. Google suggested another route so we took it. Things went downhill from there. Most of
June 6, 2021 : Trip 4, Day 3 – Newport Cliff Walk Read More »
Today we completed our tour of Shenandoah National Park. Since it was Saturday, we tried to get an early start. We planned to start with a hike on Bearfence Mountain Trail . We were about 30 seconds late getting to the trailhead. We saw someone pull into the last parking space as we arrived. We
June 5, 2021 : Trip 4, Day 2 – Shenandoah National Park Read More »
Ready to travel! We begin our travels again with excitement and trepidation. We are ready to continue our travels, but concerns about travel during a waning pandemic are in our minds. Still, the joy of travel wins out over such concerns. We are headed up the east coast to see one national park, three state
June 4, 2021 : Trip 4, Day 1 – Appomattox Court House & Shenandoah National Park Read More »
A second and third trip have now been cancelled because of COVID. We wonder when we will be able to travel again. We now consider our fourth trip to be time travel through a pandemic to a different future than we expected. While it is disappointing to delay those trips, it has really hurt to
August 12, 2020 : Trip 4, Day 1 – Again, The Pandemic Continues, Travel does not. Read More »
Today was supposed to be the beginning of our fourth trip. Our three weeks of travel through the Southeastern United States would have included Savannah Georgia, Daytona Beach Florida, The Everglades, Key West, Florida, The Dry Tortugas National Park, Biscayne Bay National Park, The Kennedy Space Center, Disney World, Jacksonville Florida, Charleston, South Carolina, Columbia,
April 13, 2020 : Trip 4, Day 1 – A Trip Deferred Read More »