Places
Brattleboro, Vermont…
OCTOBER 5, 2015 MY STORY CONTINUES with observations and photos of Brattleboro, Vermont. Located in the southeast corner of the state, it’s just a few miles down the road from Hidden Acres Resort where we’re staying. Brattleboro is one of those places like Sandpoint, Idaho or Kennebunkport, Maine where upon seeing it for the first … Continue reading
Wilmington, Vermont…
OCTOBER 1, 2015 MY STORY CONTINUES. My story continues with another close call about some pretty frightening weather conditions. You’ll recall that when we were in the Boston area last June, we had a tornado warning…not an advisory but a warning. There’s a big difference! After we scurried to safety, it turned out to be a … Continue reading
Fall has arrived in New England…
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 MY STORY CONTINUES. My story continues with our arrival a few days ago in the tiny town of Dummerston, Vermont, home to the state’s longest covered bridge, which spans the Connecticut River, and formerly home to the well known author Rudyard Kipling. About 2,000 folks call Dummerston home. It’s located at the outskirts … Continue reading
Everything is just fine…
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 I’M FLATTERED. It’s been a little more than two weeks since I’ve added a new post to my blog, and apparently some of you were getting worried. I’ve probably received a dozen calls and emails in the last few days asking, “Why has it been so long since your last post? Are … Continue reading
Shelburne Museum – Day Two…
LABOR DAY. SEPTEMBER 7, 2015. IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME. RV’s were pulling out of Apple Island Resort this morning like rats leaving a sinking ship! After a long summer vacation lots of kids return to school on the day following Labor Day, and of course many still-employed folks must get back to work after … Continue reading
Shelburne Museum – Day One…
SEPTEMBER 6, 2015 THIS PLACE IS SPECIAL! Museums often bore me to tears. But not this one! Located in Vermont’s scenic Lake Champlain Valley near Burlington, its 38 exhibition buildings and their contents constitute one of the nation’s finest and most well known museums. Most of the buildings are historic, and were relocated to the … Continue reading
Lake Champlain, Vermont…
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 HERE WE ARE. It’s kind of a mouthful, but let me describe to you where we are. Here goes: We’re at the Apple Island RV Resort in South Hero, Vermont. It’s located on South Hero Island, not to be confused with North Hero Island, in the middle of Lake Champlain. The Vermont … Continue reading
Delivering mail on Lake Winnipesaukee…
AUGUST 31, 2015 LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE. Surrounded by three mountain ranges, the wooded shoreline and crystal clear water of this spring-fed lake make it a popular year-round destination, and a perfect one for a day trip from our campsite today. It took us just about an hour to drive to the lake, the largest in the … Continue reading
Picturesque Villages in New Hampshire…
AUGUST 30, 2104 TODAY’S GAME PLAN: While having breakfast and drinking lots of steaming hot coffee at Munroe’s Diner this morning, we were reading one of those tourist maps you get from the display rack at restaurants and in hotel lobbies. This particular one highlighted some of the interesting little towns and villages in the area. … Continue reading
Mt. Washington Cog Railway…
AUGUST 29, 2015 ALL ABOARD! The Mt. Washington Cog Railway is the world’s first “mountain-climbing” cog railway and it’s one of the two steepest in the entire world! It takes more than an hour for it to climb just a couple of miles to the top of Mt. Washington…the highest peak in New England. A powerful … Continue reading
New Hampshire’s Kancamagus Highway…
AUGUST 28, 2015 WE’RE NOW IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. It’s distinctly different here than in the southern part of the state. It’s cooler. It’s mountainous. Alpine-like. We’re staying in a tiny village called Twin Mountain. It’s surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest. Stunning mountain vistas, vintage trains, majestic waterfalls, trout streams hissing along country roads, … Continue reading
A Lazy Day in New Hampshire…
AUGUST 23, 2015 GREEN FIREWOOD WON’T BURN. Sandy Beach is more a camping resort than most RV parks where we stay. It’s in a forest. It has lots of trees, open fields, a lake and some hiking trails. So when we arrived and the gal at the front desk offered us a great deal on … Continue reading
Contoocook, New Hampshire…
AUGUST 17, 2015 CONTOOCOOK. Have you ever heard of Contoocook, New Hampshire? We sure hadn’t. And there’s a reason. It’s just a postage-stamp-size village in the woods, about 20 miles from Concord. You’d never know it was there unless you were specifically looking for it. But it’s home to an Encore RV Park called Sandy … Continue reading
Sex in the local theater…
AUGUST 9, 2015. STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS GOT YOUR ATTENTION, RIGHT? A hook is the first sentence of a story that pulls readers into it. Grabs their attention. Makes them want to continue reading. Knowing all you guys, I figured I’d get your attention with the title of this post. Actually, “Sex Please, We’re Sixty” is the … Continue reading
Newport, Rhode Island…
AUGUST 3, 2015 ABOUT NEWPORT. Newport is a beautiful seaside city that’s famous for its mansions, shopping and scenery. It’s also known for hosting the Newport Folk Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival. And for many years it was home to the America’s Cup Sailing Yacht Races. Cobblestone streets and brick sidewalks accent an upscale touristy … Continue reading
Mystic Seaport, Connecticut…
JULY 24, 2015 ABOUT MYSTIC. We prepared to swab the decks, batten down the hatches and set sail. It was a beautiful sunny day when we headed to Mystic, Connecticut’s seaside village devoted to all things maritime. The Museum of America and the Sea is the largest maritime museum in the world. This 20 acre … Continue reading
We’re in Rhode Island…
JULY 17, 2015 ARRIVING IN RHODE ISLAND. Located half-way between Boston and New York, our latest destination is in Westerly, Rhode Island. The 100 mile drive from Cape Cod took us just a little more than two hours. It was an easy drive except for about a ten mile stretch through Providence, where the traffic … Continue reading
