September 5 and 6, 2022:A day of rain dampened our exploration, but we needed to use the day for laundry and other things. The next day was expected to clear about 2 PM, so we set out to see a couple lighthouses. We had a SHORT time at Bug Light without any rain. Bug Light… Continue reading Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Rockland, Rockport & Camden, Maine
We left Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park area, on August 28, and headed to Rockland, Maine where we stayed for seven nights at the Rockland Elks. Since Narrows Too RV Park was a “Trails Collection” Encore park that we used last week up in Acadia, we have to be out of the system for… Continue reading Rockland, Rockport & Camden, Maine
Acadia Nat’l Park – Thunder Hole & Cadillac Mtn
August 27: Day FOURThrough the Action Tour Guide App, I purchased two tours, a walking tour of Bar Harbor that we did the first day, and a driving tour of the Park Loop that we saved for today. We looked forward to the afternoon sunshine in the forecast, and figured today’s driving tour would pair… Continue reading Acadia Nat’l Park – Thunder Hole & Cadillac Mtn
Acadia Nat’l Pk-Bass Harbor Lighthouse & Lobster
August 26Today was a cloudy and rainy day. Not letting the rain scare us away, we set off in the Jeep to the Bass Harbor Lighthouse and to check out Southwest Harbor and Bernard. BASS HARBOR LIGHTHOUSEEven with the crummy weather we had to wait a few minutes for a parking place at the lighthouse.… Continue reading Acadia Nat’l Pk-Bass Harbor Lighthouse & Lobster
Acadia Nat’l Pk – Carriage Roads & Jordan Pond
Aug 25 – We couldn’t start our exploration today till after Barry made a reservation online for us to go to Cadillac Mountain to watch a sunrise or sunset. 70% of the reservations are available months ahead, but we would not be able to factor in the weather that far in advance to select not… Continue reading Acadia Nat’l Pk – Carriage Roads & Jordan Pond
Acadia National Park Day 1: Bar Harbor
Narrows Too Campground in Trenton, Maine was our “home” while we visited Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park August 24-28. August 24Today our destination to explore was the town of Bar Harbor. We were going to take the free bus shuttle from the campground, but when we realized the bus route would take about an… Continue reading Acadia National Park Day 1: Bar Harbor
Boston – 2 FULL days
I was concerned when someone at the Elks Lodge told us to expect to pay at least $50 a day for parking in Boston, but I discovered the ParkWhiz parking app. It showed the various parking lots with the price when you reserve and prepay for a spot. I booked/prepaid for a really convenient 12-hour… Continue reading Boston – 2 FULL days
Salem Witch Trials
August 20, 2022 We arrived about 11AM at the Wakefield Elks for our three-night stay. I found an app with a set of walking tours for the Boston area. We headed out to Salem to check out what we could about the 1620 witch trials of Salem. Just walking from our parking spot into the… Continue reading Salem Witch Trials
Corning Museum of Glass – Wow!
Thank you. Thank you! THANK YOU, Virgie and John Holtzapple for your recommendation to go to the Corning Museum of Glass! Barry and I are so glad we made a small change in our route to include two nights in Corning on our itinerary. This allowed us a full day at the museum! We arrived at… Continue reading Corning Museum of Glass – Wow!
Niagara Falls
CROSSING THE BORDER TO CANADA WITH AN RVWe crossed into Canada from Michigan. I was totally stressed for the two days prior trying to determine what foods were permitted into Canada via an RV. There really wasn’t any resource online with cut and dry answers. Since our frozen steaks were not in the original store… Continue reading Niagara Falls