New England Trip
Introduction
Hi friends and family,
In this blog, we will share the story of our RV trip to New England and Canada in the summer of 2008.
We are traveling with two young animals. Pumpkin is a girl cat about 1 year old and Wicket is a boy dog - a 7 month old Shih Tzu. They recently joined us after our two elderly animals (a fourteen year old cat - Spice and a 15 year old dog - Bogart) died last summer and fall.
We are traveling in a 2002 Southwind 32VS (by Fleetwood) motor home that we recently purchased in early 2008. We are towing a 2000 Acura 3.2 TL behind the motor home for transportation from campgrounds.
Here are some pictures of the inside of our traveling box:
Dining Room - rear end of sofa in foreground:
Kitchen - Stove burners and sink under countertop covers:
Bedroom - queen width bed but double length:
Our plan for this trip is as follows:
June 23 - Leave Hartwell
Stop in Wytheville, VA for one night.
Stop in Potersville, PA for one night
3 nights in and around Niagara Falls, NY
1 night in the Finger Lakes region around Seneca Falls, NY
2 nights on Lake Champlain around Burlington, VT
3 nights in the mountains of New Hampshire near Errol, NH
9 nights in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada
5 nights in Bar Harbor, ME
5 nights on Cape Cod, MA
4 nights near Mystic, CT and Newport, RI
Stop in Abingdon, MD (north of Baltimore) for one night
2 nights in the Shenandoah Valley, VA
Stop in Statesville, NC for one night
July 31 - Return to Hartwell
Not counting side trips, the route is about 4,300 miles.
In most locations, we are supposed to have WiFi internet access and plan to post reports of our adventures to this blog.
We hope you enjoy reading about our travels.
Steve and Margaret
Emily: Have a wonderful time Margaret and Steve!!! Sounds like a very cool trip and it is already inspiring me to think big as I plan for future adventures. Love you both (and the animals)! Be safe. -Emily (06/15/08)
Sandra: Hi, Derek sent us the blog and I finally got on with Charlie's help. I sent an Email to your regular address. We are in Niagara now on the Canada side. It's a tourist area of course but we will be going to some winerys later today in Niagara on the lake. One of the largest wine area in NA. Have a wonderful trip and be careful. We have had a blast so far. (06/18/08)
Sandra: Hi, It's me again. We did the maid of the mist today and it was awsome also if you get the chance go to the Butterfly consevator on the Canada side. The flowers over here are unreal. The wine area I talked about Niagara on the lake is a beautiful town with again lots of flowers,history at Fort George and a beautiful ride along the water. They have a people mover (bus) that you can take most places if you choose to walk over the bridge of you can drive over and park and use the mover. I know you can't wait to get on the road. Take care Sandra (06/19/08)
Joe Doe: You like to call people names, like Klansmen? You liberal Nazi's do nothing but hurt your own party with stupid comments like that. How about the next time you are at Niagara Falls why don't you just drive over the edge, and you can yell out your ignorant comments on the way down. (03/10/11)