August 26-30, 2020 Our first stop in West Virginia was in Grafton. I chose this spot because it was near a bike trail that looked like fun and the Grafton City Campground was at the foot of the Tygart Lake dam, which sounded kind of cool. As we got closer to the campground things got a bit sketchy. Here are some of the houses we passed. Plus the street was really narrow. Were we in the right place? We continued…
August 30, 2020 Today marks three years on the road for Richard and me. Wow, the time has flown by and it has been an absolute blast, way better than we could have ever imagined or hoped for! We have put over 40,000 miles on the motor home and almost as many on the CRV (not including miles towed). Over the past three years we have been to all but 5 states, including Alaska in 2018, and visited 50 of…
August 24-25, 2020 We have never spent any time in Pennsylvania and after our brief visit we both agreed that we would go back for a longer stay next time. The Pennsylvania Dutch Country in Lancaster County, where our home base at Country Acres Campground was located, is a unique mix of rolling hills and farms and all of the modern conveniences, like Costo and Target. The Amish and Mennonites, descendants of early German immigrants to Pennsylvania, have resisted the…
August 14-23, 2020 It was fantastic to be back in Connecticut, spending time with old friends during our 10-day visit! We stayed at the Riverdale Farm Campsites in Clinton, which unfortunately is about an hour from our old home town of Westport but the closest campground we could find. We ended up really liking it there. We arrived on Friday and Saturday we invited our friends, Ken and Jane, over for a pulled pork dinner. On Saturday morning I was…
August 12-13, 2020 I have been wanting to camp at Normandy Farms Campground in Foxboro, Massachusetts for a number of years and we finally got there. It is a beautiful place and absolutely huge with three pools and all kinds of activities. Of course with Covid-19 many of the activities were cancelled or scaled back and you had to make reservations to visit the pool. Here are some of the sites. I love the one of the camp workers taking…
August 8-11, 2020 Happy 60th birthday to me and welcome to Burlington, Vermont! We pulled into our spot at Apple Island Resort overlooking beautiful Lake Champlain on a perfectly gorgeous day. We had one of the best sites in the park with an unobstructed view of the lake in a “platinum plus” spot LC 009. What a treat…after all it was my birthday week:) After we settled in Richard went in search of lobster for a special celebratory dinner. Check…
August 5-7, 2020 I’ve always loved the New Hampshire shore, ever since we started camping at Hampton Beach State Park in our little camper, along the Atlantic Coast, but I never knew about the beautiful lakes that existed further inland. After our recent visit to Ellacoya State Park in Gilford, New Hampshire on fabulous Lake Winnipesaukee it has been officially added to my list of top campgrounds! With only 38 (all full hook-up) sites this place is hard to book…
July 27-August 4, 2020 The south coast of Maine is referred to as the “Beaches Region” for its miles of sandy beaches, pristine ocean, lighthouses and lobster shacks. We were fortunate to be able to spend 10 days in the area with perfect warm summer weather, cool breezes off the ocean and nights made for campfires. Our first stop was the cute town of Camden about mid-way between Bar Harbor and Portland. We stayed at the Megunticook Campground with a…