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A Friendly Break

A Friendly Break

Enroute from Middleborough to Dorchester we availed ourselves of the opportunity to visit an old favorite. There was a Friendly's Ice Cream in DeLand when we lived there years ago. We enjoyed many a meal there when the kids were grade school aged. Today we feasted on...

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Saturday Morning at the KOA

Saturday Morning at the KOA

We got home to the KOA in Middleboro last night to discover a population explosion had occurred in our absence. It looks like all sites are occupied. There's a tent city that blossomed just behind our trailer. It's an end of summer celebration!  Everyone wants to...

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The Pike

The Pike

We spent as much time as possible traveling east on US-20 enjoying the scenery and snagging a couple of caches this morning.  We finally got to the point though that navigating the back roads with a GPS program that cannot be set to avoid the interstate got too...

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Pittsfield State Forest

Pittsfield State Forest

Spent last night at a new campground in Pittsfield SF. Nice roomy level site in the woods! Excellent comfort station. No electricity. Mosquitoes. Thunderstorm. The big frustration was the lack of signage that led up a very narrow mountain road going the wrong way with...

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Peter Oliver’s Mill

Peter Oliver’s Mill

Yes, we'll admit it, it was the prospect of a geocache find that lured us to Oliver Mill Park but it was the beauty and the history of the place that kept us hiking around the area. It's a place where river herring return to spawn annually, an archeological site, the...

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An Explore and a Party

An Explore and a Party

After yesterday's day in camp, we were ready to get out and about today. Mid-morning we began making our way east on US-44 toward Plymouth. First stop was at a Dunkin' Donuts for coffee and Boston Kreme donuts. Then we went in search of geocaches. Along the way we...

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Down by the Riverside

Down by the Riverside

An absolutely glorious end of summer day. We made our way to Harvard Square for two festivities. First was the Urban Agricultural Fair which included some roasted corn on the cob and local brew. In between we visited Greg's workplace and checked out a couple of local...

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Feasts of Two Kinds

Feasts of Two Kinds

We ventured out to the Museum of Fine Arts today. Oh, there is so much to see. We sampled but a small amount of the offerings but relished beauty from Ancient Egypt to Dale Chihuly. We were dazzled by the special exhibit on jewelry and awed by Early American art such...

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Public Gardens and Beyond

Public Gardens and Beyond

Still didn’t make the trip to the National Archives at Waltham, Mass. Still working out details of how to transport ourselves there. Instead we achieved a different goal for this trip. We went to the Apple Store on Boylston an purchased a Magic Track Pad to use with...

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Visiting JFK

Visiting JFK

A visit to the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site. Birthplace of America’s 35th President

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Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.

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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

It’s been a fascinating two day visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. We managed to pack in tours of the HMS Warrior, the HMS Victory as well ast Victory Live: The
Big Repair, and finally the Mary Rose. All were incredibly informative and well presented.

Underground at Charing Cross

Underground at Charing Cross

Our last day in London this trip we ventured underground on the Hidden London Charing Cross: Access All Areas Tour for a peek into the workings of The Underground a bit of its history and the uses of the Jubilee Line Charing Cross Station that no longer serves passengers but still has usefulness including as a filming location for movies including Skyfall and Paddington.