Franconia Notch State Park The colors were popping in the White Mountains as we arrived at Franconia Notch State Park. Coastal Maine was just starting and thought we should go to the White Mountains for some color peeping – that’s what they call it in New England. The White Mountains are ablaze. We campedContinue reading “New Hampshire – October 2024”
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Windjamming on the J & E Riggin, September 2024
The J & E Riggin, an Oyster Boat turned Windjammer (Windjammer has historically been a derogatory term); after all jamming is usually not considered a positive phenomenon, but it has become term that has adopted quite a nostalgic meaning in the last decades as diesel has displaced the wind for vessels in both passenger excursionsContinue reading “Windjamming on the J & E Riggin, September 2024”
Acadia National Park
The Jewel of the National Parks – here we are and as we drove to Maine the sunshine and blue sky and fluffy clouds were delightful compared to the gray drizzle we got away from for several days at PEI. We needed to find 3 nights camping and we found out the National Park CampgroundsContinue reading “Acadia National Park”
Prince Edward Island (PEI)
The Birthplace of the Canadian Confederation is what the 8 mile long bridge is named to get here from Nova Scotia, as well as the license plate, and the major rail-trail, just to name a few accolades. It was built in 1997 and is the longest bridge to traverse ice-covered waters, although locals say bodiesContinue reading “Prince Edward Island (PEI)”
North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
North Carolina and Virginia North Carolina Raleigh Durham Some Spreadsheet changes had taken place in North Carolina as we decided to meet Jenny and Mackie in the Raleigh Durham area as they had decided to investigate the territory as new potential places to live. The Loch Norman Highland games will have to wait, we neededContinue reading “North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania”
Florida Keys 2024 April
Key Largo, John Pennekamp State Beach This is another one of those premiere state parks that get sold out immediately. This year we made reservations as Florida residents which allowed us to make reservations 11 months before out of staters. I got lucky and will have 2 weeks here in January 2025, but most daysContinue reading “Florida Keys 2024 April”
Manatees, Sanford, Flagler, Fernandina, St Agustine Beach
Blue Spring State Park – Manatee Central Bo and Julie’s House Fernandina Beach, Florida January to April. This is our home base and where we stay at our own Florida address much of the time, going back and forth between campgrounds and their home. We came for the manatee and they had record numbers atContinue reading “Manatees, Sanford, Flagler, Fernandina, St Agustine Beach”
Cold, Cold January 2024 – Carlsbad Cavern, New Orleans and Florida
As I write this I have fallen behind with my blogging and will get it published today because we did the following over a month ago! We are headed across the country to Florida, but first, two awesome stops are Carlsbad Caverns and NewOrleans. It was a record cold week for the country and VinnyContinue reading “Cold, Cold January 2024 – Carlsbad Cavern, New Orleans and Florida”
Travels with Vinny VanGo 