Sunday & Monday, March 19-20, 2023 About 25 hours transpired from our departure to RDU via Uber until we finally checked into our room at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The trip was pleasant if you enjoy overpriced airport food, listening to movies via tinny ear buds, wearing […]
Saturday, March 18, 2023 Over a year ago, Jane returned from the mail box with a brochure from the NC State Alumni Association touting a Japanese Immersion Cruise. She then suggested that we go on it! I was taken aback because she has always been wary of cruises especially during
Sunday, November 6, 2022 Our destination today was Goose Creek State Park, a park that we have enjoyed visiting before and is only a 2.5-hour drive east of home. Because today is the national day to set clocks back from daylight saving to standard time, we earned an extra hour
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 We departed home shortly after 11 am to attend the Mayberry RV rally for Winnebago View/Navion owners in Mount Airy. We ate a lunch Jane had prepared while rolling along and arrived at Veterans Memorial Park in Mount Airy, NC around 2:30 pm. Upon arrival, we
Background for This Trip During June, we toured the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on the return leg of our trip to New Mexico and Colorado. Inspired by the venerable building’s history and ambience, we vowed to return to the “Mother Church of Country Music”, to hear a live concert. Although we had
Sunday, September 11, 2022 It’s hard to believe we’ve arrived at the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation. On one hand, the shock of that horrible day is still fresh in the minds of those of us who were alive then, but on the other hand,
Saturday, September 10, 2022 We ran out of coffee this morning, so we walked to the campground store (which didn’t open until 9) to get a cup of their free morning coffee. While there, we also bought some more coffee grounds and pancake mix. So, back in our motorhome, we
Friday, September 9, 2022 We took our time packing and leaving this morning, savoring the last moments at our woodsy private river site. Finding our way to the main highway was confusing as the 11-foot tunnel was a GPS black hole that we fought not to get sucked through. Once
Thursday, September 8, 2022 Today the rain has departed although the clouds remain. After breakfast, we drove back into Harpers Ferry to take in some attractions that we missed yesterday. After parking at the train station and displaying my NPS Senior Pass in the windshield again, we walked to the
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 The cloudy rainy weather continued through the night and all of today. After breakfast, we drove to the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Visitor Center. A friendly and informative hostess loaded us up with brochures and maps while suggesting lots of activities to keep us busy
Tuesday, September 6, 2020 Rain fell pattering on our motorhome roof most of last night. As we loitered over breakfast and watched the morning news, the showers temporarily subsided allowing us to unhook the RV. We topped off the propane tank at the campground station and hitched up the car
Monday, September 5, 2022 This Labor Day morning we watched as almost all of our fellow campers packed up and exited the campground. By checkout time (11:30 am) there were only three RVs left in our section which had been full when I got out of bed. Jane & I
Sunday, September 4, 2022 This morning, following a leisurely breakfast, we headed to the southern end of the Conewago Recreation Trail. This is a short five-mile long trail that connects to the longer 18-mile Lebanon Valley Rail-Trail. Interestingly both trails are part of the September 11 National Memorial Trail that
Saturday, September 3, 2022 This morning, just as Jane was getting up, Nancy and John dropped by our motorhome to say goodbye and pick up some cheese they had stored in our refrigerator. Jane made a delicious breakfast from leftovers, cheese and spinach scrambled eggs with fried haddock. We then
Friday, September 2, 2022 I felt reenergized from yesterday’s biking upon arising this morning. Anticipating that Jane would sleep late, I set off for a walk. Without a plan, I crossed the creek behind our RV site and was soon walking through a swampy area blazing through waist-high dewey plants.