After the luxury of the three night stay in one bed we packed up the bags this morning and set out again. As we drove back off the island we passed one of the many “Lobster Pounds” that dot the area. These are places where fresh lobsters are prepared and…
We left Lincoln with a fairly long drive ahead of us, another of those “traveling” days. The first part of the drive was very scenic as we drove back through Franconia Notch and had an even better view of the peaks covered in foliage. After a few hours we crossed…
We continued to enjoy the fall foliage as we drove west from Stowe and eventually crossed into New Hampshire. We have visited this state before and these days would take us back to the area we had visited briefly in 2008. However this time we would be able to see…
Our next day was all about the drive. You might think our entire holiday is about the drive, but some days are focused on a particularly scenic byway as the “sightseeing” for the day. This was one of those days. We headed out of the hotel and on to drive…
We had an early start this morning as we needed to get Liam to JFK airport with plenty of time to spare before his flight to Los Angeles. The traffic leaving Manhattan was pretty appalling but we’d expected that, so about 50 minutes after leaving our hotel we were hugging…
When we originally planned this trip we planned to spend the beginning of our trip in New York to see a couple of sites that we had not seen on our last visit. However, when Neil realised that the Dallas Cowboys were playing the New York Giants here in the…
We left D.C. bright and early and crossed the river back into Virginia for a stop at Arlington National Cemetery. This was another re-visit for us but Liam was keen as his memory of the 2008 trip is a bit sketchy. There were many mor epeopl there than we remebered…
It wasn’t a long drive from Charlottesville to Washington D.C. so we were checked into our hotel by 11.30am. Luckily they could give us a room straight away so we dropped our bags and headed straight down to the National Portrait Gallery, only a few blocks from the hotel. We…
The Drive from Altoona to Shenandoah National park took us briefly through Maryland again. Last night Neil was looking at the route and discovered that in Cumberland, Maryland we could see a little bit of the George Washington 1753 Trail. This marks the young George Washington’s first diplomatic mission to…
I had a very early start this morning. Several years ago we were flying back from London on the day that Prince William married Kate Middleton. I missed the wedding completely and felt cheated of a spectacle. This year I was determined to watch the State funeral of Queen Elizabeth…
The breakfast at our Hampton Inn was a definite improvement on yesterday, thay hadn’t run our of everything 🙂 . We were on the road bright and early at 8.30 and heading north towards Cleveland. Today we’ll see another of the Great Lakes, Erie this time, after we saw three…
We set out West in West Virginia this morning, driving through the forested hills that we’ve really come to associate with the state. It makes for pretty driving, even on the busier roads. After about an hour we drove through the center of Charleston which is the capital of West…
