Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada – 4/17/2017
April 17, 2017 (Monday) Slept pretty well. Worst of it was it was pretty hot or pretty cold. We got up to blue skies, a bit nippy but you could tell it was gonna be a nice, warm day. We …
April 17, 2017 (Monday) Slept pretty well. Worst of it was it was pretty hot or pretty cold. We got up to blue skies, a bit nippy but you could tell it was gonna be a nice, warm day. We …
April 16, 2017 (Sunday) Happy Easter! Woke up to beautiful skies. We had breakfast in the hotel (Microtel) and then watched CBS Sunday morning. After it was over, we left and got gas at a nearby Mobil gas station. The …
April 15, 2017 (Saturday) Hated to leave our most comfortable home but we have to start heading West, with a fair bit of North and South in there as well. We left around 9:00 AM and headed right down the …
April 14, 2017 Mike here, giving pretty woman a day off. This adventure was mine alone. I walked across the street to a museum and discovery center about Mount Washington, home of the worst weather in the world (at …
Mt Washington Discovery Center, North Conway, NH – 4/14/2017 Read more »
April 13, 2017 (Thursday) We’ve just been lazing and grazing around here. We finished up the Mexican soup and headed out at around 11:15 AM. It was a beautiful day with sunshine. Today’s destination was just about 15 or 20 …
April 11, 2017 (Tuesday) Such an absolutely beautiful day! Temperatures were into the 60’s, warm and wonderful. I had been on line to see what there was to do in the area and one of the things was called “Diana’s …
April 10, 2017 (Monday) Absolutely beautiful day! Sunny skies and warm. Can’t be better than this with the snow all around and the sun shining in the sky. Love it. We got up and left (after coffee and cereal) at …
April 8, 2017 (Saturday) It snowed overnight – quite a bit. It was supposed to clear up and get warmer but it continued to snow pretty much all the way to North Conway, New Hampshire – almost 140 miles. We …
April 7, 2017 (Friday) Didn’t sleep well, probably due to being a moving day and I usually have a hard time getting to sleep. Also, thunder and lightening! This weather here on the east coast is just bizarre. Woke up …
April 5, 2017 (Wednesday) Like I’ve been saying (complaining I think), the weather here is really weird. One day it’s gorgeous and in the 60’s, and the next there’s 3” of snow on the ground. Well today was kinda clear …
April 3, 2017 (Monday) The weather here is so weird. Never know when, or if, it will be okay to go out and drive in for any distance. We’re from California and not used to snow and ice. We will …
April 2, 2017 (Sunday) Sunshine! We decided to get out into it before it disappears again. Beautiful! We got up, had our breakfast and coffee and then headed out for a drive around Newport, Rhode Island. There are so many …
March 30, 2017 (Thursday) Woke up to SUNSHINE! It’s been so long since we’ve seen sunshine, we had almost forgot what it looked like. BEAUTIFUL! We were both anxious to get out into it we decided to get our breakfast …
Hop on Hop off, Paul Revere, Boston, Massachesettes – 3/30/2017 Read more »
March 29, 2017 (Wednesday) I guess I must have been excited to see Boston because I sure didn’t sleep well. Good thing I had a nice nap yesterday afternoon. We got up, had our breakfast and coffee, and then headed …
JFK Library, State House, Boston, Massachusetts – 3/29/2017 Read more »
March 28, 2017 (Tuesday) Got up to rain and grey (again). We decided to postpone going into Boston until the weather is a tad bit nicer, or at least a little warmer. We opted to go see “The Breakers” house …
March 26-27, 2017 (Sunday and Monday) We mostly just sat, lazed and grazed. We did go out once to Walmart to try to get some medications refilled. We are really enjoying our own coffee and food, even though the kitchen …
March 25, 2017 (Saturday) Happy 28th Anniversary! Went by so fast. Too fast. We moved out of our “home” and left around 8:30 AM. We headed down the road a little bit and got a McDonald’s breakfast. We would have …
Vanderbilt Mansion, FDR (again) to Newport, RI – 3/25/2017 Read more »
March 24, 2017 (Friday) So we were in our hotel “home” and looking at distances from here to there, and just generally doing research on where we want to go. While we were doing some research, it revealed that the …
New York Capitol, FDR Presidential Library, Culinary Institute of America – 3/24/2017 Read more »
March 23, 2017 (Thursday) Another very cold day (29 degrees when we got to our car). We got up and going around 10:00 AM. Our first stop was next door at the Wawa Station to get coffee and breakfast. After …
March 22, 2017 (Wednesday) Cold, cold, and more cold! Our original plan was to get up and go to Trenton, New Jersey to tour the Capitol. We were so tired we both decided to just be lazy and work on …
March 21, 2017 (Tuesday) We got up and drove the few miles to the State Capitol. It was a lovely drive and went close to the river where we saw statues and other fun things. We figured we would get …
March 20, 2017 (Monday) Great way to spend the first day of spring! The only bad thing was getting up at 7:00 AM (we are retired you know). Had to be out and on the road by 8:00 AM and …
March 19, 2017 (Sunday) Slept well and slept longer than we both thought we would. When we woke up from the Radisson, we both thought it was around 7:30 AM. Turned out to be 9:30 AM. Checkout was 11:00 AM …
Rockville, MD to Flight 93 Memorial to Donegal, PA – 3/19/2017 Read more »
March 18, 2017 (Saturday) We had a really busy day today. First off, we checked out of our “home” in Williamsburg a day early, before 8:00 AM. We decided to leave a day early because we wanted to see more …
Pope-Leighey House, Mt Vernon, Arlington Cemetery to Rockville, MD – 3/18/2017 Read more »
Mike here – I have given Edie a little time off. We lazed and grazed for the week, caught up on several things we’ve been dragging with us; got the car serviced; tried to finish the taxes, not quite yet. …
March 12, 2017 (Sunday) Didn’t sleep well in the squeaky bed, plus woke up with a headache. Keep telling Michael we’re on a tight schedule and we can’t afford to get sick or have anything happen. Got up early and …
March 11, 2017 (Saturday) Lazy day. Lazed and grazed. We went out to go to Walmart to try to get one of Michael’s prescriptions refilled, but found he was out of refills and has to wait until Monday to call …
March 10, 2017 (Friday) Long day! I didn’t sleep all that well, even though the bed was so comfy and warm. I woke up at around 5:45 AM, even before the alarm was supposed to go off at 6:00 AM. …
March 9, 2017 (Thursday) Slept really well. The bed was comfortable and the room was pretty quiet (at least for me). We got up and putzed around. Michael worked on the blog and I watched television. I thought Michael had …
March 8, 2017 (Wednesday) What an awesome day! We got up early, had our breakfast (cereal and coffee) and then left at around 8:30 AM. The drive today was from Williamsburg, Virginia to Washington, DC – about 150 miles. I …