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Day 6 – Ohiopyle State Park

We took today off from driving and spent the day in the campgrounds. We slept in late, had blueberry pancakes for breakfast then spent the rest of the morning cleaning the van and going for a long walk. We still had housework to do in the form of hand laundry and making egg bites (crustlessContinue reading “Day 6 – Ohiopyle State Park”

Day 5 – Kentuck Knob, Frank Lloyd Wright

Lovely cool evening last night with a campfire while we watched a movie on my laptop, Radioactive, about Madame Curie. Excellent movie Kentuck Knob A national landmark. According to the Kentuck Knob website: In 1953, Bernardine and I.N. Hagan purchased eighty acres in the mountains above Uniontown in Western Pennsylvania where their families had livedContinue reading “Day 5 – Kentuck Knob, Frank Lloyd Wright”

Day 4 – Berkeley Springs to Ohiopyle

The heat has broken and we woke to this gorgeous morning. Coffee and REAL Montreal bagels ( we bring them back when we visit our Montreal family). Mr and Mrs Mallard are out and about. The trees here are very old and gnarly maples. Mrs mallard did something I have never seen before. She flewContinue reading “Day 4 – Berkeley Springs to Ohiopyle”

Day 3 – Antietam Civil War Battlefield

We had a different start to the day. Both of us had zoom meetings. My husband’s was at 8 am and mine at 11 am. Once Brian’s meeting was finished we packed up and drove to today’s sightseeing location before my meeting at 11 am. I managed to participate in a 2 1/2 board meetingContinue reading “Day 3 – Antietam Civil War Battlefield”

Day 2 – FO 76 – First Location – Harper’s Ferry

We had a somewhat leisurely start this morning. The first morning after a first night of camping requires some re-assessment of process and organization We did want to get to Harper’s Ferry before the heat of the day set in for real.. another day in the 90s. Harper’s Ferry requires walking… outside. The drive wasContinue reading “Day 2 – FO 76 – First Location – Harper’s Ferry”

FO 76 – Day 1 – Gifford Pinchot State Park

We are still working on ways to improve storage and functionality in our Road Trek Zion. This is our 4th long trip other than family / weekend trips since we purchased it exactly a year ago. LNeither one of us like clutter and the living space is small. We still had not used the tableContinue reading “FO 76 – Day 1 – Gifford Pinchot State Park”

Fallout 76 through WV and Falling Waters in western PA

Today we started a new adventure which will take us not too far from home but will last 2 weeks. The planning started with the desire to finally, after 25 years living in Pennsylvania, to visit Frank Lloyd Wrights Falling Waters in the western part of the state. The rest of the trip planning startedContinue reading “Fallout 76 through WV and Falling Waters in western PA”

Day 18, 19 to home

Today and tomorrow are travel days. We are avoiding Washington. DC by taking Hwy 58 East through Norfolk, VA across the Chesapeake Bay – Tunnel and up the DelMarVa peninsula. This funky sandpit is traversed by 3 states, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Gas prices continue to rise today. I don’t know if it’s state specific,Continue reading “Day 18, 19 to home”

Day 17 – Blythe Island, GA to South of the Border, SC

Today we start the trek home. It’s another gorgeous morning with coffee and breakfast outside. A leisurely pack up was followed by our usual morning walk albeit shorter and earlier. We also needed to get gas… it’s $3.99 per gallon here this morning. I understand from talking to friends at home yesterday that it’s overContinue reading “Day 17 – Blythe Island, GA to South of the Border, SC”

Day 16 – Blythe Island

We were able to sleep last night with the back doors. It was lovely wo wake up to the birds. It’s a beautiful morning and the rabbits are running around. Yes. We are back at the rabbit campground. This is our last day before we head home tomorrow. We are staying in camp to enjoyContinue reading “Day 16 – Blythe Island”