We left Valley Forge Christian College on Tuesday, May 29th. While we were there Jeanne worked in the Financial Aid Office and the Registrar's Office. Allan worked on a/c, installed ceiling tiles, installed a new door, relocated a door and repaired a sewer line. We enjoyed our time there. The weather was rather warm with high humidity.
I ran off a cat almost every night who was looking for a killdeer baby bird meal. On our last day there the babies were not seen and dad was gone most of the day. Not sure if the cat got them or dad took them off to be on their own. They were not flying yet, but had grown fast during our stay. Mom was sitting on another nest of four eggs.
Our travel day on Tuesday was a very long one for us. (317 miles). There were many traffic and road work delays. Katie was car sick or should I say motorhome sick. A stop for diesel was on the to do list and Allan found a place in New Jersey right off the New York interstate where diesel was a little cheaper. This will probably be the cheapest we will see diesel until we get back home. I got a picture of an 18-wheeler pulling a flat bed trailer with a potato on it. It was an Idaho potato tour.
We made it to Mystic, Connecticut.
While camped in Mystic we drove the jeep to Rhode Island to visit the Sea Bee base where Allan was stationed briefly before going to Vietnam in 1968 and 1969. It is no longer a military base, but there is a small parcel of land set aside for the museum where it was once located. The quonset huts were from the WWII era. While visiting there, Allan met several Sea Bee veterans who also served in Vietnam.
Our next stop was New London, Connecticut to visit the Submarine Museum where the sub "Nautilus" is permanently docked after being retired.
We drove around the coastal town of Mystic.
Allan took a side road along the bay where we ran across this mother and baby swan.
Our next campground was in Wells, Maine. We chose this one because it is close to New Hampshire where we stopped at Wal-Mart and stocked up. There is no tax in that state.
Today is Friday and another moving day. Sorry Katie. We are staying in a church parking lot in Damariscotta, Maine where RV MAPS built their church in recent years. We drove to Wiscasset to have lunch and view the harbor.
Allan got a lobster roll which is a whole lobster out of the shell and served on a bun and I got a crab cake. I tried his lobster, but it was too chewy for me to eat. Loved the crab cake, my first in such a long time.
We also drove to Boothbay and got some pictures.
The weather is cool, but temperatures are suppose to drop even more and drop lots of rain. There may be some coast line flooding. Lets get out some winter clothes.
2 comments:
Lobster roll - we just don't care for Lobster. Last time we were in Maine I thought since I was there I NEEDED to have a lobster. Leonard had prime rib. The entire meal I eyed his prime rib! Now, crab cakes, that's another story! Love em.
So close but so far away....We just came from Maine yesterday. Would of loved to of seen you guys. Sure we will meet somewhere along the road!!!sh
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