Oct 25, 2019 - 2019 Anniversary Tour Final Leg

We left Hickory Hollow for the final leg of this trip and arrived home late in the afternoon. It’s now time to unload Winnie and get settled back in the sticks and bricks. It usually takes several days to get everything but the essential out so we’ll be working through the weekend on the transition. This was a relatively short trip as we were only gone for 41 days. During that time we traveled 2,652 miles not counting the drive from St. Louis to St. Paul or the return trip on the cruise. Winnie used 295.9 gal of gas for an average of 8.96...

Oct 6, 2019 - Dover Speedway

Camped Friday to Sunday. Joined by Lauren, Jared Saturday night. Each team has nine sets of new tires. Each time also has one scuff set available. Joey Logano pulled onto the track ahead of the green. Smoke started coming out of the back. He heads to the garage area before the start! Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson lead them to the starting line. 400 laps of stock car racing is up next… Dover Race Stage 1 – Report Laps: 120 Green flag, Denny Hamlin leads off turn two on the outsude. Larson is under fire from Harvick. Lap 8, Chase Elliott is...

Aug 10, 2019 - Travels with Ringo

As most of you who follow our trip journal know Ringo was our cat who has traveled with us for the last 5 years or so. We had to make the tough decision last week to have him euthanized because of numerous cancerous tumors in his stomach. We’ll miss the guy. I thought I'd share some of the pictures of Ringo through our travels between 2014 and 2019. Sue got him from a shelter just before we left on our 2014 Great Circle Tour. That trip was memorable because our new cat disappeared in Alabama and didn’t show up again until Texas. He was gone...

Jul 6, 2019 - Fireworks 2019

I couldn’t pass up sharing the fireworks at home in Newark on Thursday night. I climbed to the top of the town reservoir with a couple hundred people and waited for the sun to go down. The rim of the reservoir is one of the highest points in the area. The show was staged at the University of Delaware athletic complex abou a mile or so away. The reservoir was an ideal place to watch. The images are set to the Music to the Royal Fireworks by Handel. I posted it on YouTube because the file is too big to post here....

Jul 4, 2019 - Happy Independence Day

Happy Independence Day to all of you who read our Trip Journal. This year we are celebrating Independence Day at home for the first time in the last 5 years and only the 4th time in the last 10 years. We've been privileged to be able to travel this great land and spend the 4th of July in some of the most iconic places in the country. Since there is no trip to talk about this year, I'm going to take a trip down memory lane to recall Independence Days past. I hope you enjoy the memories as much as I did looking over the photographic record....

Jun 24, 2019 - Home Again

We packed up and headed home this morning. It was an uneventful, but uncomfortable trip. Since we had the fuse problems on the way to Buttonwood, I was waiting for the fuse to blow all the way home. It didn’t, thank God. I’m not sure what the problem is and thought it might be related to rough road conditions. We hit a lot of bumps, but Winnie kept going. I guess she’ll be headed back to the shop before we venture out again. Ringo was reluctant to get out of Winnie when we got home. We finally had to herd him into the bedroom and put him...

Jun 20, 2019 - Dover, Delaware-Capital of the First State

After our long stay in Wilmington, I was finally released from my doctor’s care on June 11th and we immediately got back on the road to make up some miles. We left Wilmington with our ultimate destination being the NW portion of Pennsylvania to visit family. We didn’t want to push it so we drove a 150 miles to Virginia Beach, Virginia for the night. We stayed one night on base at the Naval Amphibious Base; nice campground but we wanted to get some miles on under our belts so back on the road the next day. We had a fun adventure driving...

May 5, 2019 - Gander RV 400 postponed until Monday

Gander RV 400 postponed until Monday because of weather ByReid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service May 5, 2019 at 4:11 PM DOVER, Del. — Persistent rain on Sunday foiled NASCAR’s attempts to start the Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway, forcing postponement of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race until noon Monday, to be broadcast on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The cars started rolling before 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, but the rain, which had stopped long enough to dry the track, picked up again as the field took pace laps...

May 4, 2019 - Virginia Beach to Seaford

Had to pass Virginia Beach on my way to Seaford Delaware so I decided to check out the where my Mom and Dad honeymooned about 100 years ago. Imagine - they took a boat from New York! Virginia Beach is a lovely place. The beach itself is clean, clean, clean, and the beachside hotels have lots of colorful flowers. Everyone was friendly and happy. Why not- their at the beach! I got to Seaford at 2pm and spent a few hours visiting with family. Very emotional . I am so glad I came and I know my other sister felt the same way. I left at about 5...

Apr 18, 2019 - Home

No pictures today. We drove straight home from Chincoteague. Our first trip of the year was relatively trouble free. We had a slight hiccup while we were driving across the causeway to Chincoteague on Monday. Winnie's engine stopped so when there's no enine there's no power steering orpower brakes. Steering and braking are brute force, a scary feeling. Fortunately there was a parking pull off that I coasted into for a safe stop. I knew immediately what the problem was, a blown ECM fuse. When I opened the dash, sure enough the 20 amp fuse...

Dec 24, 2018 - Merry Christmas

It's been a while since I made an entry the trip journal as we've been home since returning from the 2018 Great Lakes Tour in September. We did make a short trip to Cape May in October. We celebrated our Christmas and my birthday a little early (12/16) because Jared planned a trip to the West Coast and Hawaii over the holidays. We (Shane, Jared, and I) participated in the Wreaths Across America event on Saturday, 12/15. We placed a wreath on Sue's Dad's grave at the BG William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery in Near Wrightstown, NJ. It's alway a...

Oct 7, 2018 - Nascar Race - Dover

Frank and Matthew Dover Nascar Race - Friday October 5 to Sunday October 7 8:45 a.m. Grandstand Gates Open 9 a.m."Crosley 125" NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 11 a.m.Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Practice 12:05 p.m.NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying 1:30 p.m.Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Final Practice 2:30 p.m.NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Introductions 3 p.m."Bar Harbor 200" presented by Sea Watch International NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff Race SUNDAY, OCT. 7 10 a.m. All Grandstand Gates Open 1:20 p.m.Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series...