Jul 16, 2006 - Lothian, MD

We left Abingdon traveling West on US 40 to North on Hwy 24 then South on I-95 toward Baltimore stopping briefly in Joppa and White Marsh, then Northwest on I-695 around Baltimore to I-97 South, the on to Hwy 3 to US 301 South to Lothian. We are staying at Duncan's Family Campground for a few days for our visits to College Park, Silver Spring, Clarksburg, Beltsville, Suitland, Millersville, Annapolis, Callaway, Leonardtown, Newburg, and St. George Island.

Jul 12, 2006 - Washington DC

We didn't realise that we were pretty close to Washington ... only about 150 miles away. So we drove into Fredericksburg and spent the morning there. It was bad planning on our part as we were a day early. We had booked our accommodation for the 13th thinking that we needed a full two days driving. What we should have done is taken the scenic route and stopped off along the way. Oh well ..... Fredericksburg is a pretty historic town. This is where George Washington was born and he grew up. He also bought a house for his Mum, Mary, here...

Jul 3, 2006 - Millersville, Maryland

We traveled from Newburgh, New York to Millersville, Maryland today. On the way, we passed back through Scranton, Pennsylvania. From there, we went to Hershey, hoping to see the chocolate factory. Apparently, tours are not available--just a huge theme park nearby. There is a museum, but it closes at 6:00 and we wouldn't have had enough time to warrant the parking fee. Oh, well! We headed south and settled in at the KOA in Millersville. Millersville is near Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. It will be our base camp...

Jun 26, 2006 - June 26-29, 2006 - Washington, DC/Alexandria, Virginia

June 25, 2006 - We arrived in Washington, DC the evening of the 25th. It was pouring and hot/humid there as well. Our room was on the 7th & top floor of the timeshare. We had a great view of all the rain and thunder and lightening storms as they came in. We brought our stuff in and then went grocery shopping at a Whole Foods Mart around the corner. We went into underground parking and rode an elevator up to shop in the store. We went swimming in the in-door pool. It was about 20 feet long, 12 feet wide and 3 feet deep and on the second...

Jun 26, 2006 - June 26, 2006 - Arlington Cemetery - Washington, DC

June 26, 2006 - We took the Metro in and then the Tourmobile of the cemetery which took us around the entire cemetery and all the points/graves of interest as well as Robert E. Lee's House and rose garden. It rained/sprinkled on and off the whole day, but we weren't cold. It thundered and lightening most of the night as well.

May 31, 2006 - arrive in Stafford, Va

We arrived in Aquia Harbor in time to join Michelle, Erin, Thomas and his girlfriend for dinner. It was nice to visit with them and we look forward to having them for neighbors in the near future. A short visit as we have to get to NYC to meet Brian and Heather.

May 8, 2006 - Home at Kelly & Larry's house in Maryland

Well, I finally made it home. In one piece and not sick. What a wonderful surprise and a true sense of family...it was a great welcome "party"! Just the four of us relaxing. I didn't need anything more that is for sure! Thanks Kelly and Larry for taking in all of my mail and thanks Kelly for paying my bills while I was gone. You're a lifesaver, couldn't have done it without you all. Now it's back to the real world....uggggg...can't I go to South American for a couple months????

May 3, 2006 - Washington DC/ Baltimore Area

We finally made it here.Our son Joe is getting married Friday. Were busy getting our things together for the big event.Met Joe today, and had lunch together. Had a great reunion, with him and his out of state friend Joe Coon. Were going to be busy taking tours to DC next week and the surrounding area. Later on we will move our motorhome to Williamsburg and Jamestown.Thats another story. We took the Metrorail located near our campsite just East of DC 30 miles into DC for a pleasant ride.The only way to get to DC is to take Metro, DONT...

May 1, 2006 - Our son brings us home...

The stay in Lucaya waiting for the wind to lay down lasted until Friday, 14 April. We spent the time comparing weather notes with the other cruisers and just generally being lazy. Our foray that Friday was intended as an afternoon run to West End or Memory Rock to anchor for the night. But, as we began to pick up a little of the gulf stream and the seas flattened out, we opted for an overnight to Cape Canaveral. The hope that there would be a customs agent at this major cruise ship port on the weekend proved false as we were informed at the...

Apr 28, 2006 - Greenbelt, Maryland

As we prepare to enter the the Washington DC area, it occurs to us that we need to have a plan. Granted, we spent months traveling around Florida without a real plan, but in this area the states are very small & close together! We knew that if we didn't have a general plan, then we could miss some sites that we want to see and spend alot more money than we'd like. I don't think I've mentioned before that I spent two years researching this fulltime traveler lifestyle. There are several online groups available that are very helpful & I copied...

Apr 21, 2006 - Home Sweet Home

We are back home. Overall, I'd say it was a great trip. Lots of great memories. Lots of lessons learned. We have a list of repairs both major and minor as long as my arm. May is going to be The Month of Michelle - birthday, dance recital, First Communion. I don't think we'll be camping much. I'm hoping we can get through our repair list, and try for a trip in June. Jim's pretty demoralized. Yesterday's leveller collapse really has him down.

Apr 14, 2006 - On the road again. Washington DC arrival.

Here we go again. Today we departed to Washington DC for a one week vacation. Any, Juju, Gaby and I will be here for 4 days before going to Colonial Willamsburg for 3 days. I am hoping to bring some life to the American History the kids are learning at school. I have decided to let Juju post on the blog so she can express to you her experience. What follows are Juju's thoughts and experiences. Hello Juju here and I'm here to tell you all about are first day in Washington D.C. Today we arrived in Reagan National Airport at noon. We took a...