May 18, 2013 - College Park, MD

I found out today that the website has been having issues, and the last couple of photos were upside down. I swear I didn't take them that way! So, on our way here yesterday, we stopped at a truck wash to have the rig cleaned. The wash was in PA, so we still had over 100 miles to drive until we got here. There is a light fixture in the ceiling over the passenger seat. Apparently, we have another leak, because that light dripped on me the whole way here. Chinese Water Torture déjà vu! The temps yesterday in College Park were in the 90s....

May 15, 2013 - College Park MD

Today was another east day. We got a fairly – for us anyway – start to our day by leaving the bus before 10 and after a quick breakfast at the campground snack bar we were headed east on the Beltway to US 50 to Annapolis and the US Naval Academy. It’s only about a 35 minute trip from the campground to the academy so it was pretty painless. Even parking near the USNA was pretty easy and we paid our money and got in line for the 11:00 tour. The weather started out pretty iffy – we had drizzle and gray skies all the way to Annapolis but as the...

May 14, 2013 - College Park MD

Well, we did part of what we intended. We have been doing some research on where to go next and a couple other topics so this morning was spent on those tasks, so as we got closer to check out time it was obvious we had no where specific to go so we opted to spend 2 more nights here in College Park. Once we got that taken care of we loaded up and headed toward Lookout Point State Park in Maryland where the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay meet. It was an almost 2 hour drive but it wasn’t too bad and went through some really nice areas -...

May 13, 2013 - College Park MD

I was out the door to get a part for the RV just after 9:00, fruitlessly I might add, which then required 2 trips to Home Depot, after I which I finally got my problem solved and we were out the door and headed to Harper’s Ferry WV at about 11:30. We had planned to go there last week but that didn’t work out so we decided to head there today since it was only a little over an hour NW of here. HF is at the confluence of – or coming together of - the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers and is very close to the borders of Maryland, Virginia and West...

May 12, 2013 - College Park MD

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you for which that applies. For the rest of you, Happy Sunday. We left the bus around 11:30 after doing some more electrical problem research and pulled into the Snack Bar here at the campground for a quick late breakfast/early lunch - an omelet and a cheeseburger and you know who had what. We waffled back and forth on what to do today but on the way to the Metro station we decided to head back to downtown DC to see if the Washington Monument was open and maybe hit a museum that we missed in 2011. We got off...

May 11, 2013 - College Park MD

We got started later than usual, but it all worked out. The rain was off and on today, but mostly off despite what the weather dudes said. We left here about noon and took the Metro into the Archives station to go to the National Archives to see what they call the “Charters of Freedom” – the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They – along with a bunch of other items - are all displayed in the Rotunda but because of the potential for damage to the documents, they are all displayed in very low light which...

May 10, 2013 - College Park MD

Today was a drive, eat, clean, drive, ride, cheer, ride, drive day. While that may seem confusing, there is a logical explanation. We drove just about 3 hours from Charlottesville up US 29 to I-66 then onto I-495 – the dreaded Beltway – then off onto US 1 to Cherry Hill Park. We set up the bus and ate a late lunch, then hemmed-and-hawed about what we were going to do. The Nationals are in town this weekend so we kind of have to go to a game, but there is rain expected all day tomorrow so it comes down to either tonight or Sunday....

May 9, 2013 - Mount Up!

The weather was not supposed to be great the day we left Gloucester to head north to Maryland over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel, so we were very pleasantly surprised to wake up to sunshine. We have both driven this route before, but not in the motorhome, and it is a fascinating drive. It is 17 miles long, and consists of 3 bridges and 2 tunnels to cross the Chesapeake Bay. No big deal, until you realize that you start out on a bridge and then dive under the water for the first tunnel. When you emerge from that tunnel you come up...

May 7, 2013 - Through VA, WV, and into MD

One good thing, it wasn't raining when I unhooked water & electric, and hooked up my car this morning! I actually went about 50 miles before the rain caught up with me! I spent over an hour at a rest area in VA waiting for the heavy rains to go through. Oh - another good thing - I actually saw the sun shine for about an hour today! This was the first time since April 30! Woohoo! There was a tractor trailer flipped on its side over both lanes of southbound lanes of I-81 stopping that traffic for hours I bet. The backup was at least 4 miles...

May 1, 2013 - Clarksburg, Maryland

Today was a busy day and a beautiful one too! We are finally able to enjoy some sun. Rick washed the RV today, I made some reservations, and did a little more trip planning, payed bills and cleaned house. Then we went into Germantown, washed the car and picked up a few groceries. We went to Gaithersburg to Dean and Lori's at about 4:00, hung out and visited, and later on we drove into Arlington and met Chris, Ann and Justin (Dean and Lori's son) for dinner. We had a great time, it was fun catching up with everyone, and especially nice to...

Apr 30, 2013 - Clarksburg, Maryland

We got up early so we could go see some of the sights we missed. It was still drizzling out, but we took the umbrella and left about 8:30. Our first stop was the Soldier's National Cemetery. Soldier's National Cemetery contains the remains of more than 6000 United States servicemen, including 3580 Union soldiers killed in the Civil War. Nearly half the Civil War burials are unknown soldiers. A few days after the battle, Andrew Curtain, Governor of Pennsylvania, visited Gettysburg and was deeply moved by what he saw. Bodies of soldiers had...

Apr 25, 2013 - April 25th - Annopolis, MD

Made an afternoon trip to Annapolis, MD today. Had lunch in the infamous tavern that has hosted such heroes as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin. Lillie found our old house and we visited the US Naval Academy