Jul 19, 2012 - Clarksboro, New Jersey

At 0600 we left the Pumpkin Patch for Littleton, Massachusetts and the Minuteman Campground RV Park. The weather was warm and the skies were clear. We encountered very little traffic throughout Maine until we got near the Maine/New Hampshire border when the traffic began to increase. The tolls where the worst part of the trip. It seemed that every twenty miles there was another toll booth. The Maine Turnpike runs into the New Hampshire Turnpike and the New Hampshire Turnpike charged about $14.00 for a lousy 12 miles of highway to connect...

Apr 24, 2012 - Clarksboro, New Jersey

We are now in Clarksboro, New Jersey at the Timberlane RV Park. This the most convenient campground for visiting friends and family here in New Jersey. The drive from College Park, Maryland to Clarksboro was 129 miles and took us just under 2.5 hours. The traffic was relatively light everywhere and the roads are pretty good. The roads should be good because the tolls to cross Maryland and Delaware were fifty five dollars. Our stay in Clarksboro will only be two nights and very early Thursday morning we will leave for Foxboro,...

Oct 21, 2011 - Philadelphia

October 20 Several freeways and two hours after leaving this morning we arrive at Timberline Campground in Clarksboro, New Jersey, just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We drove into the city and parked in a garage downtown near a visitor information, the first person we chatted with said “Welcome to the city of brotherly love”. Philadelphia is full of history, the first thing we did is find the Liberty Bell, then we went on a historical walk by Benjamin Franklin’s townhouses, the city hall and other historic...

Oct 8, 2011 - The United States Tour Begins - Bangor, Salisbury Beach, Newburgh, Clarksboro

It was an easy drive from St. Andrews, NB to Bangor, Maine on October 1. It was rainy and a bit windy. There was no problem at the border crossing. We opted to go through the new crossing which has a truck portion and a specified lane for buses and RVs. It's a little wider than the regular car lanes. It certainly was not very busy. We arrived in Bangor (actually at Hermon) and booked in for one night at Pumpkin Patch RV. It had been recommended while we were in Moncton. A very nice park with big sites. It is a Passport America park so it...

Oct 2, 2011 - Clarksboro, New Jersey

We left Littleton yesterday, Saturday October 1 around 0650 and arrived at Timberlane RV Park in Clarksboro, New Jersey around 1330. The trip was about 330 miles and the weather included overcast skies all the way with a mingling of light showers and heavy downpours. Traffic was heavier than we expected on a Saturday morning but with only two exceptions traffic moved at or above the speed limit. The last journal update was written this past Wednesday in Littleton, MA as Ross was waiting for the arrival of the "Crappy Switch". The switch...

Aug 24, 2010 - Baby Arrives!

MORE WAITING MONDAY AUGUST 23: Meg and Matt go to the hospital to begin plans to induce the birth as they are already at 41 weeks and 3 days at least and the baby is close to 7.5 pounds they estimate. Administration seems to take a long time and they give us telephone reports as we wait and walk and wait at our campsite in New Jersey. By late evening the doctors decide that they need to move things along as the baby is experiencing some stress when they move Meg, trying to get the head at a better angle. We get the call Tuesday a little...

Aug 22, 2010 - Still Waiting &Tabernacle Church in University City

STILL WAITING FOR BABY GARIN: Thursday, we join Matt and Meg for a great dimsum lunch, admire how they have readied their study, help with a few small jobs while they go to their baby appointment, then enjoy barbecued fresh corn and barbecued ribs (from the local Clark Park Thursday farmer's market) and a game of dominoes "train" (which we all have played only about once before, so we have quite a time getting our "rules" straight)--but a lot of fun. We are pleased to hear that everything is fine with the baby and it could come "any day...

Aug 17, 2010 - Old First UCC in Philly & Biking in Cape May, NJ

OLD FIRST UCC IN PHILLY: We visit Old First Reformed UCC in the historic area of Philadelphia. The church has a very interesting history, having moved with the population of Philadelphia, originally in the 1800s around the central city, then to West Philly. The old church building was engulfed in a factory building up through the mid 1950s. During the urban renewal period, the factories were torn down and about 1967 the congregation returned and restored Old First to its 19th century look. The church is near the Ben Franklin Bridge and we...

Aug 13, 2010 - Camping outside Philadelphia

TAKING OFF BUT LEAVING A TRAIL: We pack up early Thursday August 5, enjoying one more nice breakfast courtesy of Cindy Heal. Skip and Cindy come out to wave goodbye as we take off. We are planning to hook up Frosty car about two blocks away on a wider road. We have put up the jacks, and I look underneath to check, but unfortunately only on the driver's side, mistakenly assuming that if one is up, so is the other. We hear a sound as Jim starts up Rocky RV and Cindy notices the RV is dragging something so I tell Jim to stop via walkie talkie,...

Aug 5, 2010 - July 20-27, 2010 Clarksboro, NJ

Timberlane Campground Nice campground and near PA and DE. Fort Mott was one of a three part coastal defense system designed for the Delaware River in the 1870s. Work was stopped when only part of the gun emplacements were in place and the three forts became obsolete after WWI. The weaponry was really different than that of the previous forts we had been to so was interesting to see how things had changed over the years. We had a great view of the Delaware River and could see Fort Delaware from the wall. The east coast of New Jersey, the...

Aug 9, 2009 - I-95 through New York City and to New Jersey

It was a cool 59 degrees when we left Old Mystic this morning and in the mid 80’s with high humidity when we arrived in Clarksboro, New Jersey. Our location is about 20 miles outside of Philadelphia. We have enjoyed our cool summer and low humidity but it looks like we have ample time to be exposed to the high temperatures and humidity during the rest of August and September. We seem to be getting too far south too early but our original destination was the Canadian Maritimes and after we reached the tip of Newfoundland it has been more or...

Jan 18, 2009 - We are in Clarksboro, NJ

Hi everyone.. We finally made it to Clarksboro and will be here for about 8 weeks. Thank goodness the last half of the trip was better than the first 50 miles. We were going to take our time, but wanted to get through DC before tomorrow when all the festivities start for the Inauguration and MLK Day. This is a nice campground. When we gout here we saw a wild pack of Turkeys. There has to be 8-10 of them and of course I did not have my camera, but you can guarantee I will get pictures of them and post it as soon as I do. Ed and I would like...