Nov 3, 2012 - Navy in Washington, DC - Max's Traveling Teddy

Hi Max! Navy came to visit in Washington DC. During his stay he went to the White House where the President of the United States lives, and saw the Washington Monument which was built to celebrate the first American president, George Washington. Navy also visited the International Spy Museum while he was here. Navy is now off to his next to adventure and we wish him well in his travels!

Apr 17, 2012 - To Washington, PA

We had a little excitement after I posted yesterday: John is putting water in our holding tank. I turn on the water pump. Something does not sound quite right. I see water at my feet. I open the RV door and water is pouring out the side. We had winterized the RV and all of the valves are still open. John is putting water in and I am pumping it out the showerhead and one of the side compartments. It is not serious. We get everything closed and the RV gets a cleaning! In 2010, we crossed Pennsylvania on the Lincoln Highway. We went through...

May 8, 2011 - To Washington, PA

Alice has had a lot of rain. Last night it rained again. The water kicked off our electricity so we were up in the middle of the night changing John’s CPAP over to battery power. They do not need any more rain here! We decide to use the Interstate as we head home. We cross from Ohio into West Virginia and then into Pennsylvania. We should be home by Tuesday. Campground: Washington, PA

Nov 6, 2010 - A long day heading east

We had an early start from Wapakoneta, Ohio, heading east through Ohio. Most of the journey was on interstate so we made good time except that we had to stop several times as Jenny was not very well and had the runs. The weather was in our favour although we did drive pass some snow in the hills of West Virginia. We arrived at Washington, Pennsylvania mid afternoon and decided to stay a few days.

Jul 12, 2009 - Mason-Dixon

An unsavory use for a perfectly valid line - Sunday, July 12 When astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon established a legal border between the Pennsylvania Colony and the Maryland Colony in 1767 they were working under the direction of the British Crown, which was tired of the quarreling between William Penn and Charles Calvert (Lord Baltimore) over who owned what? Beginning in 1763, ninety seven years before the beginning of the Civil War, Mason and Dixon worked for four years. They set the boundary between the two colonies...

Apr 19, 2009 - Visiting Fallingwater 4-19-09

Visiting Fallingwater, 4-19-09 This morning the sky was overcast, but the temperature was 61 degrees by 9:00 AM. We attended a church a short distance from our campground and enjoyed a good service with really nice folks from the area. Just after noon we headed back to our car to begin our journey to tour Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous house called Fallingwater. But before continuing with today’s amazing adventure, we would like to tell you a cute story from yesterday. While waiting for the Ducky Tour we talked with another couple who...

Apr 18, 2009 - Visiting Pittsburgh 4-18-09

Visiting Pittsburgh, 4-18-09 What a wonderful day! Sandy and I both gained a light pink glow from being out in the sun, we wore shorts and we had a great day of exploring Pittsburgh. We also learned 4 things today. 1) People out here talk funny. 2) You can tell who the people from New York are. 3) Kids will be kids no matter where you are at. 4) Our GPS system really gets confused with new road construction. The sun began early to warm the air this morning. This was the first day we really began to see color returning to the vegetation in...

Apr 17, 2009 - Washington, Pennsylvania 4-17-09

Washington, Pennsylvania 4-17-09 How could you not enjoy a day that starts out clear and crisp (32 degrees), then warms up to 70 degrees by the afternoon? Add to that a 4 hour drive on lightly traveled roads, a delicious light lunch with a game of cards at a rest stop and arriving at our campground to have time to do a little exploring! It’s definitely nice to go outside with short sleeves and not freeze. Hopefully this weather will continue! We moved into Pennsylvania by driving to the town of Washington located about 20 miles south of...

Oct 15, 2008 - World's Largest Basket

Start odometer: 48899 We left Frontier Campground at 9:49 am. We took Hwy 42N to Hwy 35E to I-71 to I-70. We decided on a little detour to Dresden, OH to see the World’s Largest Basket according to the Guiness Book of World Records. Traveling along Route 60 through Xenia hauling the trailer was a big mistake. This road is miles of stop and go with stores and traffic lights. It is not limited access. A was very irritated by the time we reached Dresden. After viewing the basket and taking photos, we stopped in one of the shops that...

Aug 24, 2008 - Day 79 - Richmond, IN to Washington, PA

Up early for this 270 miles drive and on the road around 8AM. The drive was uneventful but with a lot of traffic and a terrible, washboard road. Some of the northern Canada and Alaska solitude would have been great! Arrived in Washington, PA around 3:30pm and found Ted and Carol already there. Grandma was excited to be back in the eastern time zone once again. We set up and sat down to exchange travel tales since we our last goodbye in Montana. Their northern route took them to Medora, ND for a steak fondue, the Mall of the Americas in...

Jul 27, 2008 - West Virginia take me to PA

Shelley called (on the phone) out to the MH and told us they were cooking breakfast. Wow. What a breakfast it was! I love the smell of bacon cooking. Jeff had the bacon cooked to perfection. Biscuits, cinnamon rolls, eggs. We were stuffed! It was hard saying good-bye, but we will see them in 3-4 days at Bill’s. We left about 10:30. Notes: Weather: good weather. Not extremely hot, low humidity and hardly (if any) rain. Gas: In Vinton it was $3.74. We are getting 6.5 MPG and that includes running the generator most of the way. Well, I...

Jul 6, 2008 - NJ to Western PA

July 6, 2008 9:55 a.m. Odometer: 37268 Overcast, cool, mid 70's as when we left. But got progressively warmer. We waved to Marty K as we passed Exit 351 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. $4.19 a gallon! The PA Turnpike gas prices surprised T. When she last filled her tank about two weeks ago, she paid $3.87/gallon in NJ. A paid $3.95 yesterday. The gas prices dropped to $4.04 in the middle of the state then rose to $4.07 in the western part. Musings from PA: I love the farms and old part stone farm houses along the route. We were treated to...