Today we visited the Gillette Castle State Park, beside the Connecticut River. The "castle" was built by an actor named William Gillette, who became famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes. He was the one who created the "Holmes" image, including the unique hat and pipe. The castle is constructed of 100% local stone, and the inside is almost all wood, right down to the light switches. Very interesting!
May 28 - May 31 Pequot Ledge CG, Oakdale, CT
We had a reservation at Pequot Ledge CG on Gardner Lake for the Memorial Day weekend. When we arrived, we learned that all but 8 sites were "seasonal" (read: semi-permanent), and we had some noisy neighbors. One site just below us had 5 tents and a lot of college kids with a loud boombox....we decided to just endure. The site next door included a pet duck named Peep, who thought he was another kid. His posture was erect because he "imprinted" on his owner.
Here is Thatcher with his pet duck Peep, and a campsite that was, uh, interesting.
Here is Thatcher with his pet duck Peep, and a campsite that was, uh, interesting.
May 26-28, Stroudsburg, PA
We camped here so we could check out the Delaware Water Gap recreation area. However, we ended up with a flat tire on the camper, so we lost most of a day getting a tire service to come out to the campground & change the tire. That evening the weather got very dramatic, and the cool weather moved in overnight. The next day we stopped in town and had the repaired tire reinstalled. We managed to get in a little bit of time at the "Gap", which is where the Delaware River makes a large "S" curve at the base of some mountains.
May 22-26, Washington, D.C.
Our big spring camping trip began with a few days at Washington, D.C. We were camped beside my sister & brother-in-law, Ruthie & Jimmy Wilkinson. We took in all the "must-see" sights, including the Capitol, the White House, the Monuments, and the Museums. We also spent an afternoon visiting with my first-cousin-once-removed, Tim Post, and his family.
We camped at the Cherry Hill CG just off the beltway. One of the first sights we saw was an albino squirrel (pink eyes and all!) while having lunch at a snack stand on the national mall (the green one, not the shopping one!)
Here are the White House, the National Archives, and Bubba with Mr. Lincoln.
Here is the Capitol, the Washington Monument, and our two campers side-by-side. Notice that the Underwoods have a big ol' honkin' truck, while the Wilkinsons are hauling around a little midget car.
Here is the Post family: Rhiannon with Tim (blue shirt) and David (yellow shirt); Nannie with Tim and little Tim and Angela; and there we are on the sofa with all four kids: David in yellow shirt, Angela behind him, Isabelle next to Nannie, Bubba, and Tim. We had a grand time with the kids!
We camped at the Cherry Hill CG just off the beltway. One of the first sights we saw was an albino squirrel (pink eyes and all!) while having lunch at a snack stand on the national mall (the green one, not the shopping one!)
Here are the White House, the National Archives, and Bubba with Mr. Lincoln.
Here is the Capitol, the Washington Monument, and our two campers side-by-side. Notice that the Underwoods have a big ol' honkin' truck, while the Wilkinsons are hauling around a little midget car.
Here is the Post family: Rhiannon with Tim (blue shirt) and David (yellow shirt); Nannie with Tim and little Tim and Angela; and there we are on the sofa with all four kids: David in yellow shirt, Angela behind him, Isabelle next to Nannie, Bubba, and Tim. We had a grand time with the kids!
March 28, 2010 Fairhope Bayfront Parks
We took our bikes to the Fairhope Pier, and then we rode in the parks both down by the water's edge and up on the top of the bluff. It was a crystal-clear gorgeous day and we had a fantastic time, just riding along and taking pictures. Fairhope is beautiful, particularly in the spring.
A striking bed of tulips; old Glory and sailboats; bluebird on a purple martin house.
Venerable oak tree, some kind of cherry tree; and lorapetalum (purple fringe bush).
Classic bay view; and another mighty oak tree.
A striking bed of tulips; old Glory and sailboats; bluebird on a purple martin house.
Venerable oak tree, some kind of cherry tree; and lorapetalum (purple fringe bush).
Classic bay view; and another mighty oak tree.
March 27, 2010 Azalea Trail 10K Run, Mobile, Alabama
Here we are at the start: Nannie, brother Rob, sister Ruthie and her husband Jimmy. Brother Rob is the tall geeky one. I'm the cute one in pink. Ruthie and Jimmy are the other two.....
The folks on course of the ATR are always interesting. The belly dancers show up every year, and on the major turns of the course we are graced with the presence of the Azalea Trail Maids. I always ask to see their shoes, and they are happy to show them.... After the race we spent some time at the race Expo.
At the race Expo.
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