When we were able to book back-to-back weeks in the same unit in Massachusetts, we immediately started planning a return to New England. Although nicknamed the Bay State because it has shores on four bays on the eastern end of the state – we stayed on the western end – and dipped into New York, Connecticut and […]
If you were more than a little disappointed by the lack of lighthouses in my last post (especially since I called out a seeming abundance of them), then this is the post for you. We searched high and low and found some good ones, along with several “No Trespassing” signs and several that were just not […]
So far on this road trip we’ve seen two Great Lakes, Niagara Falls, cascades, smaller (than Niagara) waterfalls, rivers, and Boston Harbor. On our next few stops we kick it up a notch with Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Barnstable Harbor, and the Atlantic Ocean. And you know what that means – lighthouses! Click on the first […]
Road trips have become a regular thing in our retirement, but we rarely spring for luxury accommodations. When it came to our three days in Boston however, we didn’t want to spend part of each day stuck in traffic or fumbling through its public transit or parking regulations. We put on our walking shoes and […]
As someone who hated high school history class, I’m amazed at how much I enjoy visiting places from those dreaded books and lectures. At first it was Jim who was encouraging the stops, but now we both agree that, although some places may not be politically correct in this day and age, it’s our history. How […]