First stop Deer Creek State Park in Columbus, Ohio estimated arrival 7:08, current temp 96.Callie and David are are coming along in their camper,

Dinner at the Deer Creek State Park Lodge

Evening fishing on this beautiful lake. Aside from our awning getting injured and backing into a picnic table - the first day went well, we’ll sort it all out.

Champman’s arrived after dinner to our Ohio site.

Heading to our cars and we’re off

First fill up on the road

Champman’s take the lead

We drove through Pennsylvania - my birth state.

Buffalo from the truck

Our lovely campgrounds

Peddling to check it all out

And just enjoying the beauty of it all

They even had a zip line

And then off to Niagara n the Maid of the Mist

So very beautiful

Our gang and Callie’s charge for sending in international waters - $150.00!

An ice cream treat and back to camp for lunch n a nap

Who has the hamack?

Our site at Normandy Farms Campgrounds - beautiful place with amazing amenities.

Lots of evergreens, giant rocks and it sort of has a camp feeling.

This was of particular interest - vintage airstream and car.

Pools, playgrounds, basketball, restaurants and giant rocks.

New camp site at Normandy Campgrounds

Tons of evergreens

Loved this airstream and car

Dogwood in bloom here were so laden with blossoms it looked like they were weighing the tree down.

Heading to Cape Cod via the Bourne Bridge

First siting of lobster availability

Fort Hill was an amazing place recommended by the local visitor’s center lady who Ray endeared himself to immediately. It was so lovely that a plein air group of painters were there.

The wild flowers were amazing - these sweet peas growing all over.

One of the group painting there was kind enough to let me see her work and take her photo.

This was definitely my favorite wild flower - milk weed. I remember as a kid playing with the pods but did not remember this beautiful flower.

Really Ray - you couldn’t smile?

Kayaking and wishing I were too

Don’t know this wild flower but so delicate - I remember seeing it in Michigan I think

The Penniman House belonged to the sea captain - it’s a museum now - just loved the Victorian style

Went to the beach put our toes in and it was chilly

One of the Three Sisters Lighthouses

This was the Nauset Lighthouse and Cloe

Chatham Lighthouse

The \240beach in Chatham with an orange sailboat

Lunch at Harwich Port with a view of the boats

Our co-travelers this morning.

So far the scenery isn’t too interesting but the signage for safety hints is amusing. Ex - Speeding to the beach, oh shell no!

Car scenes

We’ve arrived and the view from Chapman’s site is beautiful, breezy, tide out, can’t wait to explore.

Tide going out, when it’s out all the way it’s almost like there isn’t any water at all.

Take me for a ride - shopping in Trenton Maine near Acadia

Evening first night at The Narrows Too

The end of a terrific day

Bar Harbor early morning before the crowd’s roll in for the lobster races. We picked up some blueberry muffins and they were delicious.

Acadia Hulls Grove Park Entrance

Drove past this great store - they have bouy birdhouses

Perfect 4th of July photo

And we found this secret swimming hole

Seawater Bay was the most beautiful drive - lots of lobster trap bouys bobbing in the water

Back to the secret swimming hole with the girls. Syd and Cloe swam out to this giant rock and back. Callie, Ray and we’re a little anxious as it was pretty far.

Had a nice lunch at the Atlantic (beer brewing) but had to rush back as Diane was afraid the tent would blow away, possibly taking her with it in a sort of MARY Poppins way. Had lobster for dinner 3 ways - whole, salad and spread - delicious!

Woke up to a breezy foggy morning - just what we wanted.

View from our camper

Morning at Acadia - started at the wildflower gardens and it was lovely

Next we took a little hike to the water

Thunder Hole without the thunder

And Pizza for lunch

View from the car this morning looking at our campers.

Sunrise at Cadillac Mountain 4:55 am temp had to be in the 50 and really windy probably 30 with the wind chill but all worth it!

Blueberry pancakes at Jordan’s 5:50 am

Our peeps

Otter Point exploring the rocky coast and the tide pools.

Little Huntes Beach - we loved it here, so beautiful with tons of beautiful rocks - called a Shatter Zone because the ways the cobblestones were formed.

Last stop in Acadia before the park gets too crowded - Bubble Rock with beautiful views of Jordon Pond was a great hike.

The Rick looks like it could roll right off as it seems perched on the edge.

Then onto Ber Harbor for a look around and some retail.

On the road by 7:30 hoping to get to next destination by 3:30

New Hampshire - the granite state \240- on to Vermont

Lunch with the alpacas at the public House Dinner in Vermont

A real old dinner attaches to the front.

Traveling Route 4, 2 lane winding through Vermont along side a crystal clear creek.

Through quaint little towns with all the houses sporting tin \240roofs.

Stop for gas

View from our trailer at Ledgeview Park in Lake George NY.

Bunkbed hamacks before the incident

Our campsite

Checked out this Argosy trailer - would be great fun to rehab and it really needs it.

Our campsite pool

And trees

The beach at Hearthstone Point State Park

Ski fence

Beautiful home on the lake

Lake George

Finish the nite off with facials

Halle not as sure about it

Syd loving it

They loved it and the course was great, it went through this lovely wooded area with a small creek. There were 6 courses - Halle did 2 before she gave up, Syd and Cloe did 4. It was really hard work and required strength and balance.

Heading to Bolton today for lunch and some shopping

End of day by a roaring fire

Family portrait ready to tub

View of Judson River from our bus

Our crew - started to rain as we finished our float and rained all night. That really made bracking camp messy.

Looking up - these evergreen trees drop needles like crazy and the camp takes them up everyday.

Getting ready for the last leg of our journey.

Goodbye to a lovely, quiet and clean camp.

Countryside as we travel

Hudson River

We arrived at our one nite/last nite stay at Lake Erie State Park. We only had electricity so we were almost boondocking. Nice campground right on Lake Erie.

The beach

They even had a lifeguard but it was a little too chilly to swim.

Family portrait

Our first dinner flop

But still a good time.

Upstate NY near Lake Erie lots of grape vines. Really a beautiful drive heading to Route 90 and CC

Still can see the lake

Here’s one happy camper!!

9:30 we’re on 71 going around Cleveland - Kentucky here we come.

Columbus OH - getting close. We had a little traffic around Cincinnati but Waze took us around the worse part. Loved Waze, used it for the whole trip with Cookie Monster as our guide.

Home sweet home

Home sweet home - so good to come home to our beautiful new home with our new/old cut down and painted porch swings.

The hard part was emptying, cleaning and any repairs to the camper - but totally worth it. We were comfortable, cozy and cool for the 15 days we were on the road.