New England to Virginia!

It’s been a long time since I’ve written and I apologize but we’ve been really busy! We left Maine 11 days ago and it seems more like a month. Since Maine, where we watched the maple trees turn to brilliant red, we’ve toured Boston with all its history. We also got to visit with Kristin and that was wonderful. While in Boston, we took a side trip to Providence and Newport, RI. The mansions in Newport were impressive and the history in Providence was fascinating. Of course, the trees continue to turn and provide beautiful color.

From Boston, we drove through RI and CT (still more beautiful foliage) into New York City. All that traffic made me nervous but Ken did a great job following my instructions. We drove across the George Washington Bridge into NJ where we parked at Liberty Harbor RV Park. It’s a parking lot, but a great view of Manhattan and Lady Liberty and close to the subway! We spent Wednesday afternoon on Ellis Island and Liberty Island and Thursday exploring NYC, taking a tour bus, eating at Carnegie’s Deli near Time Square and going to the top of the Empire State Building at sunset! The wind was strong and very cold but the view more than made up for it! You can’t see everything in such a short time but we enjoyed every minute.

The NJ turnpike was very expensive and the toll bridge over the Delaware River nearly broke the bank so we were glad to get to MD and back to free roads. Cars don’t have to pay very much but the motor home and car combined were very expensive. We’ll have to avoid those roads from now on!! Now we’re in VA (#26 of 50 states we’ve been to this year so far!). We are surrounded by history so we’ll spend the next few days exploring our past. After that we’ll travel the Blue Ridge Parkway from Lynchburg, VA to Ashville, NC.