September 10-26, 2013
Our trip included a four-day Pleasure-Way rally and RV show in Hershey Pennsylvania, then continuing to the east coast going through New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, back through New York and then home. Quite the journey for such a short time. We stayed mainly in state parks, which were very well kept and reasonable, four free nights at a Walmart and at state visitor centers.
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| We were in good company with 65 other Pleasure-Ways at the Hersheypark Camping Resort in Hershey, Pennsylvania. We took part in club events and took in the RV show, recognized as the largest in the US. |
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| A Cooper's hawk with a vole, taken at our campsite. |
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| Setting up camp at Rickett's Glen State Park. PA. |
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| Hiking the Falls Trail in the park, with over 26 to view along the circular route. |
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| Happy hikers. |
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| Everyone was unique. |
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| Lobster Landing Restaurant, Clinton, CT., is a ramshackle, 100-year-old, wood-frame shanty by the water where you buy lobsters, oysters, and steamer clams to take home and cook or eat under the plastic covered outdoor "restaurant". |
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| Stopped by for a glass of wine and ended up staying for supper. Very friendly couple who just started camping. |
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| Excellent supper and great company. |
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| A charter schooner at Mystic River, Rhode Island. |
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| Massive weights for lift bridge. |
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| Taking customers out for a sail. |
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| Harbour at Rockport, Massachusetts |
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| Colourful fishing net buoys. |
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| Low tide. |
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| Artistic touch. |
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| A must, when on the coast. Was here 20 years ago and it cost $5 for lobster, now it's $10, not bad. |
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| Quite the buoy and badge collection. |
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| Evening light, Ipswich, Mass. |
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| Atlantic Ocean sunrise. |
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| Just breaking the horizon |
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| Almost gem like. |
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| Patterns in the sand at low tide. |
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| Morning coffee at Sandy Point State Reserve, Mass. |
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| One of many stops along the scenic ocean drive in Maine. |
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| Nubble Lighthouse, Maine |
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| The mandatory photo with the Nubble Lighthouse. It is a famous and popular tourist site. Glad PeeWee fits into a regular parking spot, because it was a busy place. |
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| A chicken supper in PeeWee on the beach at Kennebunkport, Maine. |
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| A kayak tethered to buoy a fair distance from shore at low tide. |
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| Great balancing act for this power boat. |
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| Waiting for the tide to return. |
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| Spent a quiet (free) night at the Walmart in Sanford, Maine. |
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| The best camp site of the whole trip, where we shared the New Discovery State Park in Vermont, with one other motorhome. What luck. |
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| So, which one of the many hiking trails in the park shall we explore? |
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| A backroad led to the start of our five-mile hike. |
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| Look-out from the top of Big Deer Mountain, a strenuous climb but worth the effort. The clouds opened up and the whole valley was obscured with the rain. Raincoats, what raincoats? |
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| Grace is dwarfed by this massive stone, which sits right at the very top of the mountain. All right, who put it there. |
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| Our camp for the night was at Crown Point State Park, New York, right next to this historic site. Exploring the old British fort site which was built after the French fort was burned down when the British took control. Later the Americans ousted the British. The location was very strategic, since it controlled the water traffic on Lake Champlain. |
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| Remains of officer quarters. |
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| This modern bridge built in 2011, connects Vermont and New York at the southern end of Lake Champlain. |
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| Our site with a view. The bridge lit up at night, adding a special touch to our stay. |
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| Early morning hike around the fort perimeter. |
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| An eery figure from the past? |
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| The tall memorial to Samuel de Champlain pokes through the trees. |
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| Our free night spot with hydro at Camping World, Syracuse, NY. The site was free, but did drop some cash in the store before we left in the morning. This was a super centre store and the lot was full of BIG units that were having service done. |
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| View from the top of the lighthouse at Golden Hill S.P., right on Lake Ontario. |
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| Our site with a fantastic view of the lake where we could see the CN Tower and tankers go by. The perfect spot for our last night on the road. |
