Since we'd parked at a pullout overnight, as soon as we lifted the curtain inside we were immediately greeted by...peak hour traffic! Cars, vans, and trucks were in a long procession, with some folks occasionally driving along the shoulder to attempt to cut through (which we felt before we saw in the morning). But...we were […]
We woke up within the Applegreen travel stop and realized that the forecast for the entire day would be cold, windy, grey, and rainy, so we took advantage of this by catching up on work and other indoor errands in the RV. It's tough to juggle "adulting" priorities on the road, and even harder to […]
Because we used to live in California, Lisette was getting Stamford (the city in Connecticut) mixed up with Stanford (the university in northern California) when she was referring to the former! Our first visit in the morning was in Stamford (with an M), checking out the outside of the Avon Theatre Film Center, a historic […]
Did you know that PEZ, the iconic little candy that comes out of toy dispensers, is headquartered in Connecticut? We didn't either--but the largest, most comprehensive collection of PEZ memorabilia on display is at the PEZ Visitor Center, in the town of Orange in Connecticut. PEZ was first sold as a compressed peppermint sweet in […]
It's rather nice to stay in an RV park during the off-season! Not sandwiched between RVs. Not awoken by noise from neighbors early in the morning. Not suffering from stifling heat or teems of mosquitos buzzing around in the sweltering sun. Having the facilities to ourselves. We took full advantage of it all, checking out […]
Fortunately we'd ridden our e-bikes through Newport yesterday afternoon, because we woke up the next morning to a grey and overcast day. Our plans to walk around the neighborhood were unlikely, with threats of rain for the entire day. Leaving our coastal parking spot where we'd spent the night, we drove to Easton's Beach where […]
Leaving the Walmart that sold no fresh produce or alcohol the next morning, we drove closer to Providence to the Federal Hill neighborhood so that we could explore the city on our efficient e-bikes. When Michael went to pay at the meter, it wouldn't let him enter his license plate, so we didn't have much […]
At the northern tip of Cape Cod is the charming seaside town of Provincetown, also known as P-Town. This little coastal town has most of its attractions clustered around Commercial Street, although it's a so teeny that it's exceedingly difficult to find a place to stop or--should we daresay--park, around here. But it seems that […]
Years ago, Ocean Spray, a company known for its line of cranberry juices, aired a TV commercial that made it to Australia, with two men in a cranberry bog. Lisette had no idea that cranberries were harvested in this way, and was in complete awe. Fast forward to this trip, and while we were in […]
While we'd experienced our first chilly night in months in Salem a couple of days ago, we were pleasantly surprised to have temperatures warm enough to be wearing t-shirts again in Boston, with the sunny skies perfect for exploring the city on e-Bike. Since we've been to Boston before, we decided that we'd see some […]