While we'd left the touristy spots of Salem to sleep in the Target parking lot, we were still in the city, so our first stop this morning was Proctor's Ledge Memorial, which is believed to be the site of where the accused witches were executed back in 1692. Since it's a bit out of the […]
We left Maine and New Hampshire behind, and in the morning crossed over to Massachusetts, state #42! Our plan was to spend most of the day in Salem, a city northeast of Boston that's famous for its the witch trials in 1692, where locals were executed after being accused of practicing witchcraft. On our way […]
It was a much crisper morning, and after months of hot weather, it was exciting to be wearing our Cotopaxi down hooded jackets again! Michael sometimes doesn't like it because we are matching, but these jackets are so colorful and comfortable, and are the best option for this kind of weather! Downtown Portland Since we […]
By the time we were ready to leave the Walmart the next morning, some of our fellow overnight campers had already left, likely hoping to get an early start to visit Acadia National Park. We arrived at the park fairly early as well, but once we showed up at the Hulls Cove Visitor Center and […]
This morning was the first time we'd experienced temperatures in the single digits (Celsius) for months! Sure, it was 9 degrees Celsius, but we could fill the chill in the air! We drove through beautiful fall foliage, before arriving at The Mount Washington Cog Railway. "The Cog" goes up 3 climate zones to the top […]
Since we'd all been woken up in the middle of the night, none of us had had the best nights' sleep, but we put this behind us, focusing on seeing Vermont. Our first stop, however, proved to be a challenge--we'd marked to check out the Burlington Earth Clock, 14 granite stones that are arranged to […]
We had stayed at the Adirondacks Welcome Center overnight, at what turned out to be a cool rest stop and visitor center! From the outside, it looks like a winter chalet, with a kid's playground, picnic tables, and grass area with ample space to walk Sheila. Inside, the winter chalet aesthetic continues, with high ceilings […]
Sheila may have been absolutely stoked to arrive at our friends Ben and Elisabeth's house yesterday, but little did she know that the next day we'd be giving her a well-overdue bath! Sheila hates baths, but we had ample room to wash and dry her in the backyard. Washing Sheila is a 2-person job, because […]
In the morning there was...fog! After having more than a lifetime's worth of it from living in San Francisco, we admittedly haven't missed it at all on this trip. It's probably the first time we've seen fog since being in northern California, making for a cool and mystical early morning walk with Sheila through the […]
The weather had cleared up the next morning, and we were greeted by clear blue skies and sun, strolling along the pier and small beach. Sheila enjoyed the stroll as well, getting sand in between her toes, although she was too quick for Lisette and managed to chomp and swallow something on the sand (a […]