Author Archives: Sparky
Booked through Labor Day
I made our final summer campground reservation yesterday, so we now have a complete, confirmed itinerary through Labor Day: Now – Jun 9: Foxboro (or Foxborough, take your pick) MA Jun 9 – Jun 19: Salisbury MA (Cape Ann) Jun 19 – Jun 22: Bridgewater NH (Escapees rally at Newfound Lake) Jun 22 – Jun … Continue reading
NET Hop 1: Plymouth MA to Foxboro MA
38 miles via (mostly) US 44, I-495 (around Boston) and US 1. Cumulative tow miles: 38. Cumulative truck miles: 874. Outside of the 3 GTW hops that were made to get the RV to/from the repair shop in San Jose (28, 31 and 19 miles, respectively), this was our shortest hop ever. It only took … Continue reading
Finding some of Jett’s early immigrant ancestors
We came to Plymouth for 24 days with the intention of visiting some cemeteries where some of Jett’s early immigrant ancestors are buried. The incessant rain got in the way and we didn’t visit as many sites as I hoped we would, but we did find some really significant sites. First and foremost, we visited … Continue reading
“The Affair” by Lee Child
Delacorte Press, New York, 2012 You probably know by now that I love the Jack Reacher series of mystery/adventure books by Lee Child. I like them so much that I have a different scale for them when reviewing them. “The Affair” is about a 4 out of 10 on the Reacher scale but a 7 … Continue reading
Pilgrim Hall
We were blessed with a break in the rain Wednesday (the only day this week that we haven’t been drenched) and used the “good” weather to venture into downtown Plymouth to visit Pilgrim Hall, a small museum celebrating the arrival of the Mayflower and the early history of the Pilgrims in Plymouth. I wasn’t expecting … Continue reading
Plymouth by night
On Saturday afternoon I visited Burial Hill again, looking for the elusive grave of Elizabeth Walker Warren, which I did not find. But I encountered some of Jett’s distant relatives who were also searching for her grave. We had a nice chat about her and about genealogy in general. Later my brother Dennis joined me … Continue reading
Rain. Cold rain.
It is raining now. It has been raining steadily since midnight. The forecast is for an all-day rain. With a forecast high of 48. It has rained nearly every day since we left Virginia. And it has been unseasonably cold, too. It is getting to us. Jett yesterday: “Next year let’s come north later.” That … Continue reading
New England Tour (NET) preview – revised
The “New England Tour” is how we are describing our summer in New England. In previous years we stayed all summer in a fixed location – the Minuteman Campground in Littleton MA. This year we will stay at that campground for just 9 nights; we will travel to 7 other spots for the rest of … Continue reading
TTN Wrapup
The Third Trip North (Ft Myers Beach FL to Plymouth MA) is now history. The salient statistics are: 21 nights 8 hops 2,184 total miles 1,672 tow miles $1,117.63 campground fees ($53.22 per night) $523.72 fuel and tolls ($23.81 per day) Highlights: Time with family in VA China Lee Buffet in Ocala FL Savannah South … Continue reading
The beat(ing) goes on…
More rain. More gloom. More chill. With blustery wind today. Miserable, miserable weather. The forecasters say it will be nicer this weekend. But they may just be saying that to prevent mass suicide. 50 degrees at 1pm on June 6th. Sheesh.