Heading South

We crossed into Maine and of course we managed to head into a storm; severe rain and flooding along the coast but we are sitting high and mostly dry in a Walmart parking lot in Bangor, once again all campgrounds are closed. We're planning a long drive south tomorrow, Denis feels his tan fading and wants to get back into his shorts and sandals!

It's raining so much we are thinking we should explore our options, maybe put pontoons on the trailer and turn it into an ark. But 'the beast' got new tires yesterday so we should be well grounded.

We headed south from Bangor, through Augusta then Portland and into New Hampshire (live free or die) for a short spell. On into Massachusetts and then spent a good portion of the afternoon trying to skirt Boston. The good news is... we found a campground that's open! I saw a post of pics of snowmen from the Fairview/Hines Creek area so I guess I better stop whining about the rain.

I woke up to sunshine this morning, amazing how my outlook improves! We went to Plymouth and saw 'the rock', the Mayflower II and walked around the waterfront. Then it was off to Cape Cod, we were creeping along in stop and go traffic because there was construction on the bridge and a lot of others wanted to enjoy the beautiful day there. After the bridge the congestion decreased and we toured through the historic towns and byways. Denis is certainly missing the Miata, he could really zoom-zoom around here!

Driving again, mostly west today. We left Massachusetts and travelled through Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and stopped for the day just south of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Leaving Scranton, we headed south, took a wrong turn and decided to stop at Gettysburg. We visited the eternal flame monument on the battlefield, there are enough cannons, guns, monuments and storyboards to keep Denis occupied for a long time. The town is very interesting also, many beautifully preserved historic buildings. We crossed into Maryland and then into Virginia for a mile or two and then into West Virginia.
 

Hey David, he's thinking this would be one for the front lawn!

We are camped at Harper's Ferry another famous civil war battleground. We had a small plumbing issue so Denis got parts and did the repairs. Beautiful day (28 degrees) we drove to the historic town site and wandered around. The town is on the point where the Shenandoah River runs into the Potomac.

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This morning we drove to Rockville, on the outskirts of Washington and took the metro (subway) in to Union Station. What a beautiful train station! We headed out to the 'mall' (sorry girls no shopping). We started at the Capitol building, wandered around the exhibits, but didn't take the tour. The dome is covered in scaffolding but not tarped in like it would be at home so we could kind of see it. We made a small detour so Denis could take a picture of the Canadian Embassy and he wanted to drop in for a visit but I wouldn't let him. We continued along the mall then stopped for lunch, Denis was disappointed with Washington's version of Montreal smoked meat. Fortified by lunch we continued to the Washington Monument, the WWII Memorial and on to the Lincoln Memorial. We got a glimpse of the Whitehouse but the Obamas were not receiving visitors so we kept on going. We would both have loved to spend all day at the Smithsonian but I guess that will have to be next time. If we live to be 105 we might get to visit some of the art galleries, museums and historic sites we're missing this trip.

Washington Monument from Lincoln Memorial

Here's a little catch up on the maps, so far we've missed Vermont & New Hampshire