Okay, so it's kinda cutsey, but she IS our first grandchild. (For those of you who don’t know, Shannon’s daughter, Madison Grace Carey, made us grandparents, and where the #$% have you been?) So this entry has nothing to do with Maddie, but I just wanted to give a shout-out to my granddaughter, "HI, MADDIE!" (and it’s MY blog, so there).Last night, in Middlebury, it was hot and muggy. When we went to bed, we opened the two windows and the r...

Saturday-Tuesday, October 22-25, 2011STATSDeparture: 10:00 amArrival: 1:00 pm EDT, Gettysburg Battlefield KOA, Gettysburg, PADistance: 60 milesComments: Gettysburg was fascinating and beautiful. We pulled into the campground on Saturday, spent three days in the area (Sunday – Tuesday), and left on Wednesday. This KOA was packed, and on Saturday night there was a big Halloween celebration. Almost everyone there had some kind of Halloween decoration (except ...

Friday, October 21, 2011STATSDeparture: 2:00 pmArrival: 2:45 pm EDT, Outdoor World Circle M Campground, Lancaster, PADistance: 15 milesComments: We wanted to do a few more things in the area before we left, so we checked to see if we could stay over, but Country Acres Campground was booked tonight. So we found a campground in Lancaster, about fifteen miles away, and moved over there.Checkout time was 2:00 pm, so in the morning we went into some small towns and we...

Wednesday-Thursday, October 19-20, 2011STATSDeparture: 12:20 pm, Wednesday, from Newburgh, NYBreakfast: I’m giving up on thisLunch: Don’t expect to see this anymoreDinner: ReallyArrival: 5:30 pm EDT, Wednesday, Country Acres Campground, Gordonville, PADistance: 207 milesComments: We pulled into the campground, hooked up the utilities, and settled in, not knowing what to expect from this area. The next morning, we took a tour of the area and got a feel...