Family
Christmas meals
I had two Christmas meals this year: the traditional Christmas dinner at the RV resort and lunch on Dec 26 with my son in Ocala. The Christmas meal was quite good – and free! We only had to bring a pot luck dish; the turkey and ham was provided by the resort. Jett didn’t come … Continue reading
A visit from the kids. And the grandkid.
For no good reason other than that they love their mother, Jett’s two sons came up from Virginia a couple of weeks ago to spend some time with us. They brought Jett’s youngest grandchild, Zachary, as well. As usual, a lot of food was consumed over the course of the two-plus days that they were … Continue reading
Rockport and the “George Stone discount”
Jett and I traveled to Rockport MA a week ago, to visit her mother’s grave and to generally enjoy Rockport, her childhood summer home and still one of our favorite places on the planet. Her brother, George Stone, lived there his entire life. He was a bit of a character (an understatement) but a lovable … Continue reading
Our family reunited
For a month Jett and I have survived without Rusty. Jett’s son Josh took him from Florida to Virginia so that we could get north on the train (where dogs are not allowed) and took very good care of him. He returned him to us last Friday by driving up from Virginia after we took … Continue reading
TN5 Hop 3: Flagler Beach FL to Worcester MA
1436 miles via I-95, Merritt Parkway and I-84, about 960 miles on Amtrak and 220 tow miles to return the RV to Ft Myers. Cumulative tow miles: 457. Cumulative truck miles: 1675. The additional truck miles were accumulated in traveling between the Bulow RV Resort and the Jacksonville Amtrak station, visiting the Florida state parks … Continue reading
Hospital drama and the radical reshaping of the TN5
To say that the fifth trip north (TN5) has not gone as planned would be a massive understatement. The entire trip has morphed from an RV journey to New Hampshire to a rather desperate attempt to get to Massachusetts by any means available. After 5 weeks in Flagler Beach – rather than the planned 3 … Continue reading
Solving the Rusty problem
Rusty is a good dog and is rarely a problem. Except when we have to travel by some mode other than truck or car. He is not a large dog, weighing in at 35 pounds, but he is too large to carry on board either a passenger plane or a train. He probably would do … Continue reading
Showing the family flag
Jett has two sons, a brother and two sisters. When she first became ill and it was obvious that it was serious – but before we knew just how serious – I notified her sons and siblings and they all wanted to travel from Alexandria VA (her sons) or Boston MA (her siblings) to visit. … Continue reading
Rusty the goofball
We have been a one-dog family for nearly a year now. That means that all of our loving attention has been lavished on a single dog. It is a heavy burden for a dog to bear, but Rusty seems to be able to tolerate it. As you can see from this photo, he can thoroughly … Continue reading
TS4-1 Hop 4: Tremont PA to Herndon VA
158 mi via I-81, I-83, US 15, VA 267, VA 28 and local roads. Cumulative tow miles: 594. Truck miles: 410. Cumulative truck miles: 1192. The extra truck miles – nearly 250 – were incurred in making the innumerable trips into Binghamton and surrounding communities trying to get the brake controller fixed. This hop was … Continue reading