Places
The hidden cost of headstone hunting
I enjoy headstone hunting for several reasons: It is a bit of a treasure hunt – I always feel great when I find an old headstone marking an ancestor’s gravesite. It is esthetically pleasing – most of the old cemeteries are quite scenic. It is free. Well, almost free. As I discovered a couple of … Continue reading
Finding the Oldfields Cemetery
I tried to find the Oldfields Cemetery in South Berwick ME on Friday. I did find it, but the “adventure” I had in locating it was a cautionary tale on the use of GPS. My first thought was to simply Google it. Yes, Google knew of its existence (though there was some dispute over whether … Continue reading
NET Hop 4: Bridgewater NH to Wells ME
84 miles via NH 3A, NH 104, NH 106, NH 11, NH 108, NH 236, ME 9 and ME 109. Cumulative tow miles: 315. Truck miles: 117. Cumulative truck miles: 1604. On paper this should have been a quick, easy trip. Google said it would take 2 hours and the roads, while secondary, were well-traveled … Continue reading
NET Hop 3: Salisbury MA to Bridgewater NH
102 miles via US 1, NH 101, I-93.HN 104 and NH 3A. Cumulative tow miles: 231. Truck miles: 368. Cumulative truck miles: 1487. This was an easy hop that took just under 2 hours. The most difficult part was US 1 which we took simply to avoid the toll (and the traffic) on I-95 entering … Continue reading
Salisbury Beach State Reservation
I had an hour to kill yesterday while Jett was napping, so I decided to run down to the Salisbury Beach State Reservation – just a half-mile away – to take a peek. The place was packed over the weekend with traffic backed up a half mile trying to get into the parking lot, so … Continue reading
NET Hop 2: Foxboro MA to Salisbury MA
91 miles via US-1, I-495 (around Boston), US-1 (again) and US-1A. Cumulative tow miles: 129. Truck miles: 245. Cumulative truck miles: 1119. This was an easy, short hop with all but about 10 miles being on I-495. The weather was good and the traffic was moderate. A piece of cake. Jett followed in the Yaris, … Continue reading
Big Papi sighting
On Wednesday, when the skies started to clear, I traveled to Wayland MA with the hope of participating in a pick-up game with other senior softball players – a weekly event of the Eastern Massachusetts Senior Softball League (EMASS). Well, not enough players showed up for a game, so I just got to take some … 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
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