Day 24, June 27, 2026, Saturday, Brunswick, GA (362 miles)

Departed Hendersonville.  Minor accident at slow speed when a car cut in front of us causing some front end damage.  For the first time my video camera on the windshield came in handy.  After the sheriff viewed the video, he cited the other driver who had disclaimed fault.  Checked into the Coastal RV Resort in Brunswick (FHU).

Day 25, June 28 2026, Sunday, Tampa, FL (246 miles)

After uneventful drive and a diesel and lunch stop at the Love’s in Hawthorne, we arrived home about 4 pm.

Day 13, June 16, 2026, Tuesday, Rhinebeck, NY 

A very enjoyable visit with our friends, Claire and Dan.  Claire had planned a great itinerary for our two day visit.  We began with a tour of the Olana State Historic Site.  This was the estate of painter Frederick Church and was located on a mountaintop with a great view of the Hudson Valley.  Lunch was at The Maker Hotel in the glass conservatory followed by a walk around Hudson.  An afternoon break allowed us a grocery trip to Tops in Rhinebeck.  Dinner at Claire and Dan’s was BBQ chicken and marshmallows roasted on an open fire.  

Day 14, June 17, 2026, Wednesday, Rhinebeck, NY 

A morning tour of the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site.  The 50-room Classical-style mansion was built in 1898 by Frederick William Vanderbilt, a grandson of “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt.  Lunch was at The Tavern at Beekman Arms in the Delamater Inn, the oldest continuously operated inn in the US opening in 1766.  A walk around Rhinebeck allowed a stop at Samuel’s Sweet Shop chocolate.  Dinner at the Eveready Diner in Hyde Park was such a huge serving that I could not finish the meal which is very unusual for my.  However, I still managed an ice cream dessert at Del’s Roadside.

Day 15, June 18, 2026, Thursday, Otis, MA (75 miles)

A drive through the Berkshires meant a lot of twists and ups and downs.  Our mileage was about a half of what we get on Interstate driving.  We checked into Camp Overflow (50 amp E, W).  After lunch we drove the car to the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge.  The museum was very good and worth a visit.  

Day 16, June 19, 2026, Friday, Bellingham, MA (100 miles)

An easy drive to Circle CG Farm Campground FHU but no working wifi), a place we have stayed many times while visiting our Massachusetts family.  Dinner at Lilac Chinese with Kathy, Bob and Jamie was very good.  Dessert was ice cream at Black Cow.  The rest of the evening was visiting at Jamie’s house where we got to meet the 6 new chickens.  Jamie’s house came with a chicken coop so naturally he had to get chickens.  

Day 17, June 20, 2026, Saturday, Bellingham, MA 

A little grocery shopping at Market Basket in the morning.  The afternoon was the celebration of nephew Jamie’s marriage to Amy in the backyard at the home of Amy’s parents.  There was about 100 people and the weather was perfect with highs in the mid 70's.  The food was a variety of Mexican dishes to resemble the fact that the wedding was in Mexico with immediate family only.  A good time was had by all.

Day 18, June 21, 2026, Sunday, Bellingham, MA 

An 80 minute drive in our car to Mashpee on Cape Cod to spend Father’s Day with nephew Brian and family including Kathy, Bob, Jamie, Christy and kids.  We arrived early to get on Brian’s wifi to attend via zoom the noon funeral of my best friend Elliot.  After drying our tears, we had a great family day.  On Brian’s balcony with a beautiful lake view, we had a non-stop feast featuring sliders, chicken wings (2 types), steak (marinated 2 ways), salads, veggies and more.  Dessert featured donuts, Boston Cream pie and strawberry shortcake with home made whipped cream. 

Day 19, June 22, 2026, Monday, Shartlesville, PA (343 miles)

A long travel day with poor weather and miserable traffic.  Arrived at Appalachian Camping Resort just before 7 pm.  Only hooked up 50 amp electric.  Pull through so did not detatch the car.

Day 20, June 23, 2026, Tuesday, Max Meadows, VA (395 miles)

Another long but easy travel day.  Checked into Fort Chiswell RV Park (FHU pull through) about 5:40 pm.

Day 21-23, June 24-26, 2026, Wednesday-Friday, Hendersonville, NC (197 miles)

Very nice visit with Staci, Jon and Avery.  Ribs from Hubba Hubba BBQ lasting two nights was great.

 Day 9, June 12, 2026, Friday, Jersey City, NJ (New York, NY) 

Morning with the grandkids and lunch at Friedman’s where I had the shashuka - good but very mild.  Afternoon we met sister Beth at Carnegie Diner & Café.  Attended Friday night service at West End Synagogue where Ari made a speech.  Dinner at Playa Betty’s where I had the Cali Carnitas which was very good and very filling.

Day 10, June 13, 2026, Saturday, Jersey City, NJ (New York, NY) 

Another family day at Daniel’s with cribbage and other games.  The Circus dance performed by Ari and Talia was amazing the way these kids can bend and move.  Thai dinner delivered was good. 

Day 11, June 14, 2026, Sunday, Jersey City, NJ (New York, NY) 

After several cribbage matches and pizza for lunch, we went to the Escape Game located on Broadway at Times Square.  We pursued the Legend of Yeti and successfully escaped in 54 minutes. It was a lot of fun and the grandkids are quite talented at solving puzzles.  Dinner at the Greek Kitchen with Rosemary, Daniel and Rebecca was fantastic.  Best Spanakopita I have ever had and the Feta Sousami was another excellent appetizer.  My Mousaka was also the best I have ever had.  Rosemary had the red snapper.  After dinner we went to the off Broadway show “Masquerade” which is the world’s first immersive musical. Based on the Phantom of the Opera with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music, we traveled to many varied rooms including one on the roof top.  The show was amazing and the singers and actors were all outstanding.  The excitement after the show was palpable.  This was the second time seeing the show for Daniel and Rebecca and they were just as excited as we were.  An Uber back to Daniel’s place to say our goodbyes - fortunately the grandkids were up so we had many goodbye hugs.  A fantastic day!

Day 12, June 15, 2026, Monday, Rhinebeck, NY (125 miles)

A travel day and checked into Interlake RV Park (FHU).  Did some cleaning, dumping and 3 loads of laundry.  Temps much cooler and we will run the heat tonight.

 Day 1, June 4, 2026, Thursday, St. Augustine, FL (174 miles)

We departed and checked into Stagecoach RV Park (FHU) in St. Augustine, FL.  After check in, we visited with Kathy & Bob.  We enjoyed dinner at Valley Smoke BBQ with ribs, brisket and  3 sides including very good collard greens.  We had  enough leftovers for another meal.

Day 2, June 5, 2026, Friday, St. Augustine, FL

We spent the day with Kathy & Bob.  Late in the afternoon, we walked around downtown St. Augustine and enjoyed samples from many shops including various types of peanut butters and cookies.  Dinner at O.C. White’s Seafood & Spirits which was established in 1790.  I had the shrimp and grits which was good but on the mild side and had no andouille sausage.  I washed it down with a very good dark English Ale on tap.  A great family visit all around.

Day 3, June 6, 2026, Saturday, Santee, SC (280 miles)

After about 5 hours of driving time, we arrived at Santee State Park (50E, W) and checked into the Cypress View Campground. We had a very nice view of Lake Marion from our site.  About 5:00 , we hiked the Sinkhole Pond Nature Trail about 1.5 miles in and out.  Although the trail was shaded by the forest it was plenty hot.  Dinner was leftovers form Valley Smoke BBQ and was just as delicious as the first time and washed down by Tampa’s Coppertail Brewery’s Night Swim porter.

Day 4, June 7, 2026, Sunday, Roanoke Rapids, NC (275 miles)

An easy driving day with all interstate which allowed the best mileage I have ever experienced in the coach, 12.2 mpg.  We checked into the RV Resort at Carolina Crossroads (FHU) and found out their wifi was out in the entire campground.  We then visited the Weldon Mills Distillery housed in an old corn mill.  A tasting included 5 different samples.  We sampled the Reserve Bourbon (115 proof), The Select Bourbon (94 proof) and The All Malt (111 proof).  The All Malt was crafted entirely from malted grains of corn, wheat and barley. It was smooth and very good but at $110 a bottle and with me already having several bottles of bourbon at home I did not make a purchase.  The Rockfish Whiskey was similar to an Irish Whiskey just not so good. Our last sample was a whiskey made with sweet potatoes which turned out to be a terrible thing to do to sweet potatoes.  After a grocery store run we called it a day.  Dinner again was leftover Valley Smoke BBQ and again delicious.

Day 5, June 8, 2026, Monday, Lewes, DE (259 miles)

Today we had an interesting choice of non-interstate roads for 260 miles or interstate highways for 310 miles with the difference being only 8 minutes of time.  We chose the shorter distance which would take us through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.  The CBBT is 17.6 miles across the Chesapeake Bay with two eastbound lanes interrupted by two tunnels (one lane east and one lane west) under the bay to allow shipping to pass without any bridge crossing.  As we approached the first tunnel there was a huge ship about to cross right in front of us but we ducked into the tunnel to go underneath the ship in the nick of time.  Most of the time on the bridge there was no land in sight and the surf was rough with whitecaps everywhere.  We arrived at Cape Henlopen State Park campground (50 E, W) and checked in.  The State Park is 5,000 acres of beaches, natural trails and a historic World War II military base.  After putting on our jackets as the temp was in the low 60's, we hiked to and climbed up the U.S. Army Tower #7, one of many built in WWII as a coastal defense.  After dinner and putting on long pants and a jacket, we visited Herring Point, another WWII structure and the Fishing Pier where we got a great view of the sunset.  We actually set the heater to go on for at night as the temp was to be in the 50's.  No complaints about the absence of hot weather!

Day 6, June 9, 2026, Tuesday, Lewes, DE 

This morning we visited Fort Miles Museum and Historic Area.  The fort was built in 1941 to protect Delaware Bay and River from German warships.  Guns ranging in size from 3 to 16 inches were placed at the cape.  The 16 inch gun I am pictured in front of came from the USS Missouri, the battleship which hosted the Japanese surrender after WWII.  In the afternoon, we visited The Point and hiked to the beach on the Bay and on the Atlantic Ocean.  We also hiked the Seaside Nature Trail and collected more sand in our shoes.  Next we visited the town of Lewes and checked out the Zwaanendael Museum the most interesting thing being the building housing it built in 1931 to commemorate Delaware’s first European colony established in 1631 by the Dutch.  We walked around downtown checking out some shops but not much of interest.  All in all a relaxing fun day.

Day 7, June 10, 2026, Wednesday, Cape May, NJ (7.6 miles)

Today we took the ferry from Lewes to Cape May crossing the Delaware Bay.  The trip took about 90 minutes.  Upon arrival, we checked into Sun Outdoors Cape May campground (FHU). We hiked the first half of blue and gold trails at The Point and then hiked the red trail and main trail at The Meadows.  Dinner at the Cape May Fish Market was lobster rolls with sweet potato fries and coleslaw.  An after dinner walk along the main shopping area in downtown turned out to be quite cold and we did not bring our jackets.  But still better than the heat at home.

Day 8, June 11, 2026, Thursday, Jersey City, NJ (New York, NY) (153 miles)

We departed Cape May and headed to Liberty Harbor RV Park (50E, W) our go to place to visit the grandkids in NYC.  During the drive, our diesel went below a quarter tank which automatically shut our generator off.   This was the first time we have experienced the generator cutoff since we have owned the coach.  On our way, we stopped for diesel.  The heat was a real  scorcher while I hooked up our electric and water at the campsite - felt even worse than Florida!