Early stages

Arrived Providence on the 7th. Neat town, but much rain, cool temps, no nearby campgrounds, so hello Walmart ! Somehow lost a trailer wheel trim ring and found a small leak in fresh water tank. No big deal on either. Hope they're the biggest problems we'll have.
Set up camp at Wompatuck State park, south of Boston. Beautiful facility and a great location to base out of. Went into Quincy and visited many historic sites, including the homes of John & John Q. Adams. Quaint N.E. town, but had some tense moments exiting. Tom severely questioned Joannie's navigational skills while attempting to negotiate the high traffic & crazy drivers. Seems we must brush up on gps use and pre-trip planning. We had a chuckle later ( hours later....) about the experience and Joan decided not to fly back to Pa. as she'd previously threstened.
Next day ferried over to a downtown wharf in Boston. The tall ships were docked and we had perfect weather. We walked all over Beantown, and Tom got to re-visit many of the familiar places from his time spent living and going to school there. The rooming house, the school itself, ( located in the North End, with all the related sites and smells of the Italian neighborhood ), Beacon Hill, and the Public Garden & Commons all brought back many fond memories. We even had a cold one at the "Cheers" bar on Beacon St. What a day !
Heading next to Maine, and will post again soon !

Shoving off

Well, we finally got off safely, if not calmly. Things were hectic, so many loose ends to clean up ( and not all got done.... ) Much gratitude to our friends Larry & Barb Snyder for all their assistance and generousity in prepping and sharing their home.
We hit much traffic thru the Poconos, then heavy rains in N.Y. & Conn. We pulled into Tom's cousin Teri's early Fri. eve., in West Hartford. Towing went well tho, with still having the Outback attached when we arrived. Things looking up !!
Having a great visit and re-connection with cousin Teri, who is the most gracious of hosts. She lives in a beautiful area, a gated community with lots of wooded sections surrounding the condos.
We set out for Providence, R.I. tomorrow am, then on to the Boston area by Thurs. am. We'll camp at Wompatuck state park for 4 nites before heading to Maine.
Hopefully will soon figure how to get some pics onto this blog. Stay tuned.......