It was mid-morning by the time we moved on from Gettysburg with our trusty phone acting as navigator via Google maps. Having no idea what to expect, we were pleasantly surprised by the variety of the land we covered: the mountains with some amazing views – but, frustratingly for me, no stopping places to photograph them!Continue reading “Into the Unknown – Gettysburg to Muskegon”
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Disasters and delights
D-Day had arrived. I was to drive on the right-hand side of the road for the first time since 1978 when I was in Israel and seemed to follow or be followed by bombs…what would happen here? I had been pretty apprehensive until I got behind the steering wheel, but then it felt manageable –Continue reading “Disasters and delights”
City of Brotherly Love – and the Founding Fathers
We had planned a couple of days in Philadelphia as we thought it might be fun to be there on July 4th. Arriving early afternoon gave us an excuse to be lazy and we didn’t set out to explore until the hunger pangs set in and we wanted to fine somewhere to eat! That wasContinue reading “City of Brotherly Love – and the Founding Fathers”
A Tale of Two Cities
I wonder if there are two more different cities so close together anywhere else in the world? An interesting journey south from New York aboard a spacious, clean, AMTRACK train and in just over three hours we were alighting in Washington DC. What a contrast – wide tree-lined avenues, Buildings of classical proportions – andContinue reading “A Tale of Two Cities”
Farewell, New York. Hello, Washington
A late night with stage door crowds at the theatre, followed by a fairly early breakfast to spend a little time with the others and we were preparing to leave New York. Just one last visit to Central Park…. What an interesting place it is – something for everyone: shady trees for shelter, a bowlsContinue reading “Farewell, New York. Hello, Washington”
Living the Journey 