The movers showed up at about 8:30am and finished packing our belongings. Maddie seemed to be fasinated by all the taping, wrapping and moving. She joined in as much as she could. Then at around 2pm everything was loaded and we said good bye …

We finished our final preparations today, packing the car as best we could. We are scheduled to leave from Philadelphia tomorrow afternoon and head to Shenandoah National Park for our first stop. We are both quite excited. Skyline drive was …

We took this vacation last summer in our RV with my 12 year old daughter and our two dogs. We stayed in a campground in Davenport. It was called Fairport State Park. This is nice for seeing the river and the barges but that's it. Don't camp …

Visited "world famous" Pikes Market in Seattle, WA. It was Mothers Day, and pretty crowded -- a lot of fun, though. As you might imagine, it was cloudy, misty and a bit cool. Since we were staying in Poulsbo, we took the Bainbridge Ferry -- …

We finally made it. After almost missing our connecting flight, we arrived in rainy Chi Town. Picked up our car. Car rental lot was about a 20 minute drive but the shuttle was right there when we walked out of the terminal. Car was ready and …

Day #1. I'll arrive in South Bend, In. My daughter lives nearby and can pick me up. Arriving the 18th, I will have plenty of time to take 7 kids to the Museums and out to a nice restuarant at least once. Week #1. I would like my daughter and …

Our goals were: 1.) Go to places we hadn't been to before. (we live in Boston and we've already been everywhere in the northeast, so excluded the entire northeast.) 2.) Go to places we wouldn't otherwise visit. (for example, I would never buy …

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