Mostly Massachusetts

We drove through a little of Vermont, mostly Massachusetts, then a little bit of New York.  We’re all set up at the Copake KOA outside of Copake, NY. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=201563872774147443355.0004e02f0c80f1461c0bf&msa=0&ll=43.133061,-71.51001&spn=5.411189,13.392334  We’re in a clearing.  This is the first time our satellite dish has seen the sky in a week. Now that we’re away from all the big cities, the entire Northeast seems like one big forest.  In the West, there are forests with other things in-between, but not here.  Rolling hills, winding roads, lakes and streams.  We see the signs as we criss-cross the Appalachian Trail.  We drove through, and are camped in, the Berkshires.  We’ll be here for at least 5 days. Henry joins us by the fire on his new lounger.  Tomorrow, we take Annie to meet her birth-kennel!  Mulberry Farm Kennel.   http://www.mulberryfarm.com/ We’ve kept in touch with the breeder all this time.  We send pictures, but this will be the first reunion. 

Vermont

 Nice. We’re at the Brattleboro KOA in Southern Vermont. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=201563872774147443355.0004e02f0c80f1461c0bf&msa=0&ll=37.439974,-81.430664&spn=23.476512,53.569336  Tonight’s dinner Fresh from the roadside stand next door.The farm has been in the same family since 1770. The veggies all got steamed. Blueberries for dessert. Now Judy just wants to stay here and buy farm-fresh every day.  Tomorrow, Massachusetts then upstate New York. 

We went on a Wild Moose Chase

 Early this morning.  Drove a loop from the campground through the White Mountains. We looked everywhere. Not a moose to be found.  However, we did find that we’re not spending nearly enough time in New Hampshire.  I think they made a mistake on their welcome to New Hampshire sign.  Maybe they meant to say, “Welcome to New Hampshire.  Live here or die.” A roaring campfire tonight  That settled down to coals Perfect for marshmallows Tomorrow, Vermont. 

Maine

 Sometimes, especially at our age, when you do something or go somewhere, you can tell it’s not someplace you’re going to go again, or something you’re going to do again.  Maine is just like that only opposite.  We both want to spend a lot more time in Maine (in the summer). Rolling down the highway yesterday, still in Maine, we stopped at the Augusta/Gardiner KOA to visit with Sue and Roger; friends we met in Minnesota a few years back.  We only met them once, but they felt like old friends right away and we’ve stayed in touch ever since.  They’re spending the summer at the Augusta/Gardiner KOA, which was a convenient mid-day stopover.  Our paths crossed again after only three years. So now we’re out of Maine.  We drive across the border to New Hampshire and see the sign to welcome us: “Welcome to New Hampshire”“Life free or Die” That’s what it says at the Welcome Center. Yeah.  Well.  How about “Hi my name is Steve.  F*** with me and I’ll f***ing kill you.  Have a nice day.”  It could put a person in a strange mood, to drive into New Hampshire and the first thing you see is that sign. In spite of their state slogan, it *is* a beautiful state.  We’re at the Littleton/Lisbon KOA outside Littleton, NH.   https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=201563872774147443355.0004e02f0c80f1461c0bf&msa=0&ll=37.439974,-81.430664&spn=23.476512,53.569336 Tomorrow, we’re going to find time to go on a Wild Moose Chase! 

We did it

 Neither one of us wanted lobster for dinner tonight.  We’ve been in Maine that long! We’ve moved south.  We’re at Hemlock Grove Campground outside Kennebunk and Kennebunkport. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=201563872774147443355.0004e02f0c80f1461c0bf&msa=0&ll=37.439974,-81.430664&spn=23.476512,53.569336 Nice site.  Nice area.  We took a drive and a hike in a forest.    The last couple days of rain let up.  Warm and sunny today.  Nice evening.  Stared down a campfire. Tomorrow, New Hampshire.