Day 28 Aug 10th

We may be home but the trip isn't over yet.

Trailer to clean out. Truck to clean out.

Trailer to wash. Truck to wash. Hope I don't have to call the EPA to get rid of foreign country bugs that seem to have gotten all over the trailer. With all the rain we were in on this trip, I'm surprised that the trailer and truck are as dirty as they are.

Final entry in this blog.

See y'all

Day 27 Aug 9th

647 miles today - left at 8AM and got into the KOA (overflow) at 9:45PM ! ! ! ! ! !



Had all intentions of heading straight south and making it a 2 day trip back to Duluth.



Welllllllllll – Judy saw a sign for a Carrousel Museum. We found it after about 30 minutes. Then we spent about an hour and a half in the museum. Great stuff and a super tour guide.































When we finally stopped for the night, the slide-out didn’t work. Good thing it’s the last night on the road. Will have to fix it when we get home tomorrow.




Night all.

Day 26 Aug 8th

In and around Springfield, Mass to do more geneology researching. Found quite a lot after exhausting research.



















Met a John O’Connor at the geneology research center. He helped track down several other things. That being said, we were unable to track down Grandpa Hirsch’s whereabouts before 1916.









Stopped to have a great steak dinner and then back to camp for more rain.

Day 25 Aug 7th

With a belly full of lobster, we slept very well last night.


Off and away to points SW of here.


Decided to visit the birthplace of Clara Barton. For those of you who don’t know who she was, she was the Founder of the American Red Cross. Plenty of pictures on the web page that will be made.






Then we decided to go to Springfield, Mass to try to find more information on Judy’s parents.




Rain most of the day. In fact, Tornado warnings in the general area tonight. Going to be tough to get under our bed if required. More information on the storms tomorrow.

Day 24 Aug 6th

Out of PEI about 8AM. Long day today – headed to Augusta, Maine and a lobster dinner. Raining off and on all day long.
Arrived back in the good ole US of A about 2PM. Great to be back on some good roads for a change.











Had dinner with Amber’s step mom – yep – LOBSTER – mmmmm mmmmmm good.





Back on the road tomorrow – more rain according to the weather prognosticator.





Oh, yeh, we have developed a leak ! ! ! ! We found the carpet wet under a portion of the slide out. Right over the wheels. Seems we have a leak in the lower seal. Will have to look into it when we get home. (1224 miles from here)

Day 23 Aug 5th

Weather looks pretty good today so we will stay in PEI another day. Off to Charlottetown to take a bus tour.



The bus we are on is an authentic London double decker bus. Around town to see the sites. Since this town was the site that the “fathers” got together to form the original Canada, it is full of history. Yep, a bunch of old buildings. The most fascinating buildings were the old churches and kirks.






After our tour, we headed for the NE coast. Farms all over the place up here. We learned that there are only 186,000 people in PEI and the pet name for PEI is “The Land of 1,000,000 Acres of Potatoes” or “Spudland”.





Anyhow, along our route we discovered Basin Head. White sand beaches meet the red iron oxide earth. Of course, Judy had to add to her rock collection. (More weight for the back of the truck.)






We finished our trek along the NE coast and headed back to camp. This province is beautiful. Just wish we had better weather. (It’s suppose to get warm and sunny tomorrow – but we’re headed out in the morning.
Later, folks

Day 22 Aug 4th

Hate to sound like I’m repeating myself – but – it rained all night again. Thought we left that in Halifax.


Off to do some siteseeing along the north-center coast. FOG all along the top.
Went to Cavendish and the Annie of Green Gables park.


Judy got some great ideas on how to finish and decorate the Strickland House.







More along the Heron Trail and more fog. Decided to head toward Charlottetown, the largest city in PEI and its capital.
Stopped at a roadside stand and got some fresh veggies and apples. Mmmmmmm good
Ended up at a welcome center/museum in downtown Charlottetown. The way the museum is put together was outstanding. Self-guided with earphones with the story.
Back to camp about 7PM