Summer in New England

As I mentioned in my last posting, we had a wonderful time in Massachusetts! We spent the whole week with Dave, spending part of the time in his driveway, and part of the time with him on Cape Cod. We overnighted just one night before packing Dave up and heading out to the Cape.

What fun we had on Cape Cod! On Thursday out to East Falmouth, staying at Cape Cod Campresort. It was a pretty camp, offering a good level site, lots of amenities, and a clean and interesting place to do my walk.

Friday we went to Provincetown, way out at the very tip of the Cape. We drove the RV all around the tiny roads, and she handled great. We found parking up on the hill by the Pilgrim Monument. It was a $10 parking spot, but was well worth it for us.

We hiked the short path down the hill to Commerce Drive. This is where all the things happen in Provincetown -- all the neat little shops and restaurants.
Lunch was delicious at the Lobster Pot!



After lunch, we explored the beach and I took some photos of boats. :)


Then Dave and I walked up the steps to the top of the Pilgrim Monument -- 500 some feet. What a magnificent view!


Dave took this photo of me:


This is a pic of the steps looking up:
I'll be posting some panorama shots later; I just can't bring myself to push the buttons right now. (Actually, I'm going to have to do some cropping and composing on these photos first.)

At the Pilgrim Monument there is a museum, and I shot these photos of Dave interacting with the wildlife. Dave is well-known for his love for geese!


Meanwhile, we're having a great time with Aunt Dots in Madison. We've been kind of taking it easy, which is perfect for us. Ydy we did laundry, got Michael's blood drawn, and made his appointment for his Monday MRI, and went to the local Farmers' Market where we got yummy baked goods, raspberries, blueberries (huge!) and tomatoes.

Today we were back at the hospital for more blood work for Michael, we had pizza for lunch, and BLT's for supper. One thing's for certain; we're having good eats! :)

Pictures from Washington DC

Hi! We've been too busy having fun to talk about it. :) Washington DC was great. When we first got there, it was very hot, with a 105° temperature one day... with humidity too! I secured Michael's chemo drugs, and he took them from Tues - Saturday, just as planned. After Tuesday, the weather cooled and sunny skies greeted us each morning.

We had a whole week in DC, and we made good use of the time. On Wednesday, we took a GrayLine tour. It was a 1/2 day tour, taking us to the Arlington Cemetery and to some of the war memorials. We were both really impressed with the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and I got some pics.






Then another day, we went in on the bus/Metro train, with intentions to visit the Bureau of Engraving, where they make the money. When we got there, though, we discovered that we would have had to have arrived by 8am to get tickets. So.. no Bureau of Engraving tour for us.


A little dejected, we went to the Washington Monument, thinking that we'd see if we could get to the top of it. Again... tickets were required, and all tickets had been dispersed already. We got ourselves an ice cream bar and then went to the Monument, finding a seat in the shade of the tower.

If you know us well, you know how lucky Michael and I both are. Well, as we sat there, a woman came over and asked me if we were going up the Monument. I replied that, while we had hoped to, we had not gotten tickets in time. She held out two tickets. "Would you like these?" :)

We really enjoyed this trip to the top of the Washington Monument! Here are some views we saw from the top. The last one in this group is looking up from the observation deck at the warning light at the top.

Be sure to click all my photos, but particularly these panoramas:





Our next trip into the city we again started out with ambitious plans. We were going to visit the National Gallery. Well, upon arising from the Metro station, we were greeted with the most delightful aromas! There was a barbeque festival going on, and ... we were THERE! Food was consumed, free stuff was collected, and fingers were licked.

After we left there, I felt that we ought to have just a little culture, so we visited the Botanical Gardens, close to the Capitol building. I got a few good shots there. What a delightful place!





Along the way around, we took a few other pictures:




Here are a few pics that I took on the way to Washington. These are pics of our new RealWheels with the nice valve extenders. Purty, eh?



This is a shot of our trees in Bloomington and the clear blue sky on the day we left.
In case you wondered where Coolville is, it's in Ohio! And yes, all IS cool in Coolville!


Here's an arty pic that I made from a fern photo:

We left DC, and drove via Hamburg, NJ to Milford, MA, where we had a really fun week with Dave and his Dad. I'll ready my pics from that visit, and will post them as soon as I can!

Now we are writing from Madison, Connecticut. Today we went to the 4th of July parade! Great fun! And, Dave, we did finish your chicken salad and pilaf at lunch today! I think it was even better today, if that's possible.