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We visited the Nautilus Museum in Groton, CT
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Who knew Barb had a submarine named after her?
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And this flag flew from the Barb.
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Lunch at a cool Irish pub in New London
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What's been there longer? The building or the traffic light?
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They were proud of their Funny Farm in CT
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Mystic Seaport never gets old
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The Charles W. Morgan almost finished with major refit
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Putting finishing touches on Charles W. Morgan refit
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I should have had this wheel in MoonSail
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Putting finishing touches on Charles W. Morgan refit
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You had to be short back in the day
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Modern plumbing and firefighting equipment required in refit
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It takes a lot of trees to keep old wooden ships going
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A lot more lines than we had on MoonSail
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Inside the original crew sphere from Alvin the deep diving submersible
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Gloucester fishing docks
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Modern windmills amongst historic Gloucester
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Inner harbor Rockport, MA
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Inner harbor in Rockport, MA
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All these moorings will be full for the season a couple weeks later
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While waiting for lift bridge we figured out we were headed the wrong way and made U-turn
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Bar Harbor, ME
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Bar Harbor, ME
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Even cruise ships find Bar Harbor, ME
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Bar Harbor, ME
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Bar Harbor, ME
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Fiddleheads. Ferns about to open, havested and eaten in salads. Who knew?
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The tide changes make some fast running water in "races" between islands
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Example of how large the tides are in Maine
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A famous sailboat builder
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A few steps down to Bass Harbor Light
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Bass Harbor light
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One of the vintage Bentleys on a rally
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One of the vintage Bentleys on a rally
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One of the vintage Bentleys on a rally
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One of the vintage Bentleys on a rally
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Seal Cove car museum. This steam car had just arrived.
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Seal Cove car museum.
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Seal Cove car museum.
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Seal Cove car museum.
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Seal Cove car museum.
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Thunder Hole from above
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Wave crashing into Thunder Hole
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Typical Maine coast
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Bridge with holes for road and bike paths
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Low tide in Stoneington
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Low tide in Stoneington
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Lobster season was soon to open
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Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME
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Castine, ME
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Frenchman's Bay
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Rocky shore at Schoodic Point
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Interesting seams of black rock at Schoodic Point
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Don't jump!
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Schoodic Educational Research Center
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Penobscot narrows Bridge
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Penobscot narrows Bridge
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Timberland Camp in NH
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Canoers on Androscroggin River NH
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Moose at LL Cote store
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Platic moose at mini-golf place
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Moose statue in Gorham, NH
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Finally a REAL moose
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Lower falls near Dixville Notch
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Selfie at upper falls at Dixville notch to prove I got there
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Dixville Notch is always the first voting precint to report in presidential eletions
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The whole town gathers here to vote. Not too shabby
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One of many covered bridges
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Another covered bridge
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Another covered bridge
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Railroad museum Gorham, NH
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Railroad Museum Gorham, NH
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Railroad snow plow
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Top of Glen Ellis Falls
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Glen Ellis Falls from bottom
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Montpelier, capitol of VT
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Ben & Jerry's entrance
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Ben & Jerry's welcoming committee
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Raw materials for ice cream
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Ben & Jerry's flavor wall
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I agree
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The Ben & Jerry's flavor graveyard
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All the "retired" flavors have a headstone here
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Texas Falls in VT
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Texas Falls
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Texas Falls
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What sign?
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That's a tenacious flower
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Glen Falls, VT
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With old friend Peter
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Peter's farm near Berlin, VT
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Cider Mill
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Pumping chopped apples into press
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Ready to start pressing
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Pressing underway
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Modern meets antique
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Entrance to Mt. Equinox
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Overlooking monestary near Mt. Equinox
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Top of Mt. Equinox
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View from top of Mt. Equinox
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Big critters eat the wooden signs
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This one must have tasted extra good
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Bennington moose
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Bennington VT museum
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There's something very disturbing about this statue
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Chocolate moose (not mousse)
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And they're married
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Chipmunk in camp
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Rainy evening in the bus
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We really can seat 6 for dinner
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Around the campfire on the Battenkill
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Camping on the Battenkill VT
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Linda & Denny's Trailmaster
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My brother's Class C
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Barb's cousin's farm
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View out the windshield at Barb's cousin's farm
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Barb's cousin's farm
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First day camping at Kentucky Speedway
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Camped pretty close to track
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Statue of Darrell Waltrip
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Entrance to our campground. Home on Bourbon Street
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Camp filling up on Friday
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Main entrance
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Our seats at KYS
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Cute UPS truck
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Oscar Meyer weiner mobile
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Sandcastle at KYS
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National anthem before Sprint race
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Sprint race underway
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