Listing of our Favorite People, Places & Adventures
PEOPLE we met on the road...
Gaumer Family in Indiana! Enjoyed pizza, ice cream, swimming and catching up!
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Rob the maintenance man at Tall Sycamore Campground in Logansport, IN.
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Amanda at the ice cream and bakery at Bowman Orchards in Rexford, NY. She gave great advise on Adirondack hikes and ice cream at Martha's
Cousins Steve and Judy Reller from Grand Forks, ND, who were in Acadia the same time we were so we spent a day together in Bar Harbor, hiking and having dinner..
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Jim from the Cranberry Island Historical Society was an excellent tour guide. He provided us an impromptu private tour of the island on an 8-passenger golf cart making the most of the 75 minutes we had before the ferry returned. The tour included an oyster farm and backside of the island where big waves crashed and we saw surfers making the most of a beautiful day.
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Kat Reller delivered Mallory's new Iphone, after getting water damage to her's back in Indiana, and joined us for dinner at the Booth Bay Craft Brewery.
PEOPLE
Can't wait to meet them...
PLACES we recommend...
Nordic Creamery, Harvest Host site. Beautiful spot and great butters and cheeses for the road.
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Stagecoach RV in Peru, IN, got us in and fixed blinker within a day!
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Tall Timbers Campground in Port Clinton, OH. Kid friendly, huge beach with obstacle course.
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Root to Rise wellness bar in Port Clinton, OH. We biked here three days in a row for smoothies, pesto avocado toast and vanilla oat cold brew.
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Watkins Glen State Park in New York near the finger lakes area. great hike along a gorge with multiple waterfalls. East shore of Seneca Lake is dotted with winery and breweries too!
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Bowman Orchard in Rexford, NY, was a Harvest Host stay and had many activities: petting zoo, pizza place, ice cream and bakery, pick your own.
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Martha's Dandee Creme in Queensbury, NY, just south of Lake George, has the best soft serve ice cream.
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Sandy River Alpaca Farm in Starks, ME, Harvest Host site and developing cabins and tent sites. Along the river wit ha beautiful setting. Kendell and Marie were great hosts!
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Acadia National Park, see our blog post for highlights.
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Gloucster, MA, Good Harbor Beach for boogie boarding and Wingaersheek Beach for shelling.
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Normandy Farms RV Resort in Foxboro, MA, camping but not really camping.
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Cliff Walk in Newport, RI, along the ocean cliffs and mansions.
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Lancaster, PA, Amish Market and driving the community.
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Gettysburg National Military Park Visitors Center movie, museum and battle ground tour.
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Ark Encounter in northern Kentucky.
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The Listening Room Cafe in Nashville, songwriters showcasing their songs.
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Melting Pot and Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar in Gatlinburg combined for our favorite meal of the trip so far!
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Ashville East KOA is a beautiful setting with 3 small lakes and a river. By far our prettiest campsite yet.
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Biltmore Estate Christmas tour. It is impressive during the day, but at night lite up and decorated for the holidays it is spectacular! Biltmore also has amazing wines, my favorite is there limited edition Orange Muscat
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ADVENTURES to be shared...
Walleye fishing on Lake Erie with captain "Buffalo" Osprey Charters. He made sure we caught fish (walleye, sheepshead, goby, white perch, catfish and yellow perch) and had a walleye fish fry that night!
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Cow cuddling at Sunset View Creamery in Odessa, NY.
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Pinnacle Hike (2.1 miles, 500 ft of elevation) over-looking Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains.
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Schooner Thomas E Lannon sunset cruise in Gloucster, MA.
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Old Town Trolley Tour in Boston, MA.
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Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises in Barnstable, MA. Saw humpback whales in early October.
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Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine tour in West Virginia.
Chimney Rock State Park in North Carolina is worth the price of admission. The adventure just begins at the rock with the American flag waving. Take the time to hike the Skyline or Falls hike. too.
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Clingman's Dome at the highest point in the Great Smokey Mountains is a half mile climb, unless you make your family go the scenic route that is 1.5 miles (well worth it) to a 360 degree lookout tower.