We departed NYC and went to Philadelphia. We spend an entire day in Philly. We purchased tickets to the Philly Phlash bus which does a loop around downtown and stops at specific tourist locations.. We also got reservations ahead of time for a tour of […]
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Travel Recap: Bronx Zoo
Andrew and I came to the Bronx Zoo when we visited NYC in 2010. We couldn’t wait to bring the kids here as well. The Bronx Zoo is one of my favorite zoos I’ve ever visited. The animals have huge areas to roam around in, […]
National Park Recap: Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
We visited the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island on day 5 of our visit to NYC. The last time Andrew and I visited NYC and went to the statue, we weren’t able to get tickets into the statue or pedestal because they had sold […]
Travel Recap: Long Island, NY
Our 4th day in NYC, we stayed local to where we were staying in Long Island. We visited the Long Island Children’s Museum, and the Amazing Maize Maze. The Long Island Children’s Museum was a really fun museum for the kids. I really liked the […]
National Park Recap: Governor’s Island National Monument
When researching fun things to do in NYC, Governors Island came up in quite a few places so we decided to make a visit. Weekend mornings before noon are free to ride the ferry, so we woke up early on Saturday and rode the LIRR […]
Trailer Upgrade: Axle-less Suspension
Unfortunately, most travel trailers are not exactly build for constant use, and living in full time. These trailers are also built with components with very slim weight margins. Our trailer technically has a pretty high Cargo Carrying Capacity at just over 1000 lbs, but every […]
Travel Recap: Portland, ME
Portland, Maine consisted primarily of eating and visiting the Children’s Museum of Maine. We ate amazing lobster rolls and fried haddock, and potato donuts. We even got to meet up with my friend Jen for dinner one night during a crazy lightning and rain storm. […]
National Park Recap: Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor were our home for 3 nights. Our campsite at Bar Harbor Campground had an ocean view. This is a great campground to stay at. They had tons of first come first serve campsites with different levels of hookups. There’s […]
National Park Recap: Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument was a late addition add to our itinerary. We decided to stay 2 nights in Millinocket, Maine and spend a day seeing the monument. The monument is pretty new, and doesn’t have a Jr Ranger program yet. The visitor […]
Travel Recap: New Hampshire
We stayed at an old CCC campground called Blackberry Crossing just outside of Conway, NH. The drive from Stowe to our campground was beautiful and took us from the Green Mountains to the White Mountains. Our campground was situated right in the White Mountains and […]