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Washington DC - 2026 (1)

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Visiting Washington DC was a first for both Ernie and I. We stayed in the FamCamp on Joint Base Andrews. It is a very busy base and we saw Marine One and Marine Two fly over many times. Our travel into Washington DC each day involved a short drive to the Branch Ave Metro train station and usually under a 20 minute train ride to L'Enfant Plaza that put us a couple (large) blocks to the National Mall.  On our first trip, it took us a few minutes to figure out the best way to get around the metro. We weren't afraid to ask for help and got some really good advice from an attendant to go to the Metro office and get a Senior Metro card which gives us half off any train fare. Our first stop was the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. So many cool things to look at and I took a ton of pictures. I will share a few so this blog doesn't go on forever.  For all my Wisconsin friends and family, we are represented in the museum. 😀 This astronaut was built with all Lego's, pretty cool!...
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New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts - 2026

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On our drive to the east coast, we decided to spend a night at a Harvest Host and check out Indiana Dunes National Park. It was raining so I didn't get any pictures. We need to go back and checkout all the favorite spots like Mt. Baldy which is the tallest moving sand dune in the park. Beautiful New England was all about family. We stayed in 3 different locations, almost 3 weeks, spending time with Ernie's siblings. Our first week we stayed at a campground in Exeter, New Hampshire. We had to ride out a nor-easter that hit the first few days we were there. Our second week we stayed in Freeport The fall colors in Maine were still spectacular. This was our first time staying at Hanscom AFB. We would stay here again if we could get a spot in the open.  We had a great time with Ernie's siblings and are very grateful for the fun things we got to do and experience. We attended the Parmigiano Reggiano Festival in Tuscan Village in Salem, NH.  OMG, they had these huge wheels of parm...
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Volo, IL - 2026

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The World Famous Volo Museum was something Casen talked about and wanted to visit so we decided we would do it for him and him being with us in spirit. 👼🪽 The Volo Museum founded in 1960 is a world-famous, family-owned attraction featuring classic cars, iconic movie cars which is what Casen loved the most, military history and one-of-a-kind exhibits. The one unique thing is that they also have classic car sales that are all on display. I found a couple I liked, maybe someday. The Terminator Beverly Hillbillies 1921 Oldsmobile "Jalopy". It was custom built to appear distressed and beat up however mechanically it is sitting on a modern driveline to make it easy to move around on the set. The Blues Brothers Bluesmobile was a real California Highway Patrol car. Hundreds of cars were used and destroyed in the filming of the movie. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle mobile. One of Casen's favoite movies, Ghostbusters. It is a 1959 Cadillac Miller Meteor Ambulance aka Ecto-1. It is a...
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