Kentucky in the Fall - 2023

Our travels took us to Frankfort, KY, where we started our summers travel in early May. The horses run at Keeneland Race Track in Lexington, KY in October and we thought it would be fun to check out the races. We stayed a really nice RV park where we shared a buddy site. 

We didn't too bad at betting on the horses. The first day if you count just the betting, we were up $10.00. The second day there were more races and we lost about $40. It was a lot of fun cheering on the horses we bet.

We also visited Woodford and Buffalo Trace Distilleries to resupply some bourbon for ourselves and others. 

Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia - 2023

We are making our way west. Our first stop was at a Harvest Host, Ocean State Harley-Davidson in Exeter, Rhode Island. 

On our way to our next stop I took pictures of Gov Mario M Cuomo Bridge and the Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse as we crossed the Hudson River north of New York City.

Our second stop was at a Harvest Host, Readington Brewery & Hop Farm in Readington, New Jersey. There was quite a bit of room behind the brewery and there were four of us that night.

When we arrived at our third stop, a Harvest Host, Midnight Oil Brewing Co. in Newark, Delaware our Garmin took us past the driveway we were supposed to go in so we ended up in the back of the building. This time Ernie went to see where we were supposed to park to make sure we could get all 70' in the area they wanted us or if we needed to disconnect the Jeep. He called me and told me to bring the RV around to the front of the building. At first I thought he was kidding but he said nope, bring it around. I am pretty proud of myself for bringing it around a 90 degree corner and parking it where he told me to. He tried to get a video but he forgot to push the record button, we know who does all the pictures and videos! 😂

A wall of VCR tapes.

Us, Tom & Carol, and behind us in the next parking section was another Class A and a Class B.

Our next stop took us through Baltimore. Besides traffic on a Saturday, it was a rainy drive, we drove through a pretty long tunnel, I saw a lighthouse (I'm not sure what it really is since it wasn't near water), and the leaves are not quite to peak. Also, the drive through Maryland was very hilly but very pretty.

Our campground in eastern West Virginia was kind of interesting. We arrived on Saturday close to 4pm. Our neighbor decided to have a fire with several buddies. They piled the wood on and then I watched them pour oil on it to get it going. 

One more night in West Virginia at a Harvest Host. It was a very nice winery, Lamberts Vintage Wines. The only issue we had was the narrow and then single lane road to the winery. I think God made us miss the turn so we would unhook the Jeep on the way up. I drove the Jeep up so I didn't realize how narrow it was until we left the next day.

Fall in New England, Part 6 - 2023

We left Maine and stayed at a RV Park in Foxboro, MA. Our first full day was a trip to Boston. We did a hop on hop off tour around the city. I checked off a bucket item list when we visited and ate at Cheers.

The actual bar setting for the show.

Cheers!

The next highlight was Fenway Park. It was quite the walk from Stop 8 but worth it. 

A group of students were interviewing people on their thoughts about Tim Wakefield, Ernie agreed to the interview.

We took the tour of Fenway, our tour guide Xavier. He was a really good tour guide, he had great stories and was really knowledgeable, even pointed out some things we didn't know.

Sitting on the Monstah, the best seats in the house! IFYKYK

The Red Sox remembering Tim Wakefield. The also had his number (49) on the scoreboard as the pitcher.

The next day was a trip to Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. They have been doing a lot of renovations and one was adding a lighthouse that you can go up into. We also toured the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, I have to admit, that was pretty cool. The best part was meeting Paul and Gail there and spending a few more hours with them before we hit the road again.

The lighthouse, I managed to get the sun behind it making it look like it was shining out.

Paul ad Gail walking down the tunnel to the Hall of Fame

Ernie coming down the tunnel into the Hall of Fame

The view from the top of the lighthouse, Boston skyline in the distance.

The stadium from the top of the lighthouse.