http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Mullibear/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Mullibear en-us Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:44:25 UTC Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:44:25 UTC We did the Freedom Walk in Boston tracing the steps of Paul Revere and visiting where Benjamin Franklin lived. Topped the weekend off at the USS Consitituion Old Ironsides. Took time In Quincy Square to see the streetsights. America is so blessed. Let's not be ambivalent http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-299369.html Thanks to supreme surgeons and everyones' prayers our 6 yearold Megan came through her recovery in record breaking time. We anticipated a 3 week recovery in Boston. No way Megan could blow bubbles better than before her surgery. Her back is straight and lungs have room to grow. She will return for back adjustment surgery periodically until she's done growing . Right now she just wants to http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-294478.html Megan and family members met in Boston. Megan loved the swimming pool at the hotel. Daddy ate raw oysters at the Salty Dog in Boston to amuse her. We walked around the Haymarket where there were street jugglers and musicians. Build a Bear was a winner that Aunt Sherri found. took the subway. Adventures Surgery was tough on all. June 18 Megan is out of ICU and smiled. Tomorrow chest tu http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-289090.html Met super people Capt Paul Airforce and wife Janet while in NJ. Then we headed to Maine Boondocked at LLBean in Freeport Maine. Did some shopping. Then off to the Acadia National Forest. Bar Harbor had lobster pounds along side the road where you could steam lobster at a picnic table. Bar Harbor where the New England rich folks hang out is a unique seaport. Wish we could whale wat http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Maine/Bangor/blog-285218.html We left our rig in Hershey PA and headed to Boston to meet Kathy and Megan. Of course Princess went with us and we stayed in petfriendly hotels. Boston Childrens was in the heart of Boston. The trip there took us through Manhattan the day the Pope spoke in Yankee stadium. How do you say traffic gridlock Made it to Boston only to learn the Boston Marathon was taking place. Our GPS had PM http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-272591.html After visiting Mike Donna Nancy Ron and family we headed to South Texas. Everywhere we found new friends to play Pickle Ball with. It's a game being played by people of all ages. You can set it up in your driveway Go to www.pickleball.com to find out about it. Went to a country 'n Western Opry in Yokum TX. Also went over to Progresso Mexico. Border patrol with oozies Drug and people http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Texas/Rio-Grande-Valley/South-Padre-Island/blog-262727.html Gunsmoke Texas. It's in the southcentral part of the state. Went to a cattle auction and then to the Bluebell ice cream factory for a tour and ice cream of course. Sunday at Gunsmoke the real cowboys and girls came out to practice their gun skills. Headed South to Corpus Christi. It's cold in Texas this winter. High in the 60's and low in the 40's. This travelin' is still fun http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Texas/Beaumont/blog-242480.html Nothing to break the North wind blowing through Texas but tumbleweed. The weather here is cooler than last winter in Florida but the excitement of visiting friends and family makes up for it. Visited with Mike and Donna in Dallas. Somehow left without a picture. Bummer. Spent Christmas with childhood best friend Nancy and her husband Ron and family in Houston. One of our best holidays We t http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Texas/Waco/blog-236872.html Finally I get to see Tom's birthplace. Now I know why he was so quiet about it. Definitely middleclass. Beautiful neighborhood unchanged in 40 years overlooks the Ohio River. Spent evenings watching High School Football. Tom was nostalgic over his H.S. quarterback days. Says he didn't have the cheerleaders chasing after him. Yeh right.Onto Elvis' birthplace in Tupelo MS. Found someone http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Indiana/Evansville/blog-220489.html Most of you know Karen is afraid of heights. So traveling the Mackinaw suspension bridge from Michigan to the Upper Peninsula was a courage builder for her. High winds 20 mileshour maximum speed for RV's with blinkers going. Oh Sweet Jesus thank you for getting us over it. Then on to Minnesota where we stayed at a beautiful little campground in Spring Grove. Founded by the Vikings in 1850. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/blog-202506.html We left Wash D.C. and headed West to Indiana for a quick visit with Tom's daughter Kathy and our 2 grand daughters. Since you all ask we can say our little miracle child Megan and her sister Taylor are doing great.Then off to the Adirondacks where we had no cell phone because Tom lost it in a 2 hour tubing trip that took 5 hours. The water wasn't moving the sun went down and I got shaky cold. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/New-York/Adirondacks/Eastern-High-Peaks/blog-195734.html We flew grandon James into D.C. and spent the week determined to show no weakness. We took the subway daily and walked nearly 8 miles every day to show him D.C. He loved China Town and we had a tour of the Capitol arranged by our congressman as Florida residents. The Suprene Court tour was informative. The National Cathedral was awesome. James finally concluded that D.C. is bigger than Ak http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/District-of-Columbia/Washington/blog-180257.html We visited Jamestown Va during their 400 year celebration and on to Yorktown where we emersed ourselves in the history eeking from every corner of the town. We have a real sense of what sacrifices were made to create this great country http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Virginia/Chesapeake/blog-180246.html Devils Fork State Park SC. We are taking our time through the Carolinas waiting for a serive appointment at Freightliner on the Winnebago. The mountain laurel at Devils Fork were in bloom. A sight to behold. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/oconee/blog-170845.html We spent 2 days at Freightliner in Gaffney SC to have the Winnebago's oil changed and a 4wheel alignment. 500 later we were good to go and headed to the East Coast. We dry camped in a church founded 1812 parking lot with their permission at Swan Quarter NC. After I took a sea sick pill we put the rig on the Ocracoke Ferry at 630 a.m. and headed to the Outer Banks. Tom was loving the fe http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/North-Carolina/Ocracoke/blog-170025.html We continue up the East Coast. Hunting Island in South Carolina is beautiful. The wild life isn't very wild. The beach is white and the ocean is green. While there we visited Paris Island and watched a graduating U.S. Marine class. Then on to Myrtle Beach at Barefoot Landing. Watched the yachts come in from the Atlantic Ocean due to a storm. Not bored yet. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Hilton-Head/blog-170017.html We left Florida after waiting out the winter storms the rest of the country experienced. We are doing the East Coast this year. First St. Augestine. We visited the old Spanish Fort and found out St. Augestine had belonged to Spain longer than it has the U.S. Beautiful beach.We traveled on to Ameila Island where we watched cargo ships as well as U.S. Navy destroyers. Beautiful beach. God bl http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Florida/Jacksonville/blog-169326.html Hi GangOur blog missed a couple of pics when I published the Christmas message. Here they are http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Florida/Orlando/blog-112970.html To our Dear Friends and FamilyThank ya'll for your gracious welcome on the first leg of our Friends and Family tour. We look forward to seeing the rest of you in our travels. May God bless you and keep you healthy and safe. We are so lucky to be in your lives. We miss our Charlotte friends and look forward to seeing our Texas and California friends and family. We will be in Florida to wai http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Florida/Orlando/blog-112951.html Camped in the Shennendoah National Park and had deer walking through our campsite. Tried camping in the Blue Ridge but it couldn't accomodate our Winnebago.Off to the Smokey Mountains. Cades Cove. Saw more black bears than deer. Beautiful country. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Great--Smoky-Mountains-Parkway/blog-95624.html