Our trip saga is almost a weather saga. The first day in Grand Pre , Nova Scotia, it was in the mid 60's and rainy. We went to the public library for some internet work. We then drove to Cape Split, a narrow arm of land into the Bay of Fundy, but by the time we got there it was so foggy you could barely see anything. Still an interesting drive. We ended the day with a walk through the Acadia University campus and gardens and a visit to a local winery. The next day we got up to cool, but potentially only partly cloudy skies. Decided to drive to Freeport on Long Island for a whale watching trip. Weather good on the way, but when we arrived it was cloudy, we were the only ... read more

Have downloaded some pictures so will enter those today. Raining today so will spend the time wandering the streets of Bar Harbor. Plan to extend at park campground for 2 additional days hoping to get some kakyaking and more bicycling in before we head north. Have been using laundromats along the way as needed, but David planned on us being able to be self-sufficient. Love watching him use the hand operated wringer devise he bought for the trip.... read more

This has been a busy week full of American history. After leaving Warrenton, VA we headed south and set up a base camp at the KOA in Charlottesville, VA. The first day we went to Jamestown. They have added significantly to it due to the 400th anniversary of its settlement - 3 replica ships, interactive stations in the fort and an excellent exhibit and movie in the new visitor's center. The next day we visited Monticello which reminded us of what an amazing person Thomas Jefferson was looking at the house, gardens,and plantation. Later in the week we visited Poplar Forest the small house he built later as a retreat to get away from the hectic life at Mmonticello (shades of the Petit Palace at Versailles). It is a beautiful and unique octagonal home obviously ... read more

We send our first blog entry for the 2007 trip this morning. Some of you are new to our blog this year. We have placed your name in our subscriber list. This means that each time we add an entry to our travel blog you will receive an e-mail reminder to visit the blog for that update. If you do NOT want to be on the subscriber list, do NOT label the message as spam. Instead, follow the directions to unsubscribe. When people label these messages as spam, it causes problems to the system and the ability to have subscribers is affected. David & Barb... read more

This is the final edition of the European adventure. We arrived home Wednesday evening, August 9 - the night before the terrorist event in London. Although David was waited listed on that flight and not confirmed to return until this Sunday he was able to get on the flight. Glad we both made it home before the new travel restrictions went into play. Although the trip was a wonderful experience we will remember and bore all of you with forever, it is good to be home. Now all I need to do is organize and catalogue the hundreds of photos we took. Barb... read more