Geo: 42.3585, -71.0596Weather 75 and sunny and warm. We said goodbye to our little friend Katie and We left Harborfields Housekeeping Cottages satisfied with our visit and excited for our next adventure. Each time we stop, if feels like another vacation. We don't look back and we keep pushing forward. The weather has been glorious. I would recommend this trip to anyone. We are all having the time of our lives. We are destined for Boston tonight. We will be there for three nights... maybe. We are always open for a change of plans. The kids have been doing their State Books to learn about each place we are going and watching the movie about the location. We have them buy a postcard in each state, write something to themselves and send it from that state. ... read more

Geo: 43.8514, -69.6283Weather: low 70s and sunny Casual wake up and breakfast in the hotel. Free breakfast again! Gotta love that. Hotel-wise, you win some, you lose some. This one wasn't terrible but to not for the memory books. Paul called it the Quality Inn the lobby and breakfast room only. Go for cheap, feel cheap.Off to...Ben & Jerrys!!! Ice Cream before noon! Life is good. What a fun place. We took the tour of the factory and had a tasting of their salty caramel ice cream. Oh my. Yummy. Then Matty and I had some chocolate peanut butter heaven in a cone, Daddy and E got a raspberry smoothie and Ben got a Cherry Garcia. Fun morning. Today we were on our way to Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 6 hour drive. Big driving day. Along the ... read more

Geo: 43.0955, -79.0559Weather- 77 and sunny We had a great first day of driving. The kids worked on their first location in the book I made for them. Believe it or not they liked it. Then they watched a movie about Niagara Falls (twice). Nice intro to where we were going. They got excited when they saw things when we got there. What a great visit to Niagara Falls, Ontario . We arrived around 7 PM to the Marriott Gateway Fallsview. It is a very nice hotel. We did not have a fallsview room but every window in the place has an incredible view. We stepped out of the front door and could almost feel the mist from the Horseshoe Falls. There is a beautiful walkway and park above the waterfront that takes you to the ... read more

Geo: 43.1066, -79.0642 We are finally on way to our 16 day adventure. Everyone has been so excited. The Beast is pack with room to spare. First stop Niagara Falls. I have to type this fast because we will be in Canada shortly and I don't want to be on international minutes. yikes.My brother has been staying with us which has been great to spend time with him. I am relieved that he will be staying with our dogs while we are gone. The dogs were freaking out. At least in my eyes. sniff. We are trying to get cross the border before rush hour. We'll see. We are also trying to make it to the fireworks show and Falls lights tonight. Woo hoo eh? I will update daily where we are. Please check back and ... read more

Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823Today we planned a visit to the Vatican. The owners of the hotel helped us with transportation there and back. They suggested we walk back. He created a map of all of the sites to see along the way back. Great idea. Getting to your locations at a specific time can be a challenge with traffic and small roads. We almost missed our window for the Scavi tour. We made advance reservations online (only way to do this tour) for the Scavi tour or the Roman Necropolis. It was the best thing we did in Rome. Interesting and just cool to see. We liked that better than visiting the Sistine Chapel. The Necropolis is the early church (Vatican) buried below the Modern Vatican. You are walking on 2000 year old streets. It is crazy ... read more