Geo: 37.5409, -77.4801The planning of the trip to Africa started at the end of November. Now, after the closing of the US embassy in Rwanda from 8/4-8/10 (so far), a fire that burned down the international terminal in Kenya yesterday, and having my credit card closed yesterday due to "compromised activity" with my account, we are ready to go.We were supposed to leave for Newark at 12:55 pm but it was delayed until 2:30.Then, we fly from Newark to Zurich, Switzerland (8 hour flight). We fly through the night and arrive in Zurich tomorrow around 9:00 am.We are having drinks at the Newark airport, waiting to depart.... read more

Geo: 38.7136, -77.7955Sarah, Sean and Dani met us in Warrenton this morning. After lunch, we headed to the skydiving airfield in Warrenton. Sheila and Sarah did the jump as part of Sheila's birthday present. They had a great time and successfully made it back to Earth.From there, we went on a wine tour and tasting of the Molon Lave vineyard/winery down the road.Heading home to the Riverhouse tomorrow to complete the RV Adventure.... read more

Geo: 40.0447, -75.4392This was a short driving day today. It was only about 2 hours from where we stopped on Thursday evening to Sheila's brother's house outside of Philadelphia. On the way, we did a little shopping at the King of Prussia Mall, which claims to be the largest amount of retail space of any mall in America.After arriving at their house, Sheila's brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Anne, took us to Valley Forge National Park. We toured around the encampment.Then, Jim and Anne took us to Phoenixville, PA where we had dinner at a great restaurant, The Black Lab. Phoenixville was an old industrial town that has reinvented itself as a hip place with a bunch of restaurants and shops, with live music playing along the streets. We also walked by the Colonial Theater that ... read more

Geo: 41.4921, -71.3113We started the morning with a little fog, but no rain. We had a nice 3-3/4 hour drive, but hit some nasty traffic through the construction around Boston.At 11:30, we arrived at the RV campground in Middleton, about 3 miles from Newport, and was less than impressed. The facility was crap, the manager had no personality, but the place was very close to Newport. We rode our bikes the short distance into Newport and loved it. We did the Cliff Walk, and then walked around the waterfront shops and restaurants.We got back to the RV around 8:00 pm, and had a relaxing evening.... read more

Geo: 44.3425, -68.2464Woke up to temperatures in the upper 50's....great morning for camping. We drove the scooter about 10 miles into Acadia National Park, and hiked/climbed about 4.5 miles of trails from Cadillac Mountain to Dorr Mountain. We got back to camp around 1:30, ate, showered, and got the shuttle from the campground to Bar Harbor.... read more