Blogs from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 2

22 July, 2013 You know, sometimes just the name of a place will create a mental image of that place, even if you’ve never been there. Or maybe it’s a place you read about in a book and you picture it a certain way. Well, I had a picture of Cape Cod in my imagination, but it wasn’t a whole like the reality of the place. We drove to Cape Cod this morning expecting to see beaches all along the way, but that is not what you see. You don’t even get a glimpse of the ocean or the bay for more than 30 miles. There are some ponds, and you can take side roads off of Highway 6, but you still may not see much. Even on roads with names like “Ocean View Drive” you ... read more

Hello Everyone. Sally and I just returned from a three day trip to Cape Cod. With summer winding down, we wanted to get this last trip in before we have to leave Connecticut for our drive back to Phoenix. We leave two weeks from next Monday which is September 10th. We will drive to Nashville where my sister has purchased tickets for us all to go to the Grand Ol' Oprey on September 15th. We are discussing a side trip to Branson Missouri but once we get that close to home, Sally may want to head back to Phoenix to see our two Grand-daughters. That's been the hardest part of the summer for Sally as she has really missed the girls terribly. When we left we told them that when school started again, it wouldn't be ... read more

Leaving for the airport in a few hours. My house is cleaner than it has been in years.... why is that... when in doubt of what to do clean??? Could also be that my Mom is running a B&B here while we are gone... good for her! Just heard Obama is flying in today... he best not mess with our vacation! I think we may actually be ready... now just throwing random things into the suitcases... really should stop! Jake...."I'm not scared anymore, I think I am just excited!" See you all soon...enjoy the summer!... read more

I had come in from Montréal, QC by greyhound bus on an 8 hour overnight trip and arrived at the Boston south station in pooring rain.The forecast didn't look promising; For that Monday till Wednesday that I had my rental car booked for it was supposed to be cloudy and raining :( I took the T (silver line) to Logan airport, and hauled my bags to the rental car desk where I was told to deposit myself in the free bus that would take me to the parking lot. Upon arrival, I was first asked if I wouldn't want to consider changing my choice of car and my attention was pointed at a supersized, bling-bling, American style, tjizzle-my-nizzle-on-the-televizzle-kinda car that would fit in a driveway in LA... I kindly refused and kept my European sized vehicle ... read more

So we are 10 days away from our English-Irish adventure and after typing a 3 page to do list, I am feeling a bit more under control. School ends on Tuesday... end of the year celebrations and basketball tournaments will keep us busy right up until the day before our flight! Per our friends and family requests, I am testing out a travel blog for our adventure. This will also serve as the family journal. The theme will be "I never knew...." Each day (okay most days) I hope to have the kids and Kevin and I try and answer that question.... doesn't have to be monumental just something we have learned. Everything I love about travel has more to do with how other people live and think than it does with seeing the sights. While ... read more