In an effort to try and make this blog really confusing, I’m posting the final video of last years vacation on the heels of finishing up our 2010 vacation journal. Did that make sense? In other words, this video footage was taken over a year ago.
The end of this trip was mostly driving down the coast. By which I mean, we drove on bridges and islands all the way down from Ocean City, Maryland to Charleston, North Carolina. In fact, we even drove the RV onto a ferry when there were no roads available. As much as I would like to say I supported the ferry decision, I spent the entire time second-guessing my husband’s sense of adventure. It wasn’t until we were off the boat that I finally admitted that it was a good idea.
We stopped by Kittyhawk and saw the place where the Wright Brothers flew the first plane. If you’ve never been, Kittyhawk is basically a grassy field with a plaque and some geese. It was worth a stop because we were driving right through the town, and it’s a piece of American history. But don’t plan a trip around it.
We ended the vacation with a stop in Charleston, and although it’s been over a year since we were there, I just remember it being really hot. One of the air conditioner units decided to crap out on the last couple of days of the trip, and we sweated A LOT.
On a completely unrelated note, I can’t believe how little Roarkie looks while I’m holding him as we swing. Wow! So much can change in a year. I am so thankful to have a husband that preserves our family memories in these videos. They are priceless to me and one of my most treasured possessions.
Enjoy!
Ok, so I’m a day late on our Monday video post, and I actually have a very good excuse as to why I didn’t post yesterday. It was my birthday, and I didn’t feel like it. So there.
When most people travel to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, they go to see the beautiful countryside with Amish farms and windmills, but not us. We drove right through all of that and set up camp at Edie’s most favorite place on earth-Dutch Wonderland Amusement Park. There were no horse and buggies or children in bonnets and caps, but there was a princess and a dragon and about a zillion rides all geared towards children age six and under.
To read more about our day (yes, we only spent one day at Dutch Wonderland…one very full day), you can read the post here.
After driving almost 1,000 miles and listening to Roark fuss for about 750 of them, we finally arrived at one of the biggest waterfalls on earth. That’s right, Niagara Falls. We actually stayed in northern New York because we didn’t want to drive the motorhome over the border. Oh I’m sure real RVer’s do it all the time, but for this trip, that was not on the agenda. After all, putting on a Maid of the Mist poncho in that wind was enough of a feat for one day without inviting customs in to tour our motel on wheels.
In rained most of the morning, so we were RV bound for a good part of the day, but eventually the sun came out. And so did we. Since we towed a car, we were able to drive into Canada in the afternoon and spent the evening in one of the biggest tourist traps known to man. To read more about our day at the falls, go here. To watch a video of our day…well, you know what to do. Enjoy!
Well, it’s time for another video! I know you have been waiting all week to see footage of the next stop on our cross-country adventure. Well, wait no longer! When we last left off, we were leaving our friends’ in Floyds Knobs, Indiana and heading further north. Our ultimate destination was Niagara Falls, but we had one more stop along the way before we reached that goal. We traveled through Ohio’s Amish country, even made of couple of wrong turns along the way, but we eventually arrived at our landing spot for the evening-Berlin, Ohio, or more importantly, the Holmes County Fair complete with pigs, carousels, and funnel cakes.
Again, to read the vacation journal regarding our evening with tractor pulls and livestock, go here. Otherwise, enjoy the show!
I’m not fooling myself. There are a handful of people that periodically come to this blog, maybe even read some of the entries from time to time, but I know what you are really looking to find. You put up with my ramblings about my kiddos, maybe even enjoy the pictures a little bit, but what you’re really hoping to see is that Ken has posted a new video.
The truth doesn’t hurt my feelings. I love the videos too, and I have enjoyed watching him over the past several months as he has been editing away on our vacation footage. If you have been a guest in our house during this time, I’ve probably even forced you to watch them. And if you haven’t, well, now it’s your turn.
For those of you who are new to the blog, or like my sweet husband, just can’t remember what you ate for breakfast, here’s a little reminder:
Last summer we borrowed my parents’ motor-home, loaded up the kids, and spent two weeks on a road trip across this beautiful country. We started in our great state of Alabama and headed north through Tennessee until we hit our first stop: Elizabethtown, KY, to see the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
From Abe’s house, we moved on through Kentucky, and finally pulled into the lovely town of Floyds Knobs, Indiana where we visited with some old friends for the night. For my travel log and more info on our first stop, click here.
As for the vacation videos, to watch the video in it’s entirety is somewhat of a time commitment, so we have decide to post segments of the video every Monday over the next several weeks. Here is the first installment. Enjoy!
