• Back Where We Started,  RV

    The Not Dogwoods

    March 18, 2024 – Day 3 Lums Pond State Park, Bear, Delaware Today was a settling in day. We hung out in the morning. Susan went looking for my mom’s favorite diner, she couldn’t find it. Not on Yelp. Not on Google Maps. So we texted my brother, who called right back. It turns out her favorite diner was demolished a few years. That’s why we couldn’t find it. It’s a shame because it was a great place. We found another one, the Route 40 diner, and headed out for lunch. It wasn’t much to look at outside since it was in a strip mall. However, it was all diner…

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    Not the Best Day

    March 17, 2024 – Day 2 Cairo, New York to Lums Pond State Park, Bear Delaware We woke up to an empty parking lot and looked forward to an easy 4 1/2 drive to Lums Pond in Bear, Delaware. We’ve stayed there a few times before. We know the roads. We know the campground. It was going to be easy. Paul walked the parking lot exit since it looked like it might be steep or rutted, looking back you can see just how empty the parking lot was. The front of Old Factory Brewery was also charming, especially with the sun rising behind it. That’s probably the last time we’ll…

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    Steep Hills, Good Mac & Cheese & Beer

    March 16, 2024 – Day 1 Keene NH to Cairo NY – Old Factory Brewery We had originally planned on leaving on Sunday the 17th and making a long days drive to Lums Pond State Park Campground in Bear, DE. We found out we could possibly have an RV tech look at our battery bay, prepping for the upcoming battery upgrade, so we found a Harvest Host in Cairo NY. We could stop by the RV shop on Saturday morning and then make a short drive to just south of Albany. The RV tech didn’t work Saturdays but we liked the idea of leaving on Saturday anyhow, so we just…