Just a bump in the road

Day Four

Wellll…today started off rather challenging. We had our first tire blowout on the camper. We were fortunate that we have a dual axle and only one tire went on the left (back) side. But, it did do some damage to the tire well and ripped off the fender piece when the tread separated and beat the side of the trailer to pieces. Ugh!!

We were a bit concerned that this would wipe out our big plans for the day and that we would miss a ticketed event for the afternoon, but AAA came to the rescue in the person of Rico and he had us back on the road in just over an hour. (Good thing we carry a new spare tire.)

So, the day started out rather ominous, but ended strong! We had just enough time to stop by Sleepy Hollow, NY and visit some of the great town references from the book, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving and also visit his gravesite.

From there, we headed up to Hartford, CT for our 3:20 tour of Mark Twain’s (Samuel Clemons) home! It was so beautiful! I can see why Clemons once stated “It was the loveliest home there ever was”. The dark wood throughout the home is magnificent. Although photography was not allowed in the home, we got some great shots on the property after the tour.

We ended the day setting up camp in Lake Compounce Campground (aka Bear Creek Campground) and then running quickly over to see “America’s Oldest Amusement Park” - Lake Compounce, before they closed for the day. It was right at park closing, so they let us just wander in and have a free look around and grab some quick photos!

Whew. That was quite a day.

Now, on to Massachusetts to visit Salem and the lovely seaports that line its northern coast!

Lakota Wolf Preserve

Day Three

Another, mostly, day of driving heading east. But, we were able to spend the night in one of the coolest campgrounds we have ever came across - Camp Taylor in Columbia, NJ. The Lakota Wolf Preserve is on-property. We had a great evening of just hanging out at the campsite and visiting the wolves.

Since we were surrounded by wolves, we thought it only appropriate to throw up there screen and watch The Wolf Man outside under the almost full moon.

Punxsutawney Adventures

Day 2

Day two of The Great New England Fall Camping Adventure 2021 was mostly a day of driving. BUT, we did make into Punxsutawney, PA before the sun set to try and have a talk with Phil. We thought maybe he could give us the scoop on this winter.

However, the prognosticator of all prognosticators was dining and we didn’t want to interrupt he and the Mrs. 😁

We are staying at the Rustic Acres Campground in Shippenville, Pennsylvania and their camp-store has a great collection of Halloween themed Christmas tree lights in addition to some other great Halloween decor. I’m trying so hard to not buy them all as Halloween is my favorite holiday. We may not fair so well once we are back in Salem! My Halloween enthusiasm might just burst! 🎃