Fred's Big Adventure

Fred and I took the Cross Sound Ferry from New London, CT to Orient Point, NY. Orient Point is the eastern most part of the “north fork” of Long Island. We’re staying with Lew and Karen, as always. On our first day on Long Island, we got to go visit a friend with a...

We spent a morning in Belfast, Maine walking around town. As with most of the other little towns we’d walked around, there were no chain stores. We stopped in at a local book store (Left End Books) which allowed dogs, and we bought a dog trick training book so Fred...

We went to Castine, Maine one evening and the Dice Heads Lighthouse. Behind the lighthouse, which is on private property, there is a trail that is hidden among the bushes. The trail leads down to a stairway that leads to rocks above the ocean. Quite a lovely place to...

Fred and I spent a couple of days at Acadia National Park in Maine. The first best part of Acadia was that dogs are permitted on the bus that goes through the park, the Island Explorer. This was great news since it meant that I could leave the RV parked at the...

I spent several days with Melanie and Marshall in Williston, VT. The weather wasn’t the best, but we did a little agility and did a little touring around town. On Saturday, July 3rd, we attended the annual July 4th parade in Williston, VT. It was nice to see all of...

Does anyone who eats Ben and Jerry’s ice cream not know that it’s made in Vermont?!   Marshall pointed out that I’d be driving right past the factory on my way to Trapp Family Lodge, and indeed I saw it. On the way back, I stopped off for some snacks and souvenirs. ...

Fred and I got to spend some time with Karen hiking through the woods of the Trapp Family Lodge. Fred was very happy to get to run off-leash through the woods and just stop and smell the flowers. It’s a beautiful place and when I arrived and started to pull into the...

I’ve traveled for 20 years now with a dog in the car on road trips. Sometimes it’s hot and the rest stops or truck stops have no shade to park under. Many a time I’ve left a dog (or 2 or 3) in the car while I’ve high-tailed it in to use the bathroom or get some food....

My friend Dan is sort of like a little brother because as a young adult I spent a lot of time hanging out with his parents. Dan is Steve’s older brother (referenced in my earlier home to Long Island post). I got to see Dan and Amy, and their kids, while I was here in...