June_8

Northeast '06 June, p.8

Friday, June 22, cont

We really have about 100 more pictures, but enough is enough! There are four places we have been that we would recommend to anyone that loves flowers: Montreal Botanical Gardens, The Huntington Gardens in Los Angeles, Longwood in Pennsylvania, and of course the Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia.

Saturday, June 23

We left the Delaware/Maryland area, and drove towards New Hampshire to see son Derek, wife Verr and grandchildren Amelia and Eleanor. They were in Canada this past week seeing Derek's Uncle Arthur and family, as well as Derek's grandmother and aunt (Ed's mom and sister).

The route we were taking allowed us to make a small detour to see the house where Ed lived in from 1970 to 1976 in Washingtonville, New York. We were pleasantly surprised to see the house in great shape with a new paint job. About five years ago, when last seen, it was falling apart!

The house (on 76 West Main Street, Washingtonville - what an all-American address!) was old, with part of it at least, there in 1812. Believe it or not, the county records say that the original indenture on the property is dated July 4, 1776, a grant from King Charles!

We spent the night in Concord, New Hampshire in a hotel parking lot. See how easy it is to travel in a truck camper.

Sunday, June 24

We met Derek, Verr, Amelia and Eleanor at the Tamworth Inn at about 8:00 am, then followed them to the Shaker Village, a few miles south of Lake Winnipesauke, for a great time. The village is a reconstructed shaker village that was very active in the 19th century. today, they had a special show on wood processing (lathes, carving, etc) used on Shaker furniture.

Later in the day, we went to the Sandwich Dairy, where we bought cheese and ice-cream for the first courses for supper, before retiring to the camper for grilled cheese sandwiches all around.

That's Amelia and Eleanor at the cheese and ice cream shop.

Monday, June 25

Verr was interested in stopping in Wolfsboro at a pewter factory, so we followed them, and we all enjoyed being there.

Wolfsboro calls itself the oldest summer resort in America, and it is a great place to visit. The houses and buildings are quaint, and the Mt. Washington, a three-story paddle wheeler, makes regular cruises on Lake Winnipesauke. Today, at 7:00 pm, was a buffet supper cruise with this theme: a tribute to Elvis. We took a similar cruise a few years ago, and found people on the boat dressed up for the part (ladies wearing poodle skirts, greased hair on the gents, etc.) and rock 'n roll bands on two of the decks.

Derek and family had to leave about noon to drive to catch a plane home to San Antonio, so we parted company and drove up and through New Hampshire into Vermont. The weather was rainy and cloudy, so few pictures were taken. We stopped in Barre, Vermont, and asked a man if it was OK to park in his parking lot for the evening. No problem...

Tuesday, June 26 trough Thursday, June 26-28

Got up to Montreal to spend a few days with Ed's mom, sister Mimi and brother-in-law Frank. Ed and Patty enjoyed just relaxing and not going anywhere or taking any pictures. On Thursday afternoon, we made our way back to Camp Shoshanah in Keeseville, New York, about 85 miles south.

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