Massachusetts
Wednesday Oct 10, 2018 Map and road video – Springfield, MA to Pompton Plains, NJ I started the day by visiting the Springfield Armory National Historic Site in Springfield, MA. President George Washington established two national armories in 1794, one in Springfield to supply the northern states and the other in Harpers Ferry for the … Continue reading Springfield Armory and Hudson Views
Tuesday Oct 9, 2018 Map and road video – Franconia, NH to Springfield, MA Today was mainly a day of pleasant driving, much of it on designated scenic routes, following the Connecticut River valley south to Massachusetts and crossing the river several times. I think I’ve mentioned before on this blog that breakfast is very … Continue reading Scenic Drive Following the Connecticut River
Getting north of Boston and away from the big cities of the east coast was something I was looking forward to and started enjoying today. I did some online research on the coast road, route 1, that parallels the interstate highway to see which parts I should travel. Several writers said that route 1 from … Continue reading Day 6 – Boston to Bangor, an enjoyable drive that disappointed
After Paul set me up for the day with a splendid breakfast and sightseeing advice, I know that I have traveled all of the most scenic routes on Cape Cod and seen several of its highlights today. Taking scenic route 6A out to Eastham on the lower Cape again took me through picturesque villages separated … Continue reading Day 5 – Highlights of Cape Cod
Today I drove from New London to Cape Cod and spent much of the day there with my good friend, Paul. Paul was a great colleague in our science department but we were also good drinking buddies and spent many hours solving the problems of the world. He left the school just over three years … Continue reading Day 4 – Renewing a friendship in Cape Cod