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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Kansas No. 30 of 50*


How many times have I crossed Kansas on the way to somewhere else? ... too many to count. We go up to Wichita, Salina, and across through Hayes, where we usually break up the trip. 

On one 'through' trip
 we ventured off the beaten path
and stopped at Dodge City,
a fun place to get the flavor of the Old West.

















The last time on the way home we stopped for the night in Wichita and then made a stop in Hutchinson.  It has a very interesting attraction that will surprise any traveler who accidentally happens upon it.




It is one of the most comprehensive space museums in the world. It is the only non NASA/NASM institution to display 
a flown spacecraft from each of the first three manned American space programs-Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.  Also on display is one of the largest collections of Russian Space Memorabilia outside of Russia.  There is an IMAX Theatre so if you plan a trip save time to spend some time at the Center. We only spared a few hours and wished for more. Maybe we'll go back one day.

Still, this was the most awesome sight we have ever seen as we traveled through Kansas on the way to somewhere else.


Wheat Harvest


*For "new to my blog" friends...on May 17, 2010, I visited Wisconsin.
 I can now say that I have been in, to or through all 50 United States.
 I am committed to make an Artist Trading Card "ATC" for each of
 the 50 States. 

Saturday, October 26, 2013

JO ELLEN DESIGNS, CAMDEN MAINE

On August 27, 2013, I had the most pleasant shopping experience ever.  I usually do not share my secrets, but this one was too good to keep.

On our 'Maine Trip' we landed in Camden, Maine, for a couple of days.  Our destination was Deer Isle, but we met up with our family in Camden at the Whitehall Inn...(aside: the movie, Peyton Place was filmed there!)


We spent the day going to museums, eating ice cream, and taking a ride on a schooner, and SHOPPING!


During the shopping portion of our day we walked into the most delightful shop-Jo Ellen Designs. If I had let myself, I would have made a major dent in my vacation 'WAM'.  I satisfied myself with a few small items and lots of pictures. 
They tell the story and are meant to entice you to visit Jo Ellen if you find yourself on Main Street in Camden, Maine.




















Visit Jo Ellen Designs at 


Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Road Trip From Arkansas To Maine and Back

16 Days- 13 States-3,993 Miles

Day 1 
Aug 22 Thursday
Hot Springs Village, AR to Knoxville TN (#1)
and a visit with cousins Leigh and Robert

Day 2
Aug 23 Friday 
Knoxville TN to Charlottesville VA (#2)

Monticello
Day 3 
Aug 24 Saturday
Charlottesville VA
through West VA (#3)
to Boonsboro, MD (#4)
to Harrisburg PA (#5)

Boonsboro, Maryland
Nora Roberts' Bookstore,
Turn the Page




















Day 4
Aug 25 Sunday
 PA 
through New York NY (#6)
to East Hartford CN (#7)




White Hall Inn


Day 5
Aug 26 Monday 
East Hartford, CN 
through MS (#8)
through NH (#9)
to Camden, ME (#10)


Day 6
Aug 27 Tuesday
Camden, ME
After a breakfast of Blueberry Pancakes at the Inn we headed to Rockland, ME and the Farnsworth Museum
N. C. Wyeth


It was a real treat to see the work of 
N. C., Grandfather, and Andrew Wyeth, father, and Grandson and son, James (Jamie) Wyeth.


            

...and a little shopping
in the cutest shop ever!
...and a little lunch
In a great deli!

...and then the best part...
Sailing for two hours
 on the Schooner Olad
in Penobscot Bay!



Day 7
Aug 28 Wednesday
Camden to Deer Isle
End of the Trail
Myrick's Place
           











Day 8
Aug 29 Thursday
Day Trip to Stonington to do a little sightseeing...            


...and buy LOBSTER!!! for dinner!
Ymmmmmmm!



Day 9
Aug 30 Friday
A Walk in the Woods..
A Picnic on the Rocks...

...and back to the house to hang out, pack, and get ready for last leg of our journey.

Day 10
Aug 31 Saturday
Deer Isle to Bar Harbor... 
Lunch at Bar Harbor Inn
Breakfast at 2 Cats
Day 11 
Sept 1 Sunday ...and Acadia National Park
Lunch at Jordan's Pond

Day 12
Sept 2 Monday Labor Day 
Bar Harbor to Schenectady NY 
To visit
my awesome cousin
and his family

Day 13
Sep 3 Tuesday
Schenectady NY to Naples NY 
Finger Lakes:

...and a visit
with a
Forever Friend


Day 14
Sept 4 Wednesday
Naples NY to Cambridge, OH (#11)

Day 15 
Sept 5 Thursday
Cambridge OH 
through Kentucky (#12)
to Union City TN

Day 16
YEA! WE'RE HOME!

Sept 6 Friday
Union City TN 
to Hot Springs Village AR (#13)