Elaine and Joe CC 2019

We visited with ken and Marion Hanscom on Sunday June 30th and Monday July 1st.  On Monday we visited the West Virginia Wildlife center.  After that we visited their favorite glass blower, Ron Hinkle in the back country Buckhannon. A bear taking a nap up in a tree at the wildlife center. Ken and Marion walking past the gift center at Ron Hinkle's glass blowing shop. Our favorite spot #1 at Ken & Marion's. Elaine & I posing with Ken & Marion with their back yard property behind us.

On June 27th we traveled from Virginia Beach to Big Meadows campground in the Shenandoah National Park. There we met up with our daughter Francesca and her husband Patrick, and our two grandchildren Luke and Juliana. We dry camped for three nights. Fran and her family had a cabinm and were ther for two nights.  Everyone had a good time hiking and enjoying the amenities at the lodge. Elaine and I at the Black Rock overlook near Big Meadows  Sunset from the back patio of the Big Meadows lodge. Out two little monkeys playing with Elaine's ipad Fran and the family posing just before leaving.

We continued south from Cape Henlopen, De on route 13 towards the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel. This is one of Elaine's favorite bridge/tunnels,  not!  the ride was uneventful and we stopped at a Acme supermarket for some supplies and I found a liquor store next door with my favorite beer: Leinenkugel Berry Weiss!  The next two days went uneventful with a nice beach day on the 26th including another beach nap!  Elaine even convinced me to go totally into the water. Did I mention that immediately next door(100ft) is the  Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Fort Story  Our site the first day First Landing site 145  View at the beach of Chesapeake Bay early evening. Our site on the second day at First Landing site 142

On Sunday, June 23rd we packed up the rv and headed south in search of warm weather to Cape Henlopen State Park on the Delaware seashore.  It was an interesting park, containing an old Fort Miles gun embankments along the coast.  I did not realize how close to our country the WWII had come!  We camped in two sites as the park is very popular during "high season".  On the first night, we were in F4 next to a young couple with a toddler.  At some point in the early evening the young father came over and asked me if I had any tools.  Elaine rolled her eyes and I got to work helping fix a propane lantern. Yes I carry tools!  Elaine insisted that I show some of them to you. The next morning we were sitting under the awning reading when a bird decided to relive itself on top of my head and unfortunately for me I was not entirely under the awning and did not have a baseball cap on.  Much clean up ensued.  That was a precursor to the day.   We had to change sites as the

Friday, June 21: Our first stop was near Rhinebeck NY at Interlake RV Park. Our daughter Francesca and her family joined us for the first night. Patrick and Francesca setting up their tent next to our RV. Our grandson Luke slept in the tent and yes our granddaughter Juliana slept in the RV! I got everyone to pose for a selfie the next morning before they left for Washington DC Saturday, June 22: The next day Elaine and I attended a memorial service at the Unitarian Universalist church in Kingston for my sister Jane who passed in February. It was a nice ceremony where we heard many testimonials about Jane from all her friends. Here are a few photos of Jane. The one with the baby is when Jane came out to Arizona to help take care of Matt after he was born. Saturday night Elaine and I went out to dinner in Rhinebeck with my brother Michael and his wife Chrissy.    We ate at the Terrapin restaurant which was converted from a church. We had a great time catc

Our summer started with a beautiful weekend in Brooklyn where Matt and Kim were married on June 8th