Lums Pond, DE to Jackson, NJ

Crossing the bridge from Delaware to New Jersey.

We stop just over this at the Welcome Centre and when go to start the RV, she was very sluggish.  Daryl had said the battery was going and she is now on the way out.
We head out and find a small town called Logan on the way where we buy a new battery and Daryl fits her so we can continue our journey.

A new State - new signs and new territory for us.....

Petrol is cheap up here at under $2 per gallon.  The car costs less than $20 to fill up!

We are now half way up in Jackson on our way to New Jersey across from New York.

Bar Harbor, MD to Lums Pond, Delaware

We pack up and haul out again this morning, sticking to the local road so we can stop at Walmart on the way and restock food.


We stick this road until the bridge, which is a toll bridge but we weren't expecting the toll to be $24 - Cripes!  The GPS puts us back on the interstate which is still a toll road and so we make our way back to the local road to avoid any further tolls!!  What a rip off.

Crossing into Delaware, a pretty small State on the east coast, the GPS takes us down some back roads to the camp.

Daryl talks me into a cycle which turns out to be over 10 miles and we cant find our way back..... we really needed a drink when we got back to camp and flopped out!

Just for a change, we bring out our lights and hang them around the awning, light the fire and relax!

Bar Harbor

Day 2 and another nice sunset over Bush River on the Chesapeake Bay.


Another catch up day for washing etc and we just stayed and wound down a bit, but we also had to arrange bookings to cover through to the next weekend as it is Labour Day here and the last long weekend before the end of summer so everyone goes away for the long weekend - we know to book and stay put!

Daryl playing up while relaxing...........

It has been wonderful to watch the Bald Eagle's fly over the water and dive for their supper.

On the first night one flew past very close with an orange fish in its claws - it was amazing and wonderful to watch.



I managed to catch this one grabbing another fish but the photos cant explain seeing them do this.

Washington DC to Bar Harbor

I find a camp further up to go and relax in, which is above Baltimore, so we head off this morning for Bar Harbor.




A busy drive through 2 large cities - always fun in an RV!

Going through the tunnel and toll roads.......

And then we are there - a camp on the Bush River off the Chesapeake Bay.


And it is a lovely place to unwind for a couple of days and being mid week, there are not too many here.  School holidays are finishing thank god.


The jetty beside our camper - there are several dotted around the camp which is on the tip of the peninsula.

Great views and a great sunset too!





Flock of birds flying in for the night.

Great place to unwind, very peaceful and we did not bother going out anywhere after arriving here.




We did try to extend our stay but the camp is full from Friday - the locals know about this spot!

Washington DC - Day 3 (Arlington)

Today is another one from Daryl's bucket list ticked off - Arlington Cemetery & The JFK Kennedy Memorial  - the Eternal Flame.

We decide to make it on our own rather than pay for a tour and this turned out to be pretty easy by taking the subway with one transfer - no worries.

We watched the Changing of the Guards (twice) at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier which happens every half an hour, 24 hours a day and has not stopped since the National Guard took over, even during 9/11 or Hurricane Sandy.




On duty through rain, snow, hail.............

Memorials to the space shuttle Columbia & Challenger






Below, the memorial to Pam American Flight 103 over Lockerbie.

Overlooking the Capitol Hill..................

The JFK graves and the Eternal Flame.

Overlooking the Pentagon.....................

We walk back to Iwo Jima WWII Memorial to view this in day light as well.






Then catch the train back into the city and head back to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum which we did not finished before closing yesterday and continue our tour.  So much to see.

These are amazing Museums and they are free - well worth going to.  Washington DC is so full of these types of facilities and most are free of charge  - you could spend a week here and not see them all.

Some neat examples on display.......

Next stop..................Smithsonian American Natural History Museum, which also had some amazing exhibits on all different types of animals - again free.  

Back to camp as we are now stuffed and our feet are making it known!

Washington DC - Day 2

Another big day!

We catch the subway into the city - (we are about 18 miles north), and we make it to town okay.   Today we will visit some of the sights we saw last night, starting with the Washington Monument..............

So high and unfortunately the elevators are broken so we wont be going up!


There are so many tourists in this city - must be the number one income along with politics.




The State Capitol is also under re-construction.

Looking down the water way to the Lincoln Memorial in the distance.

The scene from Forest Gump..... didn't find Jenny.


Another war memorial in between as we walk down towards the Lincoln Memorial.

This the memorial for the Korean War - the forgotten war and is very well done.

The faces of the men etched into the marble walls.

Daryl on the steps with the tonnes of other tourists....

Martin Luther King's spot at Lincoln's Memorial for his "I have a Dream" speech.

The Vietnam Memorial is also here with the thousands of names of lost soldiers inscribed along a wall that is way too long and way to full.  Very sombre.

We decide to catch the local hop on hop off bus and make our way to the Smithsonian Museum of Air & History next.

We finally find the original Wright Brothers plane!


Some more pics of the displays.............

Next we head for the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, where we come up the escalator and run to Scott Wilkin.


Nice catch up with the Kiwi team!

Next we head back too The White House to see if we can get any closer - slightly but not much....




The snipers are still in place on the roof.

Another great day - there is so much to do here and a lot of it free but you need to be fairly fit to keep up!  We pick up tea in town before heading back to camp as it is late again........