Connecticut back through Pennsylvania to Ohio
After the encounter with a deer in New Jersey we were a little deflated, we had already talked about cutting 4 stops from our planned route through Vermont, Maine, Canada and Niagara Falls, the ‘funk’ only lasted through the Memorial Day weekend. On the Tuesday after Memorial Day we called all the planned sites cancelling the 4 and rescheduling the other stops, the most important stop including the 4th of July weekend – we were back on it, let’s go.
Not far from the campsite in Moodus, Connecticut was Wadsworth Park waterfall and we love exploring those, so Connie plugged her iPhone in for directions – it seemed a little strange when it directed us to a cul-de-sac in a quiet neighborhood and told us to park and walk the rest of the way. It had directed us to the nearest point to the ‘text’ on the map, not the park entrance, so it was back to good old map reading.
Another really interesting park not too far away was Gillette Castle State Park. The Castle was built by William Gillette, a silent movies actor who often portrayed Sherlock Holmes. Built on a high point overlooking the Connecticut River, quite astonishing stone work, with not one straight line or flat finish anywhere. From the Connecticut State website: “Atop the most southerly hill in a chain known as the Seven Sisters, William Hooker Gillette, noted actor, director, and playwright, built this one hundred and eighty-four acre estate, the Seventh Sister. The focal point of his effort was a twenty four room mansion reminiscent of a medieval castle.”
We took a road trip from the camp ground to Rhode Island and Massachusetts, where we toured the WW II ships in Battle Ship Cove area, in Fall River, Massachusetts, quite a long round trip so only time for that stop and eating at O’Briens Pub in Newport, Rhode Island – a really quaint town, all one way streets.
On our way again, back through Pennsylvania – first near Scranton and then New Castle just 2 or 3 days stopover. One campground had a high population of Chipmunks and Rusty was going crazy trying to catch one, nearly pulling the leash out of our hands a couple of times. They were so fast and scurried into the rocks that he would never have caught one, but he was trying.
Our last stop on this section before Kentucky and Tennessee was in Sunbury, Ohio – in the middle of nowhere so really just chilled for 2 days getting ready for 3 weeks in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Newport Rhoda Island brings back memories. After eating in a quaint pub Douglas discovered he had lost hiss wallet. We retraced our steps but it wasn’t found.
Many years later it was returned in the post all intact except for about 10 dollars which we hope they had used for the postage.
Enjoy