Time to wind down and take a breath.....

I left my friends house in Connecticut this morning.... It was very sad for me. They are such a wonderful family and it is very special having the privilege to spend a few days with them. My intent , when I left, was to head for my sister's house in Delaware with a stop off to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island on the way. My plans started to change almost immediately after I left. The traffic was so horrendous that my taste for making a side trip wained as each stop & go mile passed. It took me 2 hours just to get out of Connecticut. New York wasn't much better.... The adventure of the last 2 weeks was wonderful... it certainly seemed like so much more than 2 weeks. Some of those days along the way were 12-16 hours long. I thoroughly enjoyed my visits to nature preserves, traveling the New England & Maritime coasts and most of all the time I spent with family & friends. A very special thanks to Tom & Kathleen Gargano (and the kids) and Frank & Barbara Davis for you kind & generous hospitality.... Now I will spend some quality time with my sister & her family and.... surprise, sit in the sun and drink diet coke. I will be thinking about where & when my next adventure will take me....

New England Road trip Day 12, Litchfield Hills, Connecticut

Today I went to Litchfield Hills... It is an area in Connecticut that was depicted in my National Geographic book as a scenic drive. Litchfield, the town, was fabulous... It is very historic and figured prominently if the founding of this country. The rest of the drive was nice as well. I loved the covered bridges, waterfalls and great scenery. I am starting to tire of the driving... It is difficult trying to stop or find a place to stop for photo ops at times... I see some time relaxing by the pool or beach in the near future......