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A Day at Mount Vernon More Than I Expected
We arrived to Mount Vernon a little after 10 this morning. I was thinking we would spend a few hours there and then head up to Pennsylvania. We stayed till five and we rushed through parts of it. There...
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Another Wonderful Day at GAIN Warehouse
After a great experience yesterday, we decided to forgo any tourist attractions today and spend the entire day serving at GAIN warehouse. I will be honest before this week I was worried about Claire...
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Plymouth and Cape Cod
It has been a wonderful day and we saw some fabulous things. We started at Jenny’s Grist Mill which is the oldest in America. The tour guide gave information about the mill and the the surrounding...
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Lowell National Historical Park and The House of the Seven Gables
We slept in this morning. I think we were up a little after eight. I am wondering if my schedule will stay shifted when I get home. I doubt it! Cobey seems to be tired and dragging a little today. He...
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Busy Day In Boston
We started off our day by picking up Bruce at the airport. Navigating underground tunnels was the first adventure. I never knew you could have so many exits in a tunnel. We then headed straight for...
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Falling in Love with New Hampshire and Vermont
I really am being to love New England. I was having a great trip but I have really loved the past two days. Maine is so beautiful with the rocky coast and the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont...
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Guilford Courthouse National Park and Winston Salem Children’s Museum
We headed for the mountains this weekend to visit some good friends. On the way up, we stopped at Guildford Courthouse National Park. After all the parks we have been to that have been so good, I...
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Highland Games and Horn in the West
I had heard about the the Highland Games while I was at school at ASU but never attended. They are held at Grandfather Mountain each year. We got there shortly after lunch and spent a few hours there....
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Go West Young Man- Cherokee County #22
We made it to the farthest western county – Cherokee County. This county we also did with our field trip group which made it extra fun. We started the day driving about a half hour out to Murphy to...
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Like Being Back Home – Watauga Home #26
I went to Appalachian State University for college. I love the area and I wanted my kids to love it also. I was determined to have Watauga shine. We took the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway into the...
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The Tallest County in NC- Yancey County #27
Because of scheduling issues, we ended up doing Yancey County in two parts – Sunday afternoon and Tuesday morning. We arrived in Burnsville at lunch time on Sunday. We soon figured out Sunday may...
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Alleghany Falls Short
When you ask where to eat and the county and they recommend a hot dog at the bowling alley, you begin to worry. And when the best part of the county is the hot dog at the bowling alley well… We first...
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