Northbound ... to Maine!

For most of the trip, we were blessed with pleasant weather.  We had to endure “Bill” while waiting in Texas but no other rain or disappointing temperatures.  On the other hand, heading north was nothing BUT rain!   We were expecting the cooler temperatures, and the rain stuck with us all the way to Maine (along with some traffic).

 

 

 

As we crossed the Delaware Memorial Bridge, we loved imagining George Washington crossing the Delaware River that Christmas in 1776.

 

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Only in New York have we seen this sign as we drove the northbound highway:

 

 

 

We stopped halfway to Maine to not only break up the long trip, but to visit our home town in New York.  We were able to briefly visit most of our family in the Catskill Mountains and even had a chance to visit my grandparents in the cemetery.   Driving down familiar roads from our childhood years and passing by the house where my grandparents lived was truly a trip down memory lane.  Even in all the rain, it was great to see the beautiful country where we lived.

  
 

Even in the rain, the Catskill Mountains are beautiful to behold!

 

One of the many creeks that flow in the mountains

 

The old wooden bridges are still around from our childhood days.

I *was* a tad nervous riding over them! ;-)

(Excuse the drops on the pictures ... it rained the entire trip!)

 

 

 

Eight hours later, we crossed the Maine border!    Symbolic of Maine (at the rest stop):

 

 

 

What a great place to spend summer!   Oh!  Grandparents had this for kids the first day!

 

 

 

Let the fun begin!