Category: Camping

After a relaxing night camping in Randy and Linda’s beautiful yard, we started the day out at D&H Motors where Randy and his father were busy explaining the features of new Lincoln Motor Cars to customers. Noah opted to spend the day there optimizing the wireless network and catching up on his reading.   Linda drove…

We intentionally didn’t get moving early, so traffic could clear before heading North. The drive was fine through the Massachusetts technology corridor (iRobot, Nvidia, Bose, IBM, etc…) and over the little portion of New Hampshire that has coastline.  We stopped at the Maine welcome center and made lunch, then got Noah ready for school with…

Beth’s cousin Jodi picked us up at the campground and took us to their home in nearby Lowell. She & Dorian have two kids, one of which is a year older than Noah. They both enjoy comics, computers and games so get along well. They took us to Salem where we walked around the old…

There weren’t many choices for camping near Boston and we were pleasantly surprised at the size and privacy of the sites at Boston Minuteman Campground. We are here to take Noah to an open house at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The staff at Minuteman were accustomed to people heading into Boston. They provided us with a map to the nearest subway…

We were packed up and out early for a morning information session and walking tour of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). There have been significant additions to the campus in the 35 years since my last visit! The computer engineering facilities are very modern, with chip-manufacturing facilities available for students. The labs have a glass…

Lunch Stop Along the Susquehanna River We left for NY at 9:15 AM and enjoyed nice views along the Susquehanna river as we drove north towards Rochester. This route up 15 is a pleasant alternative to expressways. There were lots of places to pull off along the river and stretch our legs. Even with a…