Photos inside the Mt Vernon Estates

On left is the kitchen
on right is the Blacksmith in a seperate building - making curtain rods for renovation of some rooms.

Arlington Cemetary

We could have spent all day in Arlington - viewed the Kennedy gravesites, as well as many others - the amount of grave markers took your breath away. The grounds are kept beautiful and the scene is a very somber and quiet one... the girls were very respectful and quiet.

Arlington Cemetary

Changing of the Guards at the Toumb of the Unknown Soldiers was amazing

More Stain Glass from Cathedral

The reflection of the Stained Glass windows on the interior of the Cathedral was just beautiful and at the same time eerie ....

Interior of National Cathedral

Could have stayed inside this Cathdral for hours shooting... for photographers: had to hike my ISO up to 1600 to shoot inside without a flash.

The National Cathedral

This is the exterior of the Cathedral - the Gothic Architecture is spectacular looking closely you can see so many beautiful details.

Where in the World is Blanch and Lucy on Friday?!

We rented a car today and took the girls to tour DC - we drove through Georgetown, drove up Embassy Row and stopped at the National Cathedral - the tallest location in Washington - because it is built on a hill it even stands higher than the Washington Monument.
The girls met lots of other dogs walking around this beautiful Cathedral... we took turns touring the interior... and the girls played with dogs and chased squirrels outside with one of us.

Ford Theater

After the Capitol Building we walked to Ford Theater where we viewed the renovated Museum and Theater.... the Museum is very compelling and took 2 hours to view all (it's free just rent Headset for $5) a must see if you visit.

Washington Monument

Walking around the Mall we got a great view of the Washington Monument and noticed other tourists getting a tour the easy way - on Segways.... very cute!

Inside the Capitol

Inside the Capitol was beautiful... this is the ceiling in the Rotunda and as we passed through CP decided to drop in on Pelosi

The Capitol

Our first day in DC we visited the Capitol... absolutely beautiful building and grounds. So big and yet kept so clean. We went into the Senate to sit in the room where all the big decisions are made - unfortunately being Friday session was out!! boy easy work week for the decision makers.

Shuttle bus

We took the shuttle Bus from the Campground to the Metro to get into DC - the Metro was very clean and fast!

Visiting Washington DC

We visited the Capitol Building on our first day in DC. We had tour passes to view the Senate - but no session on Friday...CP was very bummed.

Day 2 of Blanche & Lucy's Great Adventure

We left Cindy's house at 8am today (Cheryl's sister) and said goodbye to her beautiful Hydrangeas and the neighborhood and drove through the rest of Mass., Conn., New York, New Jersey, Delaware and ended up in Md. at a little past 5pm....
The first day is the worst driving day from NE because all the major cities we drive through are congested - full of toll booths on the Parkways - all going through constructions of some sort and are loaded with huge trucks zipping by us....

After more than 8 hrs of white knuckle driving my back was done and I had a right leg charlie horse.... ready to crash.... looking forward to easier driving from now on....

Driving under water

Once in Baltimore we had to cross the Patapsco River that feeds into the Chesapeake Bay.... through this long tunnel.... as Cheryl rode with window open feeling pretty claustrophobic.... I put the pedal to the metal to get us through fast.

It was pretty and cool actually....

Rainy Freeways at rush hour

After 8 hrs of driving we finally arrived in Baltimore during rush hour traffic in the rain and in some places with orange construction barrels and jersey barriers right beside us...... white knuckles and charlie horse right leg... ready to stop.... thank goodness most days are not this long driving and not this stressful.

The hardest drive from NE is the first day getting through those major cities and Parkways full of tolls, and construction.

That's now behind us... cooked easy BLT's tonight in the rain.... but sure tasted good in the warm RV.... all girls getting to bed early tonight .... looking forward to a fun day in DC tomm.... pearl

Where in the World is Blanch and Lucy?!

Blanche & Lucy and their mommies - Pearl & Cheryl are on the road again....

We are going to Washington DC, Charlottesville, VA, Little Rock, AK, Alburqurque, NM, Littleton, Colo, and finally Apache Junction, AZ.

We sold the house in Newburyport & we've been camping in the Salisbury Beach Campground - The Beach Rose - for the last 3 weeks.

The girls (and us) are sad to say goodbye to our friends and family for the next few months but are looking forward to our new adventures - and we want to take you all with us - so log in often to see what we are up to.

Cheryl's 'favorite' job on the road

Before we can leave any campground poor Cheryl has Poopie Patrol .... that means she has to 'dump' all the tanks - dishwater, bathwater, and toilet water (yuk!)

Bye-Bye

Leaving Salisbury -Beach Road Campground. Now that we are all packed up we can leave - but it's 12 noon and that means we won't be going too far.

Let's go!

Getting ready to leave - girls are getting excited

Stopped in to say goodbye to Mom & sister Connie

Tonight staying at Cindy's

This is our first night on the road and we didn't get too far... we are in Franklin, Mass. tonight. Cheryl's sister Cindy and her partner Paul hosted us before we 'hit the road'.
Paul cooked a great meal and even baked a pie for desert - you're the Best Paul!

We'll sleep in a real bed in a real house for our first night on the road - for the next month - we'll be in the RV surrounded by our 'stuff' that we are bringing to AZ.

Stay tuned for our nightly posts

We had a great summer

I did lots of photo shoots this summer - one of my favorites was photographing our friend's Mimi & Wilbur's family. We drove down to the Cape where they were vacationing for the shoot. The kids were great not only beautiful - but not a single meltdown during the entire shoot.

Where in the world is Blanche & Lucy now -

Blanche & Lucy visited Provincetown last week - we had a few days off after a Photoshoot I did in Orleans, MA (which is also on Cape Cod) on Tuesday..... so we drove down to P-town and played Tourists till Friday.

Here the girls are sitting on a 'sea sculpture' on the warf.

Where in the world is Blanche & Lucy now -

Provincetown Monument

Blanche Lucy & I sat on the lawn in front of of the P-Town Monument to rest after a walk.

Blanche watches the Pirate Ship

Watching the Sea Gypsy in P-town Harbor.

Early Morning in Provincetown

While walking around town at 5:30 I found this statue of the WWII soldier appearing to guard the P-Town Monument

Sunrise Photos around Provincetown

I walked down to McMillan Warf to view the rising sun at about 5:30am - the light was wonderfully warm and no one was around

More sunrise Photos around P-town

View of Lobster Pot from the beach

The Lobster Pot patio looked inviting - but we had the girls so we passed this time.

Where in the world is Blanche & Lucy ? HOME!!!

Blanche and Lucy were Delighted to be able to run through the house and up and down the 3+ flights of stairs. We were happy to be on solid ground again with a real kitchen and bathroom after almost 3 weeks of camping. Even though our first night was cold and rainy at home - we were able to turn on the fireplace and cuddle on the couch and watch big screen TV!!! Now can't wait to go out for Real (fresh) seafood !! Watch out Lobster - here I come!!

Nice and sunny today

Good to be home. We took the girls for a nice long walk today and visited with some of our neighbors that we missed so much. Took time to visit mom too - and looking forward to seeing more family and friends....

Watch for future postings during the summer - Pearl & the girls

Lucy was very sad to see rain again today!

We started out the day today with rain but it cleared up and turned sunny so that we could drive through the wine region of upstate New York. Then by 3pm - it turned dark again and we got rain and HAIL!!! we miss sunny Arizona.... but we look forward to our warm house too...

Blanche & Lucy visit Willow Creek Vinyards in Upstate NY

In the Finger Lakes region of New York there are tons of wineries... so we drove alone the Wine Trail - Rte 5 in upstate NY and stopped at this winery where Cheryl tasted ALL of their wines. since I was driving I only tasted their 'Chocolate Wine' & their 'Cream Sherry'. Very light wines but tasty. I bought 3 bottles to take home to share with friends......