August 31, 2021
Day 14, Part 2 – Arrival in NYC
In 2017 and 2018, our international trips included overnights in New York City, where we’ve…
August 31, 2021
Day 14, Part 1 – LEGOLAND New York
Noah and I picked up breakfast from Dunkin' Donuts and we joined the girls for…
August 30, 2021
Day 13 – Plymouth, Massachusetts
We had a mostly lazy morning, checking out of the hotel around 11:00. Our first…
August 29, 2021
Day 12, Part 2 – Maine to Massachusetts
We returned to our van and faced about 4 hours of driving to our next…
August 29, 2021
Day 12, Part 1 – Seguin Island
Alarms were set early on our Sunday morning, as we were set to depart on…
August 28, 2021
Day 11 – Return to Popham Beach
We’d originally planned to make the five-plus hour round trip to Acadia National Park, perhaps…
August 27, 2021
Day 10 – Portland, Maine
My trip from Maine to Iowa took more than 20 hours including an unplanned overnight…
August 26, 2021
Day 9 – Popham Beach
We started the day with some school work, breakfast from the hotel, and then hit…
August 25, 2021
Day 8 – Maine
We started off Wednesday morning with some homeschooling in the hotel. The kids have largely…
August 24, 2021
Day 7 – Arrival in Maine
Our sleep was interrupted at 5:15 when a fire alarm went off and woke up…
August 23, 2021
Day 6 – Manchester, Vermont
Despite an ominous forecast, we made it through our first two days in Vermont with…
August 22, 2021
Day 5 – Maple Syrup and More
Amanda, Emmie, Eilidh, and I started our Sunday morning at The Vermont Country Store, an…