Then God Smiled

This morning my Mother went out to find that the car wouldn't start. I had to wonder if God was smiling. He blessed us with an awesome trip. The car worked wonderfully traveling over 3000 miles in 11 days and then, sitting in the driveway, dies.

For those of you who may be wondering - the problem appeared to be a dead battery. We are not sure of the exact cause. Our car has a timer on all lights, shutting them off if left on for more than 20 minutes, yet the battery was dead. With a little time on the charger, the car seems to be back to normal.

Thanks to all of you who have followed the blog, prayed for us, and brought our gas prices down to about 3$ a gallon via your financial support!!!

DC

The final attraction on our visit was Washington DC. You've seen the pictures on postcards and the news so I thought Id post a different taste of DC - the national government takes care of problems just like your local city government. When a branch falls out of a tree, why take the branch away when you can just set up some safety cones around it. Pictured is the branch that probably weighed less than 100 lbs. surrounded by orange cones. In the distance is the "reflecting pond" that runs between the Washington and Lincoln monuments.

New York was my favorite part of the trip!

*We were hosted by Holli Legget in lower Manhattan, 2 blocks off of broadway. Many thanks to her for housing, an AWESOME personal tour, and even some help in our endeavor to get home (explained below).

*We saw the great view from the Empire State building.

*We visited the famous points of interest such as the residence of Yoko Ono, Grand Central Station, Central Park, Ground Zero, Statue of Liberty (from the ferry), Times Square, and much much more!

*So why a picture of some buildings and a stop light, you may ask. If you can see - there is a small bumb on the side of the farthest building. This bump represents a man climbing the outside of the New York Times building with absolutely no safety gear. We saw LIVE as the second of two climber ascended the times building. For more info, check out the news stories! http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/climber-tells-of-test-run-at-times-building/?hp

*"The whip cream on top" included the broadway performance of "Phantom of the Opera," which, in my opinion, was the highlight of the visit.

*And whats a visit to NY without the "cherry on top?" We prepared to leave Friday morning, only to find that our vehicle had been towed. To make a long story short, 3 mature people missed a "no parking" sign and we spent a couple of hours rescuing the roadtripmobile from the NY pound.

"Mayflower 2"

A post with no pics

Matthew and I sit at Starbucks for a break on the route to New York city. The last 24 hours have been rather uneventful and almost boring in light of the last 5 days. Yesterday included a stop at Plymouth Rock which was closed. Yes thats right - a 5 foot by 6 foot rock on the ocean shore was...CLOSED. The rock is covered by a portico that was under construction, and therefore the rock was covered for protection.

We then traveled out to the end of Cape Cod. We visited a lighthouse and walked the streets of Provincetown, MA.

Last night we camped for the last time on the trip, at Shawme Crowell State Park. We biked around the campsite a little and came across a couple of "YURTS." (until seeing, we weren't sure what they were on the map).

Other than, we are watching gas prices rise to $4.25 here in Connecticut and looking forward to visiting the sites in NY tomorrow!

"Old North Church"

Along the Freedom Trail, we visited what is known as "Old North Church," the place where Paul Revere was signaled by lanterns in the bell tower. Pictured is the oldest working clock of its kind in the world! All it needs is "a good winding once a week." Of course the musician in me also had to get a picture of this 2 manual 1500 pipe organ. :)

Boston Freedom Trail

We found the burial place of John Adams! Unfortunately I think its a different John Adams... I also found Grants Tomb, but thats another story. As I write, Matthew and I are enjoying bagels and coffee along the "Boston Freedom Trail." It is a walking path through Boston that leads past sites such as Old North Church, Boston burial grounds, Paul Revere's residence, Bunker Hill, and others.