{"id":8414,"date":"2023-06-30T06:05:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T13:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=8414"},"modified":"2024-02-09T18:46:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T02:46:31","slug":"whirlwind-mid-atlantic-road-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=8414","title":{"rendered":"Whirlwind Mid-Atlantic Road Trip!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>While <em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a1bcf7\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Lizzy<\/mark><\/em> got a 5-Year Check-Up at Colonial Airstream&#8230;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We left New Jersey a week ago Tuesday, for a 9-day Road Trip to Philadelphia, Annapolis, and Dover.  In 9 days (including stops enroute, on 3 driving days) we packed in quite a bit, walking quite a few miles as we wandering all over on foot, and learning a <strong>lot<\/strong> of <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#3770bf\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Colonial\/American Independence History<\/mark><\/strong> (among other things)!  We&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visited with some family and a new acquaintance <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lunch with Gail&#8217;s niece Olivia in Philadelphia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lunch &amp; Visit with Mark&#8217;s sister Mary Anne enroute to Annapolis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A short &#8220;catch-up&#8221; visit with Ranger Tim at Harriet Tubman URR NHP (we met him at the Trinity Site, April 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e475feb7c7b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e475feb7c7b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gail, Olivia, Mark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e475feb8ecc&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e475feb8ecc\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"8480\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-Mary-Anne-Mark-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-Mary-Anne-Mark-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark, Gail, Harriet Tubman, Ranger Tim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visited <mark style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(29, 106, 6);\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/mark> new <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">National Park Sites<\/mark><\/strong> and <mark style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(29, 106, 6);\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/mark> revisit:    <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Independence National Historical Park<\/mark><\/strong> (#5-Revisit), where we revisited the Liberty Bell and visited <strong>many<\/strong> places we missed on our first visit in 2002, like Independence Hall, Congressional Hall, and Benjamin Franklin Memorial &amp; Museum. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/articles\/000\/plan-like-a-park-ranger-top-10-tips-for-visiting-george-washington-carver-nm.htm\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site<\/mark><\/strong> (#206), at the only surviving Poe home in Philadelphia. The six years Edgar Allan Poe lived in Philadelphia were his happiest and most productive.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/articles\/000\/plan-like-a-park-ranger-top-10-tips-for-visiting-george-washington-carver-nm.htm\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">First State National Historical Park<\/mark><\/strong> (#207), the one-and-only National Park in Delaware.  We visited sites in New Castle and Dover and learned about the early history of Delaware, and more stories about American Independence.  Who knew that the three counties of Delaware were part of Pennsylvania, until just days before the Declaration of Independence?  Delawareans decided to not only part ways with King George, but with Pennsylvania, as well.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/articles\/000\/plan-like-a-park-ranger-top-10-tips-for-visiting-george-washington-carver-nm.htm\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park<\/mark><\/strong> (#208), near where Tubman was born, had a great exhibit telling her story, and preserves the same landscapes that Tubman used to carry herself and others away from slavery. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8488\" data-id=\"8488\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Independence-Hall-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Independence-Hall-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Independence-Hall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Independence-Hall-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Independence-Hall-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Independence-Hall-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Independence NHP &#8211; Independence Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8489\" data-id=\"8489\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Liberty-Bell-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Liberty-Bell-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Liberty-Bell-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Liberty-Bell-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Liberty-Bell-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-21-Liberty-Bell-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Independence NHP &#8211; Liberty Bell<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8486\" data-id=\"8486\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-Poe-House-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-Poe-House-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-Poe-House-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-Poe-House-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-Poe-House-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-Poe-House-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Edgar Allen Poe NHS &#8211; Poe House<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8490\" data-id=\"8490\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-27-Harriet-Tubman-Underground-Railroad-NHP-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-27-Harriet-Tubman-Underground-Railroad-NHP-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-27-Harriet-Tubman-Underground-Railroad-NHP-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-27-Harriet-Tubman-Underground-Railroad-NHP-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-27-Harriet-Tubman-Underground-Railroad-NHP-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-27-Harriet-Tubman-Underground-Railroad-NHP-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad NHP<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8487\" data-id=\"8487\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-First-State-NHP-New-Castle-Courthouse-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-First-State-NHP-New-Castle-Courthouse-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-First-State-NHP-New-Castle-Courthouse-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-First-State-NHP-New-Castle-Courthouse-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-First-State-NHP-New-Castle-Courthouse-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-First-State-NHP-New-Castle-Courthouse-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\"> First State NHP &#8211; New Castle Court House<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8510\" data-id=\"8510\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Old-State-House-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Old-State-House-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Old-State-House-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Old-State-House-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Old-State-House-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Old-State-House-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\"> First State NHP &#8211; Old State House on Dover Green<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8511\" data-id=\"8511\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Dickinson-Plantation-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Dickinson-Plantation-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Dickinson-Plantation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Dickinson-Plantation-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Dickinson-Plantation-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-28-First-State-NHP-Dickinson-Plantation-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\"> First State NHP &#8211; John Dickinson Plantation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toured <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#046969\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/mark> new <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#046969\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>State Capitols<\/strong><\/mark>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#046969\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Maryland State Capitol in Annapolis<\/mark><\/strong> (#23), where we took a self-guided tour.  It is the <strong>oldest state house still in legislative use<\/strong> (completed in 1779).  It was the site of George Washington&#8217;s resignation as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, and the ratification of the Treaty of Paris.   <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#046969\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Delaware State Capitol in Dover<\/mark><\/strong> (#24), where we got a short, but great tour with lots of stories, from another retired teacher&#8230;Delaware being Dutch, Swedish, Dutch, Swedish, Dutch, Swedish, English; being part of Pennsylvania, until July 1776; how the State Lines for Delaware were set; and the story of <strong>Caesar Rodney<\/strong>&#8216;s historic ride in 1776.  Now we know who&#8217;s on the Delaware State Quarter!  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e475febe0dd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e475febe0dd\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"8493\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Maryland-State-Capitol-Annapolis-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8493\" 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style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">US Naval Academy Museum<\/mark><\/strong> in Annapolis.  <strong>Oh My!<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Amstel House<\/mark><\/strong> in New Castle, home of Governor Nicholas Van Dyke during the Revolutionary War<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">William Paca House &amp; Garden<\/mark><\/strong> in Annapolis, an 18th-century Georgian mansion, largely designed by William Paca himself, Founding Father, signatory of the Declaration of Independence and a three-term Governor of Maryland.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Air Mobility Command Museum<\/mark><\/strong> in Dover, a last minute discovery.  Oh My!  The best part was the WWII personal stories we heard on our 2 hour tour of 4 aircraft. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8497\" data-id=\"8497\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-22-Fairmont-Waterworks-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-22-Fairmont-Waterworks-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-22-Fairmont-Waterworks-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-22-Fairmont-Waterworks-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-22-Fairmont-Waterworks-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-22-Fairmont-Waterworks-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Fairmont Waterworks in Philadelphia, which we toured INSIDE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8498\" data-id=\"8498\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-US-Philadelphia-Mint--1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-US-Philadelphia-Mint--1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-US-Philadelphia-Mint--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-US-Philadelphia-Mint--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-US-Philadelphia-Mint--1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-23-US-Philadelphia-Mint--2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Philadelphia Mint&#8230;COOL TOUR!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8513\" data-id=\"8513\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-New-Castle-Amstel-House-1-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-New-Castle-Amstel-House-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-New-Castle-Amstel-House-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-New-Castle-Amstel-House-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-New-Castle-Amstel-House-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-24-New-Castle-Amstel-House-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Amstel House in New Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8499\" data-id=\"8499\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Bancroft-Hall-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Bancroft-Hall-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Bancroft-Hall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Bancroft-Hall-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Bancroft-Hall-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Bancroft-Hall-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bancroft Hall&#8230;THE DORM at the US Naval Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8500\" data-id=\"8500\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Tomb-of-John-Paul-Jones-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Tomb-of-John-Paul-Jones-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Tomb-of-John-Paul-Jones-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Tomb-of-John-Paul-Jones-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Tomb-of-John-Paul-Jones-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-25-Annapolis-Tomb-of-John-Paul-Jones-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Tomb of John Paul Jones, under the Chapel at the US Naval Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8514\" data-id=\"8514\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-26-Annapolis-Paca-House-Gardens-1-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-26-Annapolis-Paca-House-Gardens-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-26-Annapolis-Paca-House-Gardens-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-26-Annapolis-Paca-House-Gardens-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-26-Annapolis-Paca-House-Gardens-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-26-Annapolis-Paca-House-Gardens-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">View of William Paca Garden from the house in Annapolis<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8515\" data-id=\"8515\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-29-Air-Mobility-Command-Museum-1-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-29-Air-Mobility-Command-Museum-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-29-Air-Mobility-Command-Museum-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-29-Air-Mobility-Command-Museum-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-29-Air-Mobility-Command-Museum-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-06-29-Air-Mobility-Command-Museum-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Air Mobility Command Museum, where we heard the personal story of a B-17 Tail Gunner who was a 30 year volunteer there<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>New Jersey now&#8230;Massachusetts tonight!<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We made it back to New Jersey last night, and after 10 nights in hotels, we can hardly wait to get back to <strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a1bcf7\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Lizzy<\/mark><\/em><\/strong> this morning&#8230;as soon as Mark gets back from getting the 85K mile oil change\/tire rotation on the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c10707\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The Beast<\/mark><\/strong>.  Then on to Sturbridge, Massachusetts for a couple of weeks.   July 4 on Lake Lashaway!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For more pictures, see (in-work) Adventure Album:&nbsp;  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sway.office.com\/0W5hBFMhRqFH3ZF5?ref=Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mid-Atlantic Tour<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#31406b\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=8284\">PREVIOUS<\/a><\/strong> Traveling Where Now? <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"> . . . . . <\/mark> <a href=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=8412\"><strong>NEXT<\/strong><\/a> Traveling Where Now?<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Lizzy got a 5-Year Check-Up at Colonial Airstream&#8230; We left New Jersey a week ago Tuesday, for a 9-day Road Trip to Philadelphia, Annapolis, and Dover. 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