Oct 30th, finally updated this blog, make sure you click on Older Posts to get the complete update.

These are photos of gigantic fossilized bones of the creatures that walked the earth as long ago as 210 million years. At the centre of the hall is the 90 foot Diplodocus longus which was found in Utah in 1923 (top photo)

This 13 foot tall African bush elephant is in the rotunda centre of the Museum of Natural History and has been since 1959

Lunar module used to land on the moon (copy of what it looked like - original is in pieces on the moon and in space)

Apollo space capsule that the astronauts came to earth in from the moon

WHITE HOUSE

Capital Hill

Capital Hill

Memorial Monument

well that did not come up very well, very mixed up, but hope you understand what I am saying.
Oct 29th we were back into Washington and did the entire day at the National Air and Space Museum, very interesting, Wolf only got 3/4 of the way through it. I did most of it and went on to the National Museum of Natural History and a walk about some of the downtown area. You would need a week or more to get  through all the museums.

Oct. 30th- we changed campgrounds so I could get some laundry done. Wolf went back into the city to do more of the museums.

In 1903 Alexander Graham Bell had Smithson's remains brought from Italy where he was buried to Washington and interred them in a crypt in the Smithsonian Castle.

Oct 27th, it rained hard all night so we were lucky that we got two good days in for touring NYC. We met a couple from Australia who are touring North America for a year, Sandy and Kerry. We spent a couple days with them and then we met them again at Greenbelt State Park outside of Washington DC, $16.00 a night here, it is about a 25minute walk to the subway that takes you right into downtown Washington DC.
Oct 28th we started our two days of Washington DC, first stop was Capital Hill, very impressive, then we walked the 16 blocks along the grass way down to the Memorial Monument, stopping at the Smithsonian Castle along the way. All of the Smithsonian Museums are in this area called the "Mall", they are on either side of the grasswalk where you can look down one way and see Capital Hill and the other to see the monument. Over to the White House, but you cannot get too close, it is all gated off.

The Smithsonian Institute was founded by James Smithson an English scientist who never stepped foot in the USA. He devoted his life to research in chemistry, mineralogy and geology. He bequeathed his estate to establish in Washington DC an institution for the increase and diffusion of knowledge. In 1903

More photos of NYC:

We did two days of touring in New York City. The second day we went into Upper Manhattan and Times Square area, taking in the Empire State Building (had to get a good view of as there are so many tall buildings about) Times Square - very busy area, the hub of the city, Rockefeller Centre along with the outdoor skating rink at the base; both the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Centre charged a fee to go up to the top, we being non spenders did not go to the top of either building!!!!! St. Patricks Cathedral - a most beautiful church - amazing - and as you look about you are taken back to the book "Pillars of the Earth" and the years and hard work to build such a structure.Broadway Street was a hub of theatres and people trying to get you to come to their productions. An amazing city but not a place I would want to live.

We also took the ferry over to Stanton Island, this ferry took us past the Statue of Liberty but did not stop at it. We could also see the statue from our campsite and at night it was very pretty.

Oct 30th,2009

On our way to New York and Jersey City to the campsite but we had to find a place for the night, so, found a truck stop at a service station on Oct 24th.. We look pretty small by those big fellows, it poured rain all night but we were snug and warm. Managed to find our way to Jersey City on the 25th, with the help of GPS (don't leave home without one)and the RV park, $60.00 a night, but it is close to the subway to get to town and not be in the city. We started our touring that afternoon and did lower Manhattan ie: ground zero which is being rebuilt, then the World Financial bldg, Wall Street, NY Stock Exchange (these spots Wolf having interest in).

Oct 24th and again we are sitting on a street using someones wifi. We are in Madison Connecticut, spent the night at Hammonassest Beach State Park for $43.00 a night, what a rip off. No hookups, no soap in bathrooms, nothing offered and a horrible price. Compared to Cape Cod. We stayed at a campsite in Cape Cod for $25.00 a night and had full hookups, laundry, hot showers and it was great. Cape Cod was something else,not what we had expected. The drive takes forever to get to the tip, it is a long way from Boston but you would never know with all the traffic heading there. You drive right up the centre so do not really get to see the ocean on either side. Our camp site was not on the ocean either. Guess the waterfront is taken up by the rich and famous with their homes, just like BC. What was interesting were the houses, a Cape Cod house has cedar shake siding and they are unpainted so are grey, don't get me wrong, there are also some very fancy houses. We went to Provincetown which is right at the top of Cape Cod and it was still very busy with tourists. One thing we found out is that this town is the home of mostly gay couples, they feel comfortable here and are welcomed. The gay pride flag flys right beside the big stars and stripes. Everything was on sale here as well, too bad we do not have alot of room, or maybe that is a good thing. They close up after Thanksgiving. We did see a US Life Saving Station Museum on the beach, it has been restored, full of turn of the century life saving equipment and stories. These fellows lead a hard life, they would walk the beach at night, two of them going in opposite directions, looking for ship wrecks or ships in distress, this is done during a storm, they would walk 2 miles up the beach to meet the fellows from the other stations doing the same, and then walk back to their station.. Hundreds of ships ran aground at Cape Cod.

We drove most of the day yesterday, taking us thru Mass, Rhode Isld and into CT. Today we are working our way south towards New York, we will find a free place tonight and then on Sunday we check into a RV park in Jersey City, right across from New York. We are told it is easy to access NY from here so we will see.
The beach at Cape Cod was lovely, really nice clean sand and loads of it, no driftwood on the beach!!!!!!

the following photos are just random shots: Covered Bridge, Tide out and boats high and dry at dock,
 Lobster traps,  Bridge to Halifax and changing trees,  Peggy's Cove  and the Court House at Georgetown made from the interesting rock.

jj

Now here are some photos of Burncoat  NS with the tide out and also more of the Hopewell Rocks near Moncton NB

Here are some more photos of Lunenburg showing the Bluenose II and Wolf dipping into the Atlantic Ocean

the following photos are from Lunenburg, the homes have been restored and are so interesting, would have loved to gone into one. The Lunenburg Academy is the large white and red trimmed building.