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October 2, 2025
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Day 1
Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
☁️ 52 °F
Altitude: 709 ft
United States Columbus 39.978239, -83.021939°58’42” N 83°1’19” W
Heading East Again
October 2 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Leaving Columbus on one of our journeys East. Stops in NYC, Massachusetts and Maine. Already sitting on traffic in Columbus!
Have a great time! Wish we were there! [VLT]
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Yay! Will be glad to follow you on your trip!!! Hope you get out of traffic soon! [Cori]
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ciasgardenshed.comUs too!
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Day 1
Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
☁️ 70 °F
Altitude: 387 ft
United States Hamburg 40.543792, -75.97899940°32’38” N 75°58’44” W
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Pennsylvania
October 2 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Drove across PA today. Half of our trip was on the turnpike. As a child, our family drove from Reading, PA to Marion, OH, to see our cousins in Ohio! That drive on the turnpike and through the tunnels fascinated me. I still feel the same way today. I even have a postcard collection of turnpike views!
The tunnels in the early 60s were two-lane, dark dangerous tubes cutting through the mountains. There were originally seven of them. In 1968 they began reworking the tunnels to what they are today. There are now four, brightly lit, with two roomy lanes in each direction. During the reworking, 13 miles of turnpike, two tunnels and a rest area were abandoned. You can now hike near the area and walk in the old Sideling Hill tunnel. That's on my to do list!
We met my high school buddies in Hamburg for a delightful visit. Copperz Brewery was the perfect spot for us to reminisce and catch up. What's the saying? Make new friends, keep the old? Old friends are truly gold!
Slept in Piscataway, NJ. On to Brooklyn tomorrow.Read more
TravelerThanks for the info re tunnels. It’s been a long time since I’ve been there.
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ciasgardenshed.comYou were on that trip to Ohio. I have pics of us at Helen's.
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Travelerselfie!!!!
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Day 2
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
☀️ 63 °F
Altitude: 102 ft
United States New York 40.601842, -74.06243640°36’7” N 74°3’45” W
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Brooklyn
October 3 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
We only had about an hour drive to Brooklyn this morning. We needed to occupy ourselves until Emma finished her workday at 4:00, so we chose the Red Hook neighborhood. After Sean defeated a tiny parking space, we were greeted by Benny sitting on a bench in front of his record shop. He was a great guy, chatting with us and giving us neighborhood recommendations.
Walked down to the waterfront and had a fabulous view of Lady Liberty. Contrast my view with Sean's "artistic" take. The Queen Mary II is docked in Red Hook.
Had a delicious lunch at Hometown BBQ. Korean sticky ribs, Oaxacan chicken, and slaw.
Visited Raaka chocolate factory for samples and some candy. It's a brand available at Whole Foods. Delicious.
Coffee in a delightful garden at The Black Flamingo before we picked Emma up at Saxelby Cheese.
Had a lovely Thai dinner with Emma and Konstantin.Read more
TravelerSounds like great fun!
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Traveler Love the scallions
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Day 3
Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
☀️ 77 °F
Altitude: 33 ft
United States New York 40.726461, -73.96109440°43’35” N 73°57’40” W
More Brooklyn
October 4 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Took the 65 bus to lunch at Popina in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood. Small plates of homemade pasta and bread. Delish. Views of Manhattan from our table.
Ceramic banana display.
We took the subway to Greenpoint, and spent time in an amazing stationery store where the center of the store was set up specifically to test pens! There were notebooks and at least 50 varieties of pens to try. Felt tips, calligraphy, fountain... It was great fun!
Onto a nice spot on the East River to see the sun setting on Manhattan.
Our Polish dinner was delicious- sausages, pierogi, potato pancakes, cucumber salad, stuffed cabbage. Yum.Read more
TravelerYou find the most interesting places!
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ciasgardenshed.comWe have help. Konstantin comes up with good ideas.
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TravelerEverything sounds and looks great. I was very interested in the drinks/sodas. Double yum
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Day 5
Monday, October 6, 2025
☀️ 82 °F
Altitude: 39 ft
United States Quincy 42.273626, -71.02988842°16’25” N 71°1’48” W
Weymouth
October 6 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Arrived in Weymouth, Massachusetts, Sunday evening. Had takeout dinner in our hotel.
Monday was a shopping day. There's a nice shopping area in Hingham. It's on the site of the old Bethlehem Shipyard. We ate lunch al fresco at The Beth.
The huge anchor was made in Chester, PA, my father's childhood home.
It's been unseasonally warm here. In the 80s. We didn't plan this trip around "leaf peeping" like so many people do. But here's an update anyway. Pennsylvania and New York were still basically green. Massachusetts has dots of color. It'll be interesting to see what it looks like when we head North tomorrow.Read more
TravelerFingers crossed for beautiful colors.
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Day 7
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🌧 57 °F
Altitude: 226 ft
United States Palmyra 44.835897, -69.30164744°50’9” N 69°18’6” W
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Next Stop Maine
October 8 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Left Weymouth this morning in pouring rain. Leaving was bittersweet. We're looking forward to a few vacation days, but hate leaving Diane.
The first pics today are for Michellemarie. I got coffee and a donut at the first Dunkin' Donuts! Nerdy me got pretty wet in the rain to get the photos, but it was worth it.
Leaf peeper's update. New Hampshire has a little more color, but still lots of green.
Stopped in Portland, Maine, for lunch. We ate at Central Provisions, and thoroughly enjoyed our choices (highlighted on the menu). Then must-have sweetness at Gorgeous Gelato.
Leaf peeper's update. Maine color is looking promising for tomorrow.
Made it to our little cabin. It sits on a lake. Really nice. Found some grub, then early to bed!Read more
TravelerAwww friend. Dunkin' and gelato!
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Traveler Different logo.
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Traveler Oh my. I'm watching Jimmy Fallon 's new brand reality show. They rebranded Dunkin'! So fun.
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Day 8
Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
☀️ 45 °F
Altitude: Sea level
United States Tremont 44.221997, -68.33741444°13’19” N 68°20’15” W
Acadia National Park
October 9 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
We started today's journey passing through throngs of people and their cars at the most popular attractions of the park: Thunder Hole and Sand Beach. We opted not to stop because we had already seen them on previous trips. We parked and walked along the coast to Otter Point. I did see one otter pop its head out of the water. The combination of mountains (Appalachians) and ocean makes this park so beautiful and unique.
The next stop was Bubble Rock. It's a rock that looks like it might fall off of the edge. It sits on top of a pretty tall hill of stone. Sean made the hike to the top. Strenuous at times, but he did it. I stayed at the bottom, but saw him when he reached the top and the rock. Zoom in to see tiny Sean.
Lunch at Geddy's. Chowdah for Sean, fish sandwich for me. Very tasty.
Leaf peeper's update: we're a bit early for the full show. Some beautiful colors here and there.
The East side of Mount Desert Island is where all of the action is--Bar Harbor, the Park, etc. we're staying on the West side or Quietside as Mainers call it. On our drive home from the park, we stopped at the Bass Harbor Lighthouse. It was mobbed with people, and we were stumped about why. Apparently, the attraction was the sunset, not the lighthouse. We had to fight through a crowd to see the lighthouse! Couldn't even get a shot of it without the dudes and their poodle. It was crazy...hundreds of phones pointing at the sun. I feel fortunate to have seen so many beautiful sunsets without fighting a crowd.
Convenience store pizza for dinner, and the most delicious cookies for dessert.Read more
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Day 9
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
⛅ 45 °F
Altitude: 92 ft
United States Tremont 44.324497, -68.39932844°19’28” N 68°23’58” W
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Acadia Day Two
October 10 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Our day started with a delicious breakfast in Bar Harbor.
We explored Acadia's coast yesterday. Today we move inland. Our hike took us by four ponds. Three of them were called Beaver ponds, but we saw no beavers. We did see a few huge dens. One of the ponds was half filled with felled trees. Beaver work?
There were very few birds, but we saw a pretty big buck looking at us from the woods.
Sometimes the simplest things bring us pleasure. Much of the path we walked was covered with pine needles. It was really nice. The needles not only cushioned our walk, but sent up their scent for us to enjoy.
We had the required fried seafood dinner at a cute little place in Bass Harbor. Nice end to our day.Read more
Traveler Hahaha
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Traveler My favorite 😍
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Traveler Yum
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Traveler This looks like a Bob Ross painting!
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Day 10
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
☀️ 52 °F
Altitude: 85 ft
United States Tremont 44.3242, -68.39910844°19’27” N 68°23’57” W
Bye, bye, New England
October 11 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
We begin our 16 hour journey home today. It is so hard to leave family and this beautiful area behind. It's back to the daily grind. Hope to make it to Rochester, NY, before we stop for the night.
TravelerSafe travels.
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ciasgardenshed.comThanks🥰
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Day 11
Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
☁️ 54 °F
Altitude: 715 ft
United States North East Township 42.249108, -79.76755842°14’57” N 79°46’3” W
Last Leg
October 12 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Woke up early in Rochester, and downed our Hilton brand breakfast. Somehow, I always still want coffee after I finish their joe. I might need to splurge on a Starbucks or Dunkin'.
Leaf peeper's update: New York a week later is more colorful. So many pines in Maine keep it green.
Bass Harbor Lighthouse update: I forgot to mention the best thing about the sunset/lighthouse visit--dolphins! We watched a cluster of four popping up regularly in the water in front of us. Just a joy to see them.
Acadia Beaver Ponds update: while we didn't see beavers, I enjoyed the company of a tiny ground squirrel. It took me a while to identify him, because he's small like a chipmunk with squirrel coloring. I sat on a rock for a while when Sean went off exploring. The squirrel hung out near me for a while, chirping. Very cute.
Working on weaving in ends on my crochet square temperature blanket. It's a good car project.
When we were getting close to the NY/PA line, we suddenly smelled something fruity. At first we thought it was apples, then we started seeing the grapevines. The scent of Lake Erie Wine Country, even with our windows closed, was great.Read more
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Day 11
Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
⛅ 59 °F
Altitude: 725 ft
United States Springfield Township 41.937811, -80.51857241°56’16” N 80°31’7” W
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Home
October 12 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Traveler So glad to have you home.
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ciasgardenshed.com🥰
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TravelerWhat a wonderful trip!
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ciasgardenshed.comIt was fun! Can't wait to see your trips!
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October 12, 2025