My last morning in Massachusetts – Thursday, July 28 We had one last stop to make – the home of John Adams in Quincy, Massachusetts - so that meant we drove north a few miles from Plymouth after we partook of a healthy breakfast at Dunkin Donuts (I’m telling you – they are everywhere in…
Downtown Boston – Wednesday, July 27 A few years ago, when we took the family to Washington, DC, we toured the city on a trolley that took us all around the city very easily. We hopped on and hopped off as we wanted, and when we finished with one landmark, another trolley was there to…
To have such a tortured past, Salem is nearly a perfect city. Small and friendly, with a beautiful downtown, Salem sits on the harbor with incredible views of the Atlantic Ocean. Because Nathaniel Hawthorne is my dead boyfriend, and he was born in Salem, and because I…
Yesterday's activities were exhausting. I thought I would try to write a quick note about our baseball excursion when I arrived back at the hotel room last night, but we didn't hit the couch until about 12:45 am, and I was grimy and zombie-like. The only activities that interested me at that point…
I don't even know where to begin. I have no idea how to put into words the feelings I felt today as I walked through Concord, Massachusetts. I have dreamed about Walden Pond and Orchard House and The Old Manse for as long as I have known about Louisa May Alcott and Henry…
After about 10 hours of travel last night, we stopped to sleep in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and awoke this morning with the idea that we would take about 3 hours to travel to Springfield, Massachusetts and spend the afternoon at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. More or less, that is what we…
My First Step on the Appalachian Trail by Kristie Camp Part 2: Foot Paths As I put on my REI hiking shoes and socks, I saw two men emerge from the trail and cross the highway, over into our parking lot. "There are some hikers now!" I whispered to Marc as if I were…
My First Step on the Appalachian Trail By Kristie Camp Part 1: Signs Let me begin with a comment for the real hikers out there – the thru-hikers who spend days on the trail and carry packs that weigh as much as the hikers themselves do – I am not as tough or…
As the bus pulled into the condo complex, our tour guide resumed his position on the mic. "We would like for the adults to be able to examine our properties at their leisure, so we have provided child care for all our of visitors under the age of 12. They will stay here at the…
The summer before I turned 12 in September was the summer of the Florida trip. It was the last summer I lived on High Drive before my parents sold the little house where I had lived my entire life across the street from my grandma. It was the last summer where I played with my…
Kristie Camp 