Sorry I am so inconsistent in my blogging.  Catch-up time again.
Tuesday, the weather was beautiful.  We had lunch along the water in Kennebunkport, ME.  We arrived in Rockport, MA in the late afternoon for some sightseeing and picture-taking.  Had dinner at the Gloucester House in ... Where else, but Gloucester!
Then it started to rain.
And, boy, did it rain!  And rain.  And rain.
Wednesday, we drove to Eastham, MA on Cape Cod to stay with my sister, Rita, and her husband, Tom.  A great visit!  Bananagrams, dinner and lots of catching up  and playing with their pup, Salty, while the rain and wind roared outside.
Thursday morning, we set out (in the rain again) for Providence, RI.  We were actually in Cumberland, RI, where we visited my niece, Mary Rose, at her home.  My sister, Carol, is there too while Mary Rose's husband, Dave, is traveling for work.  We had a great visit there, with lunch provided by Mary Rose.  Yumm.
From Cumberland, we headed to Morris Plains, NJ.  There we visited with Marty and Doug Huss.  Doug went to high school with Jim, and Marty and Doug have been part of out mini-reunion and traveling group since then.  It was great to visit with them at their home, and to go to one of their favorite restaurants, Wild Basil.  Yumm again.
Friday we drove to Newtown, PA and took my niece, Katie, and her amazing two-year-old daughter, Lennon.  We went to lunch together where Lennon entertained us with her songs and storybooks.  Sorry to miss her daddy, Dan, but he was working and we couldn't stay long.
From Newton, we made the long, rainy drive to Gettysburg, PA.  It was an exhausting drive, so we had an early night.
Today is Saturday.  We spent the time at the Gettysburg Museum and Visitors Center soaking up all the information and history there.  So very impressive to be where it all actually happened.
It was still raining as we drove from there to Arlington, VA where we are tonight.  Spent to evening doing laundry so we are ready to see the sites in and around DC tomorrow.