Today we traveled to New Hampshire with a quick side trip into Vermont. We took a side trip to drive over a floating bridge in Brookfield.  Originally it used gallon drums to float the bridge. It has since been reconstructed with pontoons which makes it significantly safe,  but not fun to drive.

What we expected...

What we saw

We then headed to New Hampshire where we were supposed to stop at flume gorge. Sean asked if we could go to the hotel instead of stopping, and as it was a laundry day we all decided to skip the gorge. 

Living the life!

Tomorrow we head to Maine!

Take care y’all

Day 4 – June 18 today we traveled to Cambridge to see MIT before we headed to Boston where I was thrilled to meet up with a great friend and her family. They toured the aquarium while I took the boys on a duck boat tour. They loved the tour. I was a bit sad because I was on the wrong side and didn’t get as many pictures as I would have liked. My favorite part is going out on the water.

After walking around and viewing all the items for sale in the markets,  we headed off to Cheers. Both boys enjoyed their burgers while I had a turkey sandwich with a pretzel roll. We all had a fantastic time watching Hayden eating a lemon. He loved making us laugh with his sour faces he was making.

After saying our goodbyes,  the boys and I headed to The Liberty hotel. It was cool because part of it used to be the jail,  but the over priced valet and room service made us wish we stayed in our Hampton Inn standby.  The majority of the trip (USA portion)  we have stayed in Hampton Inns or other Hilton family hotels. We definitely do not recommend this hotel.

Tomorrow we are off to NH.

Take care y’all

June 16 –  Today we headed to Connecticut.  Before we left NJ we stopped at IHOP (seans favorite) for breakfast and then made a quick stop at target for roadtrip snacks and drinks for the boys.

While traveling towards the hotel we made a quick stop in Orange,  CT. We stopped by the Pez Visitor Center.

This is the kind of museum/visitor centers that my boys prefer. It’s interactive so you can learn about Pez history and have fun at the same time. Their favorite display was where you guess the name of the Pez dispenser. At first we did chose easy level. Then we got cocky and shifted to expert. Um bad choice although we did get half correct (by accident) . My favorite part was seeing through into the factory area where we saw people packing the Pez and also putting the dispensers together.

If it’s on the route you are traveling it is definitely worth seeing. I wouldn’t drive an hour out of the way to visit.

After a quick break at our hotel, we drove to Mystic, CT to visit Mystic Pizza. It was a bit out of the way but Sean enjoyed their pizza (his favorite food) and Brian said their burgers were OK. I stuck with a salad as I know there will be days where I will not be making very healthy choices.

Tomorrow we are off to RI.

Take care y’all

June 15 –  we spent the day relaxing. Sean and I walked to a cute little bistro for our morning meal. Sean loved their giant croissants (he ate 2) while I had an unusual waffle.

Afterwards we walked around the boardwalk and we bought Brian a swimsuit as he forgot to pack one.  The boys spent some time playing games while I ran to the stored buying what we forgot to pack (mouthwash, q-tips &  nail clippers) .

Later Sean and I walked down to the boardwalk for dinner at the arcade. Unfortunately, what we thought was pizza was a tomato pie and was too different from his usual pizza for Sean to eat. I caved and picked up mcdonald’s.  Hopefully the food will be better as we travel.

Later y’all