When we last posted, Jim and I were chilling at the Normandy Farms RV Resort in Foxboro, Massachusetts. We can’t say enough about this place. It is a destination, not a campground to park the RV in while you see the sights. This RV Resort is the sight! We spent a relaxing week using the hot tubs, pools, etc. etc. etc. Pricey, but worth it.
The store and check in area of the RV resort. Everything was very well kept up.
While there, look at what pulled in next to us? It is very rare for us to see another Super C in a campground, let alone have one pull in next to us! This unit was made by Renegade and was about the same age as ours. It was fun comparing the two units.
Two Super C’s…side by side!
After our relaxing week, we headed down to the “entrance” to Cape Cod. It worked out that friends from Michigan (Leola and Doug) were going to be in the area visiting Leola’s Mom (aka Mrs. Cross…famous for her Black Bean salsa recipe)! Having grow up in the same neighbor as Leola, Mrs. Cross is like a second Mom. So this was a visit with family at their cottage!
Across the street from the cottage.
We took advantage of a sunny day to drive out to Cape Cod proper, going all the way to Provincetown. We saw a stunning coast line, seals, whales, ate well, and generally enjoyed a beautiful day.
The Cape Cod Canal. I didn’t even know the Cape had a canal! This one has paths on both sides (compared to a path on only one side of the Erie Canal back home).
Place where Marconi made the first wireless transmission across the Atlantic.
Leola and me at the Cape.
The stunning shoreline of Cape Cod.
Leola and Doug enjoying the Cape.
Gray seals on a sand bar off Cape Cod.
Whale watching boat. We did see whale breaching, but weren’t able to get a picture.
What’s a visit to Cape Cod without a few light houses. Does this lighthouse look familiar?
This is the light house that appears on the….
It’s on the Cape Cod potato chip bag!
I’ve seen that light house somewhere.
Towards the end of our stay, a massive rain storm came in. We spent one day hunkering down in the RV while 2 inches of rain came down.
Flood warning on my phone…and we were in the middle of it.
We needed a down day anyway. I got the sewing machine out and Jim buried his nose in a book while we watched massive water puddles take over the campground roads.
Flooded roads in the campground.
Below is a video of the rain running off the roof of the Blue Flame. The windshield is now clean at least!
Our visit to the Cape came to an end and the next stop was the Poughkeepsie, New York area because we had more family to visit. The campground here served as a place to park the RV while we went down to the city of Long Beach on Long Island. Jim’s nephew Scott and his wife Liz had recently moved back to the area and we were determined to visit them before they decided to move yet again. So we left the RV for a night, resolved to fight the New York City traffic and drove the Jeep down to Long Island.
I’ve been to Long Island a couple of times, but never the Long Beach area. It’s at the western end of the island on the south shore. We happened to be there when all the east coast flooding was going on. Long Beach, like much of the area, was prepared for what would or would not happen.
Long Beach, with the surf rolling in.
10 foot high sand pile to block any incoming tidal surge.
The coastal flooding didn’t happen, but the ocean was really rough. It never occurred to me that we would see surfing off Long Island. But we did! It was a little surreal.
Surfers and kids playing.
There’s a surfer in there!
Unfortunately, I neglected to take any other pictures while on Long Island with the exception of the authentic New York bagels Scott procured for breakfast. Thanks Scott!
A bagel from Long Island for breakfast. Yum!
After the quick overnight visit with Scott and Liz, we are now back in the RV in the Poughkeepsie area. The storms are gone and we are going to play Hudson Valley tourists for the next few days. We had an excellent adventure today…but that story will wait till the next blog post.
Thanks for the pictures and commentary. Wondered if you were going to experience any of the storm. We had lots of wind which means — lots of sticks/branches to pick up. A little rain mixed in.