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Chesapeake Bay Bridge
We took a day to do some shopping for John’s boys, Jeff and Jamie. We went to Annapolis Mall to a shop called Zumiez. We found a few items exclusive to that store and not available in Australia. While in the area, I thought it would be a good time...
Harpers Ferry
Naturally I had to take John to one of my most favorite places on earth, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Harpers Ferry is wedged between the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers and bounded on the west by Bolivar Heights. Not long after the descendants of Europeans pushed their way through the Harpers...
Maryland Renaissance Festival
I have long wanted to go to the Renaisaance Festival, but for one reason or another, I never got to go. While still in Australia and his trip still in the planning stages, it ended up that Maryland’s RenFest was one of the items that helped decide when John would...
Shenandoah Valley
Jim and Chris invited John and I to the Shenandoah Valley Long Branch Hot Air Balloon & Wine Festival . They also held a car show. So after being in a few cities, off to the mountains we went. On the way there, we made a stop around Harpers Ferry,...
Washington D.C.
John and I went with Laura, Heather, Tom, Chris and Baby Cameron to Washington D.C. First leg of the journey was to hop on the metro, which seemed to excite Cameron. First stop was the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History… The museum’s collections total over 125 million specimens of plants,...
Maryland Zoo
I owed Miquel a trip to the zoo and John also wanted to see the zoo in Baltimore. I was happy that Laura joined us. Rhinos hold a special place to John and I, so it was fun to see two of them nuzzling. Laura taking a photo of the...
Baltimore National Aquarium
After doing some quick food shopping at Giant, (out of milk) we went to Baltimore’s National Aquarium . The aquarium has a collection of 16,500 specimens of 660 different species. Particular attractions include the dolphin display, rooftop rainforest, and central ray pool, and multiple-story shark tank. The National Aquarium in...
National Zoo in Washington D.C.
John is a docent at Perth Zoo , so it was only natural that we visit the National Zoo in Washington D.C. and we have plans to visit Maryland Zoo another day. The Smithsonian National Zoological Park, commonly known as the National Zoo and was founded in 1889. We visited...
Roadside America & Amish Country
From New York City, which is one extreme, to the hills of Pennsylvania to Roadside America and Amish Country. Roadside America , is the largest indoor miniature village I have ever seeen. It is a panorama of life in rural United States. The exhibit spans more than two hundred years in...
Mr Dolphin is here!
After nine years talking over the internet, John (or Mr Dolphin as my kids call him) is finally in the US for a first visit face to face. After he traveled a grueling 20+ hours, we (Chris, Laura, and Heather) took him to New York City! Maybe not the best...
