The new build took longer than expected due building in the Midwest with  a lot of snow this winter. Got back on the road full-time at the end of June and it feels fantastic! I will be updating a page detailing the build process sometime this year.

Spent the first three night of July here. It was an alright place to stay, but found out how fast the air conditioner can drain the battery bank. Also ran into a problem with the invertor, but luckily figured that issue out on the 6th. Going to start heading South this month then Northeast.

Made it to New York and headed to the Vanderbilt Mansion on July 16th. Unfortunately they were closing early the day we arrived so I was not able to tour the mansion.

Since the Vanderbilt Mansion closed early we headed here since they are so close together. Was able to get a nice walk around the grounds in and a tour of the museum.

Stopped here on July 17th and toured the fort during my lunch break (yes I actually took one). There was a bike tour across the state happening and they had a tent city for all the cyclists erected. Smaller fort but it played a crucial part in securing this nations independence.

On July 18th we made it to Saratoga and took the audio driving tour which has 10 stops and was a good self paced driving tour. The ranger had said it could take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 1/2 hours, we completed it in and hour and a half.

Had this on my list of places to stop but didn't look up why or what the park was. On the 19th we stopped here and took a tour of the house, both studios, and the visitor center. Julian Weir was an artist that had owned this and passed it down to his daughters and their husbands who all were artist too. The park is a pretty recent addition to the National Park service and is the only park for an artist.

This was our first of 4 stops on the 20th of July . They opened at 10 AM and we arrived a few minutes before. At the mill they used to turn fresh picked cotton into string.

Not far from Blackstone river Valley was this park in Providence Rhode Island. Dedicated to Roger Williams who turns out had quite the story and was instrumental in bringing freedom of religion to Rhode Island and the emerging new colonies.

Our third stop on the 20th brought us back into Massachusetts. While we did not spend much time here as we wanted to get to the cape it was definitely an interesting visit.

For our fourth and final destination of the 20th we hit Cape Cod. Now we did has some beautiful views. Traffic back from was not the greatest but still worth the afternoon visit. If we come back this way I could see spending a day or two at the beach.

The morning of July 21 we stopped by here, parking was easy since it was well before 9 am and also free! There is only a parking fee after 9 am and as I saw the night before it gets hard to find.

Previously known as Plymouth Plantation this was a good stop after Plymouth Rock. It has a large parking lot which allowed me to work out of until I took a late and little long lunch to tour the village. The street you see in the picture to the left was simply called 'The Street' while some call it First Street looking at the original drawing made (very simple) it was labeled The Street.

Walked around here a bit during my lunch on July 23rd. While I have been here before it was nice to come back and remember the last time I was here with my Parents and kids. 

Stopped here first thing in the morning on July 24th. Parking isn't the greatest, well it pretty much sucks. They do have a tour that cost $6 with a slight discount if you have a National Parks pass.

Parked in the Sewall Street Lot just before 9 am on July 26th, downloaded the parking app and had 4 hours to explore Salem. The previous night I had booked tours for the Salem Witch Museum (have to book 10PM the night before and select a tour time, you can get tickets at the gate but cannot guarantee you will get a tour when you arrive), and the Real Pirates.  I did enjoy both tours and did also get to visit the Salem Maritime National Historic Site before for the first tour. Thinking about coming back in late October too

Arrived here around 3:30 pm on the 26th. Took a tour of the house and studio, then walked the grounds for awhile. It is not cracking my top 10 but glad I made the stop.