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Day 6 (66 after leaving home) September 27, 2026 Dover Delaware to Philadelphia Pennsylvania 94 miles Looking out the window this morning the skies are gray and its raining pretty hard. Outside the wind is blowing hard as well. Connie went down to get a luggage cart to take our stuff down to the carContinue reading “Glidden Tour 2026”

Day 5 (65 days after leaving home) September 26, 2026 Dover Delaware 85.9 miles Today is cloudy windy and rainy. Sometimes the rain was light but others it was moderate. Things here are now rather soggy. Our tour today went into Maryland to see the Massey Air Museum and the Mount Harmon Plantation. Both wereContinue reading “Glidden Tour 2026”

Day 4 (64 after leaving home) September 25, 2026 Dover Delaware 36.8 miles Started sunny but quickly turned cloudy. Very windy all day. We started by visiting the John Dickinson Plantation. What a beautiful place. We learned a great deal about his role in the Revolutionary War. His name and role were unfamiliar to bothContinue reading “Glidden Tour 2026”

Day 3 (day 63 from leaving home) September 24, 2026 Dover Delaware 122.7 miles We took an enjoyable drive through the countryside of Delaware to get to the coastal town of Lewis. The day started sunny but windy. As the day went along the wind got stronger. No rain however. The country has lots ofContinue reading “Glidden Tour 2026”

Day 2 (day 62 since leaving home) northern Delaware 131.6 miles The morning started rainy by afternoon we had a little sun and a lot of wind. More winds are expected tomorrow. The tour today took us to the home of the DuPont family. They had beautiful grounds with a sizeable mansion. The grounds, barnContinue reading “Glidden Tour 2026”

Day 1 (day 61 since leaving home) September 22, 2026 Delaware and New Jersey 154.1 miles The weather was rainy most of the day. It was worst early morning and late afternoon. We drove for about 1 3/4 hours to get to the ferry. We needed to be there earlier but we did get on.Continue reading “Glidden Tour 2026”

Day 60 September 21, 2026 Valley Forge Pennsylvania to Dover Delaware 91.8 miles When Connie first looked out the window this morning a van pulling a trailer was driving out of the parking lot. On the side of the van was written Quilters Clinic. Just imagining what was in that trailer. The day is veryContinue reading “Canada 2026”