The
photos below are what we saw.
The
ferry loading and transit were uneventful and the passage was
smooth. On our entrance into New London harbor, we got a
nice view of the USS Hyman Rickover. Rickover was
the father of the nuclear navy and the driving force behind the
creation of the first nuclear-powered submarine, the
Nautilus. This sub is being built at the Electric Boat
shipyards.
The sub
is decorated as it is due to have it's launching ceremony
soon. Workers are visible on outside of the sub.
A view
of the other side as the ferry passed during the docking
approach.
We spent a pleasant weekend with Mike and Barb. Their son, Ryan, had a birthday party and there was tons of good food and cake. Monday morning, we headed west toward Milford, PA to visit Kathleen's brother Eddie and his wife Amy.
Eddie's
yard was a bit unlevel requiring some extensive block
engineering to get it acceptable. We used most of our "RV
Legos" in the process.
After a
nice 4-day visit, we continued west and encountered a bicycle
rally in progress with a group of support folks. Check out
the smiles on the faces of the girls: Thor is a total Chick
Magnet!
No
confusion as to our path.
Our
travel path took us onto a freeway and imagine my surprise when
I looked up and saw the front of this Army 5-ton truck seemingly
coming at me in my lane. It took a second to process the
fact that it was being towed backwards. Whew!
Further
down the freeway we came upon an accident scene. Thor was
a hit with the personnel.
Our path
took us to Cleveland, OH to visit a sorority sister of
Kathleen's. Her name was Kathy as well, and she arranged
for us to park at the end of her street next to the shores of
Lake Erie. Some fellow spotted us on the freeway and
followed us for miles and right to our parking place. He
identified himself as "Fred, from the trailer park". Sadly
for Fred, he was unable to ask a cogent question about
Thor. I always can tell when a conversation is going south
when they lead with "Bet you can go anywhere with that!".
"Yes", I reply, "anywhere but a parking structure".
Our
parking spot was right next to Lake Erie. There was a
lakeside park and we ate take-out there with our hosts.
The wind
was blowing rather hard resulting in small whitecaps.
While the waves were small by Pacific Ocean standards, the
locals described them as noteworthy.
The
houses on the street were quaint, but in good repair. The
harsh winters here on Lake Erie create maintenance headaches for
homeowners, and the fact that the homes were in good repair
speaks volumes about the pride of ownership of the residents.
Kathy
and Jay arranged for us to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in downtown Cleveland.
Jonny
Cash's tour bus was on display outside the Hall of Fame.
Sadly, we could not get inside to check it out. I took
plenty of photos inside the Hall of Fame, and they are contained
in the next page.
On our
exit from the building, we got a view of a large Great Lakes ore
carrier tied-up at the downtown docks.
The
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is the odd-shaped building in the
right-foreground of the photo above. The exhibits were
interesting, but only because we "lived it" though radio, albums
and CDs.
Any trip
to the Hall of Fame is concluded with beers at the dock-side
bar.
After a
few drinks we went to a local lake-side beach and watched the
boats. Both lighthouses are currently "active".
The U.S.
Coast Guard has a station on the lakefront, one of many.
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