Cheers to ten years!
Breakfast our last morning in Maine - blueberry French toast and sausage...
Happy Anniversary!
After breakfast, we got on the road to begin the trek back down south, beginning with another $6 in tolls. UGH. We grabbed a quick lunch on the road on our way to Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut.
Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT...
Great museum of ships and shipbuilding in the 18th century...
Tortoise shell bassinet...
Miniature ship figureheads...individually carved.
Ship models everywhere...
Mystic Seaport Chapel...
Beautiful wooden pews...
Large ship figureheads...
More ship models...
Shops along the shoreline...
Selfie in front of the Charles Morgan...
The Charles Morgan...
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Massive ship anchor...
Another shot of the Charles Morgan...
Postcard of the day mailed from Mystic, CT...
After Mystic Seaport we headed towards Tarrytown, NY, but got caught in some ridiculous NY traffic and took a detour through New Haven, CT and Greenwich, CT. We finally made it to our hotel, checked in, and made a dinner reservation for a local place to celebrate our 10th anniversary...
Horsefeathers - it was GREAT food and an amazing atmosphere...
Large wall mural of world famous authors...
More of the mural...
An extensive beer list, a great wine selection, and yummy food made for a great anniversary dinner.
Day 8 --- Sleepy Hollow, NY and Dunn, NC
Longest. Day. Ever.
Our day began by driving a short distance from our hotel to the Village of Sleepy Hollow! It was rainy, so our photos are a little blurry.
THE Sleepy Hollow...
Old Dutch Church...
How cool is that?
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery...
Monument commemorating capture of Major Andre (met with Benedict Arnold about betraying the US) in the American Revolution...
We then began our drive to NC. We drove through NY, NJ, and PA before deciding to stop for lunch.
We almost made it the whole trip before we stopped here...
PA countryside...
We crossed into Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. Mr. Hawk had another detour for us via Harrisonburg, VA to pick up yet another piece of furniture (table) that had to fit into the car Tetris style...he managed it though. Pretty impressive.
We were stuffed into the car like sardines, but at least the view along the Blue Ridge Parkway was nice. It was an incredibly long ride to our B&B for the night in Dunn, NC. We made a pit stop for gas and grabbed a Coca Cola and a Hershey bar to make it through the last 100 miles of the day.
We finally made it!
Simply Divine B&B in Dunn, NC...
Beautiful home...
Amazing staircase and stained glass windows...
Bathroom...
Bedroom...
Very simple arrangement, but very comfortable...
Quick southern dinner at Cracker Barrel...
Mailed the postcard of the day before heading to bed after being exhausted. We drove just under 700 miles today.
Day 9 --- Dunn, NC and GEORGIA
We toured the main level of the house as breakfast was being prepared Sunday morning...
Stained glass with light shining in...
Beautiful mantles throughout the house...
Pocket doors and massive windows...
Sitting room...
Sitting room looking into the library...
Main hallway/foyer...
Library...
Breakfast room - we had an egg and tomato bake, fresh breakfast bread, and fruit.
Beautiful wood inlay floors...
Main hallway looking toward the front door...
Main staircase...
After breakfast we headed HOME! A little less than four hours into the drive and we crossed back into GA!
GA!
3,388 miles later, we are HOME!
It was an absolutely amazing trip and I am thankful to have the opportunity to spend uninterrupted time with RA. Cheers to the next 10 years and many, many, many more.
