Flashback to Vicksburg, Mississippi

 

In the 1860s, the Civil War gunboat USS Cairo was sunk in the Yazoo River near Vicksburg. About 100 years later, the remnants were discovered and raised. The part original material, part restoration USS Cairo is on display at Vicksburg National Military Park.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

"I'm the Commander of the USS Albacore! Dive! Dive!! Dive!!!"

 

Freeport, Maine

Shopping Day!!!

 

Hampton Beach, New Hampshire

Enjoying sunrise from the deck of our latest temporary home!

Haverhill, Massachusetts

How many cities have a castle on a hill that you can hike to? Kelly's home town does - Winnikenni Castle!

 

Andover, Massachusetts

Swans and their babies spotted during a long walk around Haggett's Pond.

 

Flashback to Memphis, Tennessee

"I might not be ten feet off of Beale, but I am four paws off of Beale!"

 

Flashback to Amarillo, Texas

This interactive sculpture lets you feel like Superman for a moment.  You can easily spin a 1.5 ton sphere of solid granite because it sits on a paper thin layer of water. 

 

Flashback to Chattanooga, Tennessee

Bo and Misty, rescue horses who were our hosts at our first Airbnb, stopped by to say good-bye on our last day.

 

Flashback to Chattanooga, Tennessee

We expect things to be quiet for the next few days, so the next few posts will be flashbacks. Here's one from March at the Hunter Museum of American Art. Looks like somebody still misses Jade.

 

Westford, Massachusetts

One scoop of Kimball's ice cream just isn't enough!

 

High Point, New Jersey

Appropriately enough, New Jersey's high point is the peak of a mountain named High Point. From here, you can see three states: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. And you can have a nice hike!
 

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

For decades, Kelly and Cindy have been passing the US Army Heritage and Education Center on road trips. Today we finally stopped to see what it was. Among other things, there are numerous displays of historical military equipment, including this vintage World War II Sherman Tank.
 

Pinball "Museum", Roanoke, Virginia

"I'm a Pinball Wizard!!!"

 

Colfax, North Carolina

Hanging out on Mother's Day with my biggest fan, Cindy's mom!

 

Greeneville, Tennessee

When you visit a farmer's market, you're supposed to come away with fresh vegetables, but .... 

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

The world's largest LEGO replica of the Titanic is displayed at the Titanic Museum. It's 26 feet long and 5 feet tall, but the most amazing statistic is the age of the builder--10 year old Brynjar Karl.

 

Knoxville, Tennesssee

Not sure what's weirder: that Tennessee has a monument depicting a freakishly large baby getting the polio vaccine from a doctor who appears to be sitting on a yoga ball, or that Tennessee actually has a monument extolling the virtues of vaccination.

 

Memphis, Tennessee

The resident ducks of the Peabody Hotel get the red carpet treatment as they make their daily trek from their home on the roof to the fountain in the lobby.

 

Memphis, Tennessee

"I'm totally killin' it playing the washboard at the Rock 'n' Soul Museum!!!" (Ummm...Read the room, KC. Read the room.)

 

Memphis, Tennessee

The balcony of Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

 

Big River Crossing Bridge, Tennessee/Arkansas Line

The boundary between Tennessee and Arkansas is the center of the Mississippi River, and you can walk there, with a little help from a mile-long bridge! That's Memphis in the distance.