We visited Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut.

Mystic Aquarium had some fond memories for Jenn:

Map:

Beluga:




Sea lions:


Seals:



Belugas:

Fish:

Touch tank:

Sharks:

Stingrays:

Fish:

Coral:

Jellyfish:



We visited Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut.

Mystic Aquarium had some fond memories for Jenn:

Map:

Beluga:




Sea lions:


Seals:



Belugas:

Fish:

Touch tank:

Sharks:

Stingrays:

Fish:

Coral:

Jellyfish:



We stayed at Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Established way back in 1759 as a farm, and made into a campground in the late 1960’s, this campground has been around a while, and has the amenities to show for it, if you’re into such things. Very popular with weekenders. Though we did visit on the Fourth of July weekend, so it might have been more busy than normal.
Dates:
Weather:
Noise:
Site:
Utilities:
Internet (in usage priority order):
Amenities:
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Great base for New England exploration
We’re not really “campground activities” kind of people, but if you are, this is the place to go and do that. For us, it was a great home base for exploring Boston, Cape Cod, and a daytrip into CT and RI, so we didn’t spend a lot of time at the campground itself. I really enjoyed having a massage therapist on site, however. What an awesome perk that I wish more campgrounds had. While the amenities offered definitely live up to the “resort” name, the sites themselves were a bit on the basic side, with gravel roads, pads that weren’t entirely level, and no garbage pickup. The utilities all worked well, however, and they do accept packages. We’d be happy to stay here again when we’re in the area. We camped at Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort in a Motorhome.
Campground map:

An interactive map:
Our site:




Utilities:

Other sites:





Cabins:

Activity center:

Playground:

Court:

Field:

Horses:

We’d be happy to stay here again.
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 324 miles from Trenton, Maine to Foxboro, Massachusetts.
We drove our coach 324 miles, about six hours of driving, from Trenton, Maine to Foxboro, Massachusetts.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading southwest — the start of our westward journey, which will culminate in reaching our Washington home base in September:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
The 360° camera magnetically mounted on the rear of the truck, for a different angle:

I-395 West:

Rest area:

I-295:

Toll plaza:

Service plaza:


Look familiar? Same one we visited on the previous travel day:

Popeyes and Dunkin for lunch this time:

Back to the coach:

Exit to I-95:

Toll plaza:

I-95 and Maine Turnpike:

“Welcome to New Hampshire”:

Fuel stop:

Toll plaza:

“Massachusetts Welcomes You”:

Exit to I-495 South:

Interesting food trailer:

Exit signs are now mile-based, but have old sequential exit numbers too:

Arriving at Nomandy Farms Campground:

Check in lanes:

Office:

Security gate:

Our site:

Another RV-themed podcast that I enjoy is The RV Atlas podcast.
It is hosted by Stephanie and Jeremy Puglisi, with hundreds of episodes on RV topics including tips, RV reviews, interviews with guests, and more.
It can be a bit ad-heavy, but often has interesting content.
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We walked across the road from the campground to Sugar Bakery to pick up some lunch and snacks.
They are cash only — something their website doesn’t mention. They would have made at least twice as much from us if they accepted credit cards. They do have an ATM inside, but that’s even more hassle. With modern technology, there’s no excuse to not accept credit cards and tap payments.





Pastries for lunch and moon pies:

We stopped by Momo’s Cheesecakes in Ellsworth, Maine to buy some cheesecake slices.
This isn’t your typical shop: it’s like an extra-fancy farm stand, where you self-serve whole or slices of cheesecakes and other goodies, and pay via cash boxes or Venmo. An excellent idea!






Our selections:

Tasty cheesecakes, too.
We drove to the Schoodic Peninsula in Acadia National Park in Maine, including the Rockefeller Welcome Center in historic Rockefeller Hall and Schoodic Point.
Here’s an interactive map of our route:

The welcome center in Schoodic Education and Research Center:












There’s only one part of Acadia National Park that requires a timed entry ticket, and that’s the Cadillac Mountain summit road. It is a popular place to visit, especially for dawn, as it is (for part of the year) the first place in the US to see the sunrise. We managed to snag one of the limited sunrise tickets, and got up at 3 AM to experience it.
Here’s an interactive map of our route:

















We ate at Archie’s Lobster in Bass Harbor, Maine.









Nice scenery, but not quite as tasty as the little lobster pound by the campground.