Trip to Bolerama & Takoma Park, Day 10

Thursday, July 16, 2026,Day 10, Cherry Hill Park, College Park, MD - 0 16.2 Miles, 665.3 Miles For The Trip

Another hot day. We headed to Dempsey's of Ashton for breakfast, then finished packing up the trailers and headed out. A short drive to Cherry Hill. We even managed to ignore the GPS that insisted on hopping on I 95.

We are set up in sites 330 & 332, full hookup "Deluxe" sites (that means you get a table with 4 chairs) on fine gravel for $115.00 per night. The site needed 1 1/2" side to side & lowering the tongue by 2". 

Me in Site 332

The Guidos in Site 330

There is just a bit of shade at site 332; more at 330 but still hot at 92°F. The AC is working hard to cool down the trailer.

After setting up I sat in the trailer and read. A friend and former Technical Director at SUNY Oswego is planning to stop by for a visit. 

We walked over to the Club House to sit around and talk for the afternoon. Ken & Lorna left around 3:30, and Karin arrived a little after 5:00. This time we sat in the shade, although it was still pretty hot at 96°F. Anne headed to the Scamp with breathing problems. While you can't see the smoke or smell it, it is giving me a sore throat. Tomorrow is suppose to be worse. If it is we may spend the day in the trailers.

Karin headed out when I had to do my 7:00 eye drops. 

Dinner was an Amy's Enchilada with Spanish rice & beans, while the Guidos finished off yesterday's sandwiches.

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Trip to Bolerama & Takoma Park, Day 9

Wednesday, July 15, 2026, Day 9, Bill & Deidre's, Highland, MD, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 649.1 Miles For The Trip

We hung around the house after breakfast, then headed to the Full On Sandwich shop in Rockville, MD for lunch. I had a very good turkey avocado sandwich with home made potato chips and we shared a batch of excellent onion rings. Lots of tree damage on the drive from the storm that went through on July 5th. None at Bill & Deidre's, but some of the near by streets were tree covered enough that they had to take lots of detours to get around. They were without power for 2 days.

Back at the house we watched some TV and relaxed. Very hot outside, but the AC at the house kept it comfortable. Inside the trailer it is 95°F with the Maxx fan running at full speed. The refrigerator is doing OK with that much heat: 42°F & 7°F.

We watched some more TV and kept putting off dinner until it was bedtime. I really didn't need or want any - Lunch was much bigger than usual and I'm still full.

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Trip to Bolerama & Takoma Park, Day 8

Tuesday, July 14, 2026,Day 8,Bill & Deidre's, Highland, MD - 227.5649.1 Miles, 421.6 Miles For The Trip

A much better drive than yesterday. Most was on major roads including interstates I 99 & I 70 with a short bit on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

We arrived at Anne's cousins around 3:30. We parked the trailers in the street and will be staying in the house. It is hot, and with no power (just the Maxx fan in the trailer) sleeping in it would be tough.

Me

The Scamp

We sat around and talked until we managed to decide on dinner - two pizzas, a Hawaiian & a white pizza with mushrooms and black olives.

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Trip to Bolerama & Takoma Park, Day 7

Monday, July 13, 2026,Day 7, Lauder Family Campground, Frenchville, PA - 207.3 Miles, 421.6 Miles For The Trip

Not as cool as last night, but nice enough for sleeping. We got a late start, and an even later arrival at the campground. Our Garmins (a combined 4 of them) all gave different routes. I think we picked the wrong one which, while mostly roads with dividing lines, took us all over the place. We arrived around 6:00. The sites are on coarse gravel, full hook up for $41.60. Individual bathrooms are next to the site. I did have to drop the trailer to get the tongue down 2", and add 3/4" side to side. Although far apart in the alphabet, the sites are next to each other.

Site G

Site A

Made a quick dinner of Bubba chicken burgers, beans & ttortoni salad. 

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Trip to Bolerama & Takoma Park, Day 6

Sunday, July 12, 2026 - Long Beach Conservation Area & Bolerama,Wellfleet, Ontario, Canada, Day 5 - 0 Miles, 214.3 Miles For The Trip

It cooled off nicely last night, going down to 57°F by morning & 62°F in the trailer. 

During my morning walk there were very few trailers packing up to leave. Still, some have left and more left throughout the day.

I spent the morning & early afternoon sitting under the Guido's awning and reading. Finished the 1619 Project & started Crook Manifesto: A Novel (The Harlem Trilogy Book 2) by Colson Whitehead. I'm listening to the second book in a series - The Butcher Game by Alaina Urquhart.

Around 12:30 I headed to the bathroom (washroom since I'm in Canada) for a shower. They have 3 showers that open to the outside & 2 inside the men's bathroom. I used one of the inside ones since they have standard showerheads rather than the high pressure low volume ones on the outside ones. The bad - the showerhead aims at the shower curtain and wets most of the drying area. Two hooks and a bench in the drying area. A push button for water. It was hot enough when I started, but someone was in the other inside shower and by the time I finished it was down to lukewarm water. The pushbutton lasted for at least a minute. Overall, a B-.

I took a few photos of folks leaving:

There was a pot luck with left overs from yesterday & lots of new stuff:

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