Champ

While we spoke at a church near Plattsburgh, New York, we crossed over Lake Champlain on a ferry from Vermont. this was pretty exciting for everyone because, well it is out of the ordinary. We have been on a ferry before, most recently to Balboa Island last March. But this is the first time we have taken Howard on an ferry. This was both cool and expensive.

While crossing the lake we kept a sharp eye out for America's Loch Ness monster - Champ. Champ has been rumored to live in these deep waters for many ages and there have been some sightings even photographs. We thought we might have spotted him ourselves - see if you can see him in the photograph below.

The church had a great little spot for us to camp at while we were there. This little camping spot was perfect because we full hook-ups, a quiet location, playground equipment and it was right next to Lake Champlain. Thus we had more opportunity to spot our mystical creature. We definitely saw a few loons and kingfishers at this beautiful location!

The church we spoke at is in nearby West Chazy and will soon become our home. We were there to candidate and were eventually offered the position of senior pastor here. So our full-time traveling days will be coming to an end when we start at West Chazy Community Church on July 1st. We plan on keeping Howard and still traveling from time to time. Our love of exploring will always burn bright.

Our GPS while on the ferry - in the middle of a lake!

Be sure to keep tuned in to our blog as we will continue sharing updates from the road these next couple of months and wrap it up once we stop. We also plan on writing a book detailing our journeys!

New England treats

This post has been deleted because it is in our new book entitled Napkin Dreams. It can be found on Amazon.com

New England McDonalds whirlwind tour

We ran out of time while exploring New England and had to visit three states in one day in order to get an appointment in upstate New York in time. We will hopefully one day visit this area again. The states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont were both firsts for any of us, not just on this trip, but anytime during our lives! They are quite beautiful and we basically drove through without appreciating all they have to offer.

We started off in Westport, Massachusetts where we stopped in for some iced coffees for Patsy and I. This was one of nicest McDonalds we have ever seen with some very classy landscaping! Wow, who would have thunk it!

For lunch the boys were treated to lunch at a McDonalds in Kittery, Maine. Patsy and I did not eat here, we will post about our Maine lobster treats later.

Later in the afternoon we stopped in Lebanon, New Hampshire for some cookies for the kids! Wow, this is a record for the Martin family!! We actually hit five restaurants in one day! We will blog about our Vermont dinner soon and special cappuccino later.

To top off our McDonalds in every state we visit we hit one for breakfast for Patsy and I in Burlington, Vermont the next morning. So now we can avoid all McDonalds for maybe the rest of the summer. Hmmm, I am not sure about that, after all, their coffees are divine!!