I have had a number of inquiries as to just what was the controversy I alluded to in my last blog post, so here you go.

Most of you who know me, know that I am definitely not religious. Our visit to the Benedictine Monastery in Erie Pennsylvania was prompted more by me wanting to photograph a beautiful set of grounds and chapel, but when we arrived, camera in hand they thought that we were part of the CNN crew which was just setting up.

When we asked why this quiet place of beauty and quiet contemplation was open to having a news crew do an interview, we were told the horrible story of what had happened. You can read all about it in the couple of links below to the CNN interview.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/10/25/politics/benedictine-sisters-of-erie-pennsylvania-election-fraud-viral

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/politics/video/nuns-pennsylvania-election-fraud-accusation-digvid

What a sad sad state of affairs we have come to when this is what social media and a few bad actors can do in an instant!

Our trip has taken on an unexpected turn. I had originally planned to stay at all of the beautiful state parks in New York on our way west and south only to find that all of them have already closed to camping.

Before we left our last camp at Spacious Skies campground we visited the Norman Rockwell Museum.

Back on the road we regrouped, and used an app called Hipcamp that lists people willing to let you camp on their property for a fee. So it was quite a surprise to find such a lovely place at Tilden Farms just east of Syracuse NY.

After that we bit the bullet and camped at a KOA just east of Erie PA. The campground was nice but expensive but there was plenty to do as the fall leaves were just beginning to show off.

We wanted to visit the beautiful grounds of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie. They were in quite an agitated state as they just found out that someone had posted on Twitter that they had 50 registered voters listed illegally. They invited CNN to come in for an interview to get the story straight as they were worried that there might be violence once the story circulated.

To see the whole story visit CNN’s story at:

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/10/25/politics/benedictine-sisters-of-erie-pennsylvania-election-fraud-viral

It’s been great being able to see, smell and touch it anytime we wanted, but all things must come to and end and so we say, “Goodbye dear friend. It’s been a honor”

We have now headed in land where the trees are just finishing their spectacular show of turning colors.

We are presently staying at the Spacious Skies Campground in Woodland Hills. It is one of the nicest places that we have stayed in—so far!

It is inland, but the views more than makes up for the lack of the sea. It is also surrounded by State Forests with a whole lot of nice biking and walking trails.

Tomorrow we leave for, who knows where.

We are on our way home to Texas. Our hope is to get there before Christmas, but no promises. We had a wonderful last few days. Even though the weather has turned frosty Tony and I got to fly our drones over Fort Popham State Historic Site for one last look at this breathtakingly beautiful spot.

Afterward we all had s last breakfast at one of our favorite spots, The Galley Restaurant in Bath, before everyone headed off to there respective homes

We drove south for about 2 hours before stopping to camp at Salisbury Beach State Reservation in Massachusetts. The temperature dipped into the 30’s, but we were created by a wonderful super sunset and the an even more spectacular moonrise.

We will spend a few nights here just to get our camping sea legs back before heading west. Who knows what adventures lie beyond?