What we have been doing for T@B Therapy since we haven't been able to Travel

I cannot believe it has been almost a month since I last posted. Yes, it's that four letter word again (I know it's been almost 4 weeks so if you've forgotten and you don't know which one I'm referring to..see earlier post)! My fingers just can't seem to get the letters typed ;) Phew..enough of that....That's what our T@B is for..Therapy - to help us escape.. and even when we are not traveling and the poor T@Bbaby is couped up in the driveway..we make sure to give her the attention she deserves! So what have we done during this time for our T@BTherapy? We bought her pretty (and not so pretty) things and booked her a few vacations! Let's talk about the vacations first. The first trip we booked was through our yahoo T@B group, It is named Halloween 2011 in St.Augustine. That's right, we are going down to Florida just about when it's going to be getting a bit chilly here in good ol' NY ;) We arrive on Thursday Oct 27th and Depart Wed Nov 2nd. One full week with our fellow T@bbers. There are 21 T@Bs (Approx 45 crazies like us) booked so far. This will be our first T@B Rally and are really looking forward to it. Although our babies all came from the same mold, each one has been modified and decorated to give them their own unique little personalities. (Just wait till I tell you the presents we got for ours!) OK, back to the rally..besides relaxing on our own, we will be doing some fun things as a group. There is a Ghost and Graveyards Tour, a Moonlight Lighthouse Tour and not to forget our little Lexi - a Dog Parade! I'm assuming in costume since it is Halloween after all. Now we just need to decide what to dress him in so that he is totally embarrassed in front of all his new friends! Of course we will have to leave prior to the 27th - it is a 21 hour drive after all. Hmmm, which reminds me I need to book a place to stop along the way..and on the way back ;) ..more places to see..Yay! Below are some Pictures taken from the Park Website at

St. Anastasia State Park

Campsites at St.Anastasia State Park

Endangered Beach Mouse Hiding in Tall Grass

Heron

Lighthouse

Beach View

Our next trip I planned for the T@B was through a group called The Tearjerkers, a group of people who own Teardrop Trailers. They have Chapters from all over the US. We, obviously, are in the New York Chapter. This rally called "Crossroads of America 2011" CRA 2011 is for ALL chapters to participate and is July 14th - July 17th..

Life Moves a Little Slower on Teardrop Time

It takes place at McCormick's Creek State Park~ McCormicks Creek State Park ~in Spencer Indiana, just a bit south of Indianapolis. I am really looking forward to this one! For a few reasons: 1) It is sooooon! 2) We will meet some interesting new people (130 and counting) and see all kinds of teardrop trailers, from homemade ones to ones like ours. 3) That map on the bottom of the page, yes the one that looks so empty, will be filling up before you know it! They are having a cash contest who guesses the number of attendees closest without going over. I guessed 132 and TG guessed 142, I believe the pot is at approx $150. That would be some nice spending money along the way! There will be some teardrop visiting and 'nosey-bodying', breakfast gatherings, workshops, Geo-caching, a Dutch Oven cooking contest (don't think I am entering :) ), Movie night, and other things that escape me now. We plan to stop once on the way over to Indiana (not sure where just yet) but I know all the places I want to go to on the way back. We are going to head south a bit to Gatlinburg Tennessee located on the border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. After that we may go down a bit further south to Blue Ridge, Georgia. Still need to see how much time we have. From there we would start heading East on the Infamous Blue Ridge Parkway to Asheville North Carolina for a stop.

After getting our fill of mountains, river tubing and arts we will continue east to travel back up north along the shoreline of the Atlantic. we'll stay at a beachy town probably in Virginia then head up through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, one of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel

Gatlinburg TN

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There's a cable car I think we may need to ride

The Bridge is 20 miles long and consists of two tunnels where the ships travel over. Besides being Scenic it cuts off 95 miles from the trip between Virginia Beach and points north of Wilmington Delaware. From there we will travel through Delaware than take the Cape May-Lewes Ferry 17 miles over to NJ to continue our trip back home. We plan to spend about 10 days on this trip. There are so many places to decide where to stop and book in the coming weeks to prepare for it. I better get to it!



Blue Ridge Parkway

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