From New York state to Maine on the 3rd leg

Started off in Newburgh, NY after a decent nights rest after the 12:30 a.m. fire alarm.  Luckily the hotel was not on fire, but fire response wasn't on fire either.

Fire department after alarm had gone off for 15 minutes

The morning began with a walk up to the Orange County Choppers shop.  Got some great pictures of some of the choppers there.

nice ambulance

Military bike for fallen soldiers

OCC building

Then we headed out for Freeport, Maine just north of Portland.  The traffic was stressful with construction on top of toll stations.  We were able to snap a picture at the Connecticut border.

Rest area

Finally we made it to Freeport late this afternoon.  We decided to go eat at the Muddy Rudder which has seafood and steaks.  It was great Melissa got crab cakes/lobster bisque and I had a lobster roll.

Yummy

Great food

We made our way over to the LL Bean which has a giant shop here.  The last leg of the trip will be tomorrow.  We look forward to finally making it to Caribou.

Christmas time right around the corner at LL Bean

2nd leg Philadelphia, PA and Newburgh, NY

After a great visit with friends in Manassas we headed for Philadelphia for Lunch.  The traffic between Manassas and Philadelphia was crazy of course.  We knew for sure then we were not in Tennessee anymore.  What else do you get for lunch in Philly except for a Philly Cheese Steak.  Melissa found a place called the Reading Terminal Market and we headed over there.

Place we got the Cheese Steak

8 bucks minus the Coke

Yummy

We were able to take a look around the market and see what all they sold there.  It was a a ton of different fruits, vegetables, seafood cooked/uncooked, chocolate, and more.

Regular jumbo shrimp

Super jumbo shrimp

Some church family friends last name

I figured we needed to hit up some of the historical sites on the trip.  So where else do you go in Philly but the Liberty Bell.  We were only a few blocks away

Google map distance from the market to the Liberty Bell

Me, my beautiful wife, and the Liberty Bell 

Liberty Bell

Liberty Bell picture 2

Liberty Bell picture 3

Independence Hall

After a great day in Philly we drove to Newburgh, NY to avoid some the Hurricane Sandy mess on the coast.  The traffic was terrible, but we made it to the area.  The part that was interesting is when we got here come to find out this is the home of Orange County Choppers (OCC).  So we are staying right across from it.  It is always fun to have the surprise place that you run into.  Then we finished off the night with New York style pizza.  Well we will head over there and check that out in the morning.  We plan to make it to the state of Maine tomorrow.

First stop Manassas

After last minute packing and a tearful goodbye we set off on the first leg of our trip.  The weather was cool but beautiful after the recent cold front pushed through.  The day was uneventful since Melissa is still sick the only stops we made were gas and food.  We made it to Manassas, VA at around 4:30 p.m. and waited for   Melissa's great friend from college to get off work.  After that we ate at the Cheeseburger in Paradise and visited with her friend.  It was a great first day of driving and we hope tomorrow goes just as good.  Please pray for Melissa and her being sick.

We will add more pictures tomorrow.

Moving day....

Today was the official start to our move to Caribou.  The moving van showed up this morning at around 10 a.m. to start packing and loading our home in Morristown.

Moving truck parked in the driveway prepared for our boxes and furniture

Here are some pictures prior to the move:

Living room

Living room

Kitchen table with items from cabinets

Kitchen shot 1

Kitchen shot 2

Kitchen shot 3

Garage

Now here are some during the move:

Boxes in the hallway between kitchen and living room

Living room full soon to be filled boxes

Moving man hard at work

Glasses and dishes ready to be wraped

Stuff we are taking and stuff the movers are moving

Filled boxes ready to go in the living room

Shrink wrapped furniture

After the move:

Living room is empty

Another living room shot

Empty display closet as we called it

Now we are almost done and ready to leave out on Tuesday for Caribou.  I'm thankful that this part of the move is over.  I'm ready to get started on our pseudo road trip.  I look forward to spending some time with my beautiful wife and getting to Caribou so I can start my career as a meteorologist.  

Meteorology related side note (sorry you know I must to do this) the weather in Caribou is expected to be at or above normal for temperatures as we go into the 6 to 10 day period from the 15th to the 19th.  

Courtesy of the Climate Prediction Center 

This still means that right now the forecast for next Friday is for a high of 39 in Caribou compared to Seymour's forecast high of 57.