Visiting nieces

Ted. One of the goals of our road trip to the Northeastern US was to visit three of our nieces. Becky lives in Maryland and we’ll report on her after our meetup in July. However, our first stop after leaving Philadelphia, was Manchester, New Hampshire, home to Ashley. 

After a quick house tour, we piled back into our truck and followed Ashley and her two children a bit further north to their lake house. 

We made the most of a brief overnight stay, grilling out on the deck for dinner and touring the beautiful lake in their boat the next day. 

Ashley and her husband, Peter were gracious hosts and we were charmed by their daughter, Despina, and son, Demetrios, whom we had not seen in two years. In case you haven’t guessed, Peter is of Greek descent. 

From the lake, we drove back south a bit to Wilmington, Massachusetts to spend the weekend with Kelly and her husband, Stephen. This is definitely a boy home and we were embraced by their sons, Henry and Theo and big pup, Logan. 

I was able to attend the boys martial arts and ninja training and we all stopped by the Sunday farmers market. We also played board games and got caught up on everyone’s jobs and activities. 

The boys loved Raymond the Truck!

All too quickly, it was time for farewell hugs and we headed back north for new adventures in Maine.