New trip planned..story behind it

So I'm in the process of planning another 3 state trip with my mom. She wants to go to Martha's Vineyard. I want to make the most of our trip while we are there by adding other stops on the way so we can see as many states as possible. I am planning the whole itinerary.

We will be flying into the airport in Warwick, RI. Our hotel will be 0.4 miles from the airport and it offers a 24 hr shuttle so thats great. We will be taking a bus to Boston, MA one day. We will also take a bus to Hartford, Connecticut. On our last day of sightseeing we will go to Martha's vineyard. We will take a ferry to Martha's Vineyard and use a tour company to maximize our time on the island.

I'm going to keep searching prices, but as of now I think our trip is going to cost us around $600 a piece which is pretty decent.

So how did my mom choose this trip?

It all started from this picture that I purchased at Goodwill.



I didn't have anywhere to hang the picture. I guess I just thought it was pretty and picked it up. She thought it would go great in her kitchen.

Then the obsession began. See if you can find the common theme in all these pictures...








Well if you haven't figured it out by now...she went crazy over lighthouses.

So now we are going to see the lighthouse that inspired this obsession.

We are going in June. I'll write reviews of the hotel, restaurants, tour groups, cities and anything that we do there. I'll be sure to post lots of pictures and honest feedback.

After the trip I will be up to 17 states! Mom will be up to 10. I still have a long way to go to meet my goal of USA domination.