Our Stay in Frederick, MD
December 2025
Our Frederick Metal-on-Metal Arrival!
- Nov 24, 2025
- 137 mi
- ~ 3.5 hrs
After settling into our Airbnb in Frederick, we went out for a quick grocery run. Everything was fine until we were driving back when the car suddenly started making a scary, metal-on-metal scraping noise. Definitely not something we wanted to hear! We pulled over to check under the hood and the chassis, but there was nothing we could fix right then. Since we were less than a mile from our Airbnb, we chose not to call AAA and carefully drove the car back ourselves. The silver lining was that there was a Mitsubishi dealer right in town, and it wasn’t far away. Luckily, they could take the car in for inspection and repairs the very next day.
- Nov 24, 2025
- 0.20 mi
- 0:39:42 hrs
- 57 °F
The next day, the garage fixed the car. We were happy with the result, but the bill wasn’t exactly a pleasant surprise! However, since we’d owned the car for about seven years, this was actually our first repair. After such a long run of reliability, it seemed like it was time to pay the old-car tax. At least we were back on the road and could enjoy the rest of our time in Frederick and the surrounding areas without worry.
Miles Apart, Trotting Together
- Nov 27, 2025
- 0.37 mi
- 7:24 min
- 41 °F
We kicked off Thanksgiving with our own DIY Turkey Trot to support our daughter-in-law, who was running her race back in her hometown! We both started at 8:00 AM sharp. Coincidentally, there was an official race happening at the park in Frederick at the same time, so to avoid the crowds, we headed the opposite way along the riverwalk. It was a beautiful, chilly run, with much fun. Hopefully, next year we can all run together in person instead of virtually!
- Nov 27, 2025
- 3.16 mi
- 0:38:08 hrs
- 41 °F
