We’re on
Hiway 29 in VA headed toward Danville.
We think we can push through to Charlotte this afternoon. So what haven’t we said in the blog?
- · Dave wanted me to make the case that nothing is really “wrong” with Bessy. Like us, she’s just beginning to show her age. Mechanically she seems sound and with only 68,000 miles she should have a long life to go. (We got her at @38,000) But we are beginning to wonder what will break next. So far it’s all cosmetic things… things coming unglued, loose screws, the numbers and letters in the gearshift (lol) etc. We've started lusting over some of the smaller units, but Bessy still has a lot of room, storage, and appeal, especially with all of our personal touches… the wine rack, internet technology, art, etc. Where would we put it all?… and wanting to take the granddaughters out, it seems counter intuitive to put more people in a smaller space.
- · Usually at this point I include some of my lists I’ve made for fun… I had a great list of names of lobster shacks (I do remember my favorite: “The Tourist Trap”) and I had a great list of BBQ places, many using Dave or David… but the jerk who did the smash and grab of my purse got my journal.
- · At almost every stop we've said that we could come back and stay there a week or more. We left many things unseen and undone. Virginia Beach would be a great family outing, and the Eastern Shore has many unexplored towns, history, and ecological features. I’d still like to do the zip line at Lum’s Pond in Delaware. I think we explored the Inner Harbor in Baltimore well, but I could spend a whole day in the American Visionary Museum in a heartbeat. I want to come back for the Kinetic Race in May that the museum sponsors. It’s already on my calendar. Liberty Harbor would be a great anchor for exploring NYC and with new found friends in the region; it’s a no-brainer. There will always be more to do in Boston, Portland and Bar Harbor and many unexplored towns along the way. The Hudson River Valley and Hyde Park have much to offer, and still “owes” me a sculpture park, not to mention the Catskills that we just blew through. Pennsylvania and Ohiopyle are ripe with white water rafting and mountain hiking along with “behind the scene” tours of the Frank Lloyd Wright houses. The history surrounding Harper’s Ferry is amazing and we still have about 220 miles of biking/segwaying paths there we didn’t see. And of course we only scratched the surface exploring wineries and breweries everywhere!
- · Dave is still talking about Adroit Theory Brewery and wonders is Charlotte is ready for a brewery specializing in doubles, triples, and sours at a higher price point. mmmmmm
- · Next time we make this trip, we definitely will have to order an EZ Pass for the tolls. We were nearly stripped of our cash several times, as the toll booths don’t take credit cards. Unfortunately the RV pass has to be mailed to you, and not bought “on the spot.”
- · Southern Hospitality is NOT over-rated. It would take some time to get used to the abruptness of New England Yankees, where rules seem to be more important than cordiality. In the South, our rules tend to be “suggestions” and we are always open to making the exception.
- · One rule the Yankees have right though, is that pedestrians have the right of way. Folks are quick to stop if you are in the white lines of a cross walk, and they often put crosswalks in the middle of the block when the blocks or long, or the crossings are popular.
- · Bringing along a crock pot was a great idea. I made chili one day and a pot roast another. It does take staying in one place for a day, however!
- · I didn’t finish my license plate game…Hawaii, North Dakota, Wyoming, Oregon (surprised by that one), and Nevada are still out there, unseen by me. We’ve decided there must not be much to do in Michigan or Ohio… those people never stay home!
- · But you meet folks from your hometown EVERYWHERE… at an ice cream shop in Portland we realized that everyone in there at that point in time was from NC…The 10 “wineos” and 2 families traveling together from Chapel Hill. Then I asked a random guy to take my picture at Fallingwater and he was a Davenport from Newberry!
- · We just passed a sign (near Lynchburg) for a Watermelon WINE Festival…. That really sounds completely awful!! I guess all the other festivals have been taken!! OK… I come from near Sally that has the Chitlin Strut, so I guess I can’t talk. And then there’s the Possom Drop… Watermelon wine is sounding better all the time!!
- · We’ve gotten pretty good at this camping “thing”. Setting up and breaking down is almost second nature. We’ve learned what to pack, and how much food we can put in the fridge. Though we’re still amazed that we can lose things in 300 square feet!
- · Last night, around the campfire, we talked about where we’d like to go next…except for taking the girls to “Gramp Camp” at Cherokee in a couple of weeks, the jury is still out, discussions and negotiations continue…
When we got home, Mollie had supper waiting for us in our kitchen and Mike had saved us a parking spot for Bessy. It is nice to be home where we know our neighbors and nothing feels better than your own shower and bed!
- Stay tuned….
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