We had a warm night, lovely morning, a great breakfast, and the night before we decided that we would stay in the fancy, more expensive RV Park on James Island, South of the city, as it was closer to Charleston Continue reading
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Off to Charlestown
Buck Hall Campground
Today was a long day. We had a great time in Virginia with the grandkids and their parents. We returned a rental car early in the day and were on an un-crowded road by 8:30 AM. Traffic heading south was light, and we were on cruise control for the better part of the 550 mile trip. The Federal Government has made all the interstates look like any other place you might travel, so much of the regional differences that were in existence 40 years ago are gone. Continue reading
Off to Florida
The start of the day was inauspicious. We stopped at Dunkin Donuts for coffee and on the way back to the RV, I noticed the power cord dangling from the rear. The 15 amp adapter wasn’t attached as it should have been, or not, depending upon your viewpoint. In my excitement to get away from the cold and into the bosom of Florida heat, I neglected to unplug the rig from the house and just drove away. Violation of one of my rules (check the RV before proceeding) at the very start of the trip didn’t bode well. We turned around and headed back home to locate the missing adapter when we were met by a really nice guy, beeping and waving. We stopped and he handed us the adapter with a “Here you lost this”, and like the Lone Ranger, was off. Continue reading
Charles Mill Lake Park and Repairs
This morning we’re waiting at the local Mercedes dealership in Mansfield Ohio, the Mansfield Motor Group, awaiting a diagnosis and repair of our 2008 Winnebago View. We were up at 6:30, had breakfast, put everything together for getting on the road and went to the dump station so we’d travel light. It was freezing last night. There was frost everywhere and the connector to the discharge end of the dump hose apparently wasn’t on tight enough. Oops, a shitty start to the morning. Cleaned everything up, and were off to the repair shop. We made it there on time, talked to the service manager, Jason Resendez, who said he would do his best. Our repair appointment is at 3PM, and we’re hoping to get in earlier. Continue reading
Stationary Camping
We’ve been in Virginia celebrating the arrival of our first grandson. Not wanting to upset the balance of family life, we made arrangements for a car to be available and have been staying at the same site for over two weeks at this point. I’ve never done this before, and It’s been quite an adjustment. We’ve had the same neighbor this whole time, and we look forward to seeing him periodically. We have water and electricity at the site, and have been careful of our usage of water, so we’ve only been to the dump station once, mostly then because we had the time and I wanted to take care of it. Continue reading