We got on the road yesterday (Saturday) about 2:30. We had been transferring things from the house to the motorhome all week. Our plan this year called for doing all the last minute things on Saturday morning, then hitching up the car and having lunch before we started our journey. We only planned to drive as far as Marietta, OH and stay overnight there in the parking lot of a Super WalMart. All went well and we got to Marietta about 5:30. We read and relaxed in the motorhome for a while. There was a McDonald's inside the WalMart so we decided to have dinner there. While we were eating, Sue said how funny it would be if Trevor (our nephew, son of my brother Jim) would walk in. He is attending Marietta College and playing basketball. It was less than 2 minutes later that we saw Trevor and two of his teammates walking in the entrance to the store. I caught up to them (young people walk fast) and said hello. I explained why we were there and congratulated him on his good play this season. They have a game on Wednesday, so I wished him good luck and went back to finish dinner. What a lucky coincidence!
We got back on I-77 at around 9:30 this morning and headed south. With one stop near Beckley, WV for lunch and gasoline, we arrived at the Van Hoy Farm campground in NC around 4:30. The closest town is Harmony. I wonder if they have a barbershop chapter?
Speaking of music, this campground has quite a reputation. They have a large "coliseum" where big name country stars come and perform. The seating capacity is 12,000. Each year, they also host the World Old Time Fiddle Contest. There are some pictures of the coliseum above along with a shot of our campsite.
We have full hookups tonight, so we can shower in the morning and generally have a more normal stay compared to the WalMart experience. I had to flush the antifreeze out of the water lines, install the water filter and reverse the hot water tank bypass. That's not as difficult as it sounds and it's good to get that done now. The temperature here is much warmer than home, but we will still have to run the furnace tonight to stay comfortable. Tomorrow's part of the journey will take us to Whispering Pines campground in Rincon, GA. We stayed there on our way home from Florida last April, so we are familiar with the area.
2 comments:
Apparently Marietta is just like Oxford, OH...nothing to do on a Saturday night except wander around in the local Wal-Mart...exciting.
Glad your trip is going well so far and I will see you on Saturday!
Kris
Actually, I've found that one can get into a lot of trouble just wandering around the local Wal-Mart...more importantly, one can get into trouble using items purchased at said Wal-Mart. :o)
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