Looking for campgrounds

Sunday September 15 2019

On the road at 9:30 heading to Mercer KOA just inside the PA border.  We needed fuel but were half afraid of getting stuck again.  Diane found a Flying J on the PA border that had RV lanes so we are safe today.  A couple of rest area stops and a lunch break and we pulled into the KOA at 3:30.  Nice park, the roads are a little tight but we got in the our site without any problems.  We didn't unhook for just the two days plus the truck needs inspection.  A couple of walks around the park to check it out and then up to the office for propane.  We (mostly Diane) have been working diligently on finding a campground for the next couple months.  I can't believe how full everything is this late in the season. Chicken on the grill and the day is over.

KOA Site

Somebody had time

to kill and made this.

Monday September 16 2019

Pancakes and sausage for breakfast then a little work.  Diane did laundry, bedding went to laundromat and two loads in the camper.  Seems she is always doing laundry or cleaning.  While she did that I worked on unclogging the shower drain.  After working up a sweat with the plunger and making a gross mess it finally drained out slowly.  With a flashlight I could see a glob of something.  With screwdrivers and needle nosed pliers in hand I worked and finally pulled out a glob of silicon(I think) sealant out of the drain.  By now it was after lunch and Diane was done with laundry.  We ate some leftovers for a quick lunch.  By the time we folded laundry, put away my tools and showered it was happy hour.  I don't know how we ever managed to work full time jobs and get everything done.  We are busy most days just looking after the Moho.  A couple more walks and it was dinner time.  Dogs and beans, a good comfort food.  Still not much luck on campgrounds.  Tomorrow is a winery stop for 1 night then 3 nights at Middleburg Center(maybe) then down to Gettysburg Farms in East Berlin for a week.  After that we have no clue where we are going.

Tuesday September 17 2019

We were on the road by 10 am heading to the Starr Winery in Curwensville Pa.  It is only a 120 mile trip so we took are time.  We stopped for a break, then lunch, then another break, then at Walmart to unhook the truck.  We drove the ten miles to check out the road to the winery.  It was narrow with some low clearance bridges but we figured we could make.  Back to Walmart I drove the Moho Diane followed in the truck.  We finally arrive and park at 2:30.  The place is absolutely gorgeous.  See the pic's.  We settled in and headed over for a wine tasting.  Ken Starr (the grandfather and owner) joined us on the deck for a glass of wine and treated us to a snack tray(cheese, bologna, cracker and olives).  By the time they closed our free campsite cost us $85.  Worth every penny.  Burgers for dinner another glass of wine and we were done for the night.

Having wine with the

owner, Ken!!

 

Wednesday September 18 2019

I was up early, showered, had breakfast, and walked Rudy by 7:30. I had an appointment at the local Ford dealer to get the truck inspected.  I arrived at 8:30 dropped off the keys only to find out they couldn't do emission's testing. So back to the winery we finished packing and rolled out about 9:30 for our 173 mile trip.  A mostly uneventful trip we stopped for a break, fuel and lastly lunch at Fry's Turkey Ranch at the top of Steam Valley Mountain.  It has been a long time since we ate there and food was great.  We stopped a Ives Run to top off the fresh water tank then down to Middlebury Center to our spot.  Diane made her jambalaya rice dish. YUM!  We sat out side watched the sunset and headed in.  No TV and poor cell reception we had to talk to each other. Wasn't all that bad actually, made for a nice evening.

Our site for the next 4 nights

not to bad, just us parked here!!