Heading back to PA!

 Sunday 17 April 2022   Happy Easter to everyone

     HAPPY EASTER.  We are starting our journey to PA hoping to make it in 4 days or less.  We hit the road at 9:45 on our way to Darien Lake.  Again, we wanted to go a bit further but Diane couldn't find anywhere to stay so Inland Harbor RV Park it is. 

Sunny and very warm temp's in the low 90's. We made amazingly good time stopped for lunch and for fuel before parking at 2:30.  210 miles in under 5 hours.  Traffic on 95 was a little lighter than normal, I guess because it's Easter Sunday.  We parked I got the grill out and set thing up to celebrate Easter with a ham steak and Tony's famous schmutz.  This is a good over night spot but that is about it.  The lots are tight and the roads are narrow, we almost had to ask the neighbor to move in the morning so could get out.  We walked up to the office to pay I got bit twice by mosquitoes and it isn't evening yet. Back to the Moho and air-conditioning.  I put on jeans a long sleaved shirt to cook the ham. The skeeters were terrible. Imagine that 90 plus degrees by the salt water marsh land and the skeeters are bad.  We had diner shut the Moho up killed all the skeeters we could find begore going to bed. We hope to make up some mileage tomorrow with a 300 plus mile day.

Monday 18 April 2022

  Kind of slow today didn't get on the road until 10:00, cloudy and 71 degrees when we hit the road.  Another warm driving day. Diane was trying to get reservations and it was either South of the Border at 261 mile or 315 miles to the next one.  She called Asheboro, NC and no room at the inn so SOB it was.  We pulled into Pedro's campground just before 4pm.  The busy week of traveling has us worn down a bit, so we decided to stay two nights. Worn down was part of it but Diane saw snow, rain and a freeze warning in Dillsburg so staying another day just seemed like a good idea. We took a walk around the complex enjoying what will probably be our last day in shorts and sandals for awhile. I fired up the grill to cook some burgers and when I say fired up I did just that. Apparently I didn't have the gas hose on tight and when I turned around flames were everywhere except in the grill.  Hose melted, side table melted and I think the regulator may have been damaged. I saved the burgers but the grill is toast.

   Tuesday Diane did something like 4 loads of laundry, grocery store and shopped for a grill on line which she found at a Lowes on our way tomorrow. She really enjoyed her day of rest and relaxation. I enjoyed the day even though the temps dropped barely getting out of the 60's. When I took Rudy for his walked I saw a snake all curled up a few sites up from us.  I told Diane so she went to check it out and get a picture but it moved and she was a goner. She flagged down a maintenance worker about it, he got on the radio and Pedro's best descended on that poor snake like a swat team. 4 or 5 trucks parked going both directions the guys jumped out but only one went over to get the snake and just that quick they were all gone again.  No grill so I suffered with homemade meatloaf.

 Wednesday 20 April 2022

   Holy crap it was 42 degrees when I got up this morning. I walked Rudy this morning I had my flannel AND my sweatshirt on.  At least it is sunny and calm. We hooked-up the truck last evening allowing us to be on the road by 9:15.  That is right 9:15! Diane made us reservation at The Mayberry CG in Mount Airy NC. It was sunny and 59 degrees by the time we hit the road. It never did get much warmer the whole trip. We pulled into Lowes in Winston-Salem without any problem.  I drove toward Lowes entrance and dropped Diane off.  A empty parking lot next door made the stop a breeze.  I walked Rudy and not much longer here came Diane with my new grill.  We loaded it up and we were back on the road.  I was quite nervous about pulling the rig in there but it worked out just fine. We still parked by 2:30 after the 203 mile trip with three stops including Lowes. Chicken on the new grill just to break it in right. 

Pilot Mountain, yes it was taken out of the dirty windshield!

Thursday 21 April 2022

  Well, it is quite apparent we are not making it home in 4 days we are already on day 5 and have another to go so maybe 6 days.  In the 40's when I got up no shorts or sandals anymore. Cloudy and only 55 when we hit the road at 10:30. Yea I know later and later every day.  We did have a bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast knowing we only had 187 miles to go today. We stopped for fuel just after getting on I81.  The flying J was terrible, it was busy, the parking lot was very, very rough bouncing the Moho all around. I 81 is full of trucks anymore and the drive is not enjoyable at all. After a rest stop or two we parked at Walnut Hills CG at 2:45. Parked hooked up(water and electric only) a stroll around the CG before Diane went to the Edelweiss German restaurant down the road a bit. The food was great we have never had a meal we didn't enjoy. Tomorrow is back home to good ole PA.