April 26th, Thursday – Goodbye Virginia, Hello Maryland

On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again.  So it was, we slowly made our way out of bed this morning to begin packing things up.  We’ve both sort of looked at each other as we laid in bed and agreed, we have to limit these two or three-day stays in the future.  We sort of like being rooted in one place for a minimum of at least five to seven days.  We’re learning.

Out to the kitchen for breakfast.  Nothing special today, cereal for both of us with juice and coffee.  Barbara also made extra coffee as she usually does for the thermos on trip days.

Breakfast out-of-the-way, I began to pack things up on the outside and made preparations to bring Graybeard down from his lofty perch on numerous leveling blocks.  Barbara did her usual thing and packed up the inside.  In no time, we were ready to move out.

On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again.  Yes, today was moving day as we continue our trek toward Maine.  We left The Small Country Campground  in Virginia and headed on up to Yogi Bear’s in Maryland.

But how to get there?  What road to take?  That’s when we sort of had a minor disagreement.   Take all back roads out to Route 81?  Or go out the same way we came in to Route 64?  The GPS wasn’t being too helpful either in that it wanted me to take back country roads to Route 81.  I chose instead to go back out to Route 64 west which would take me to Route 81 north.  In the end it all worked out.

It was a wonderful day for a trip, that’s for sure.  Beautiful, clear blue skies and the scenery along the way was fantastic.  Traffic was moderate and not once did we encounter any backups for construction.  Winds were non-existent which made for a one-handed drive most of the way.  Hills, now that’s another story.  This is the first time I’ve encountered hills, no make that mountains to climb with Graybeard.  Route 81 basically works it way through the Appalachian Mountains and at one point there was one long, steep uphill climb to traverse.  This time I decided to leave the cruise control on and

learn how Graybeard would handle it.  I figured if necessary I could always take over manually if need be.  That was never necessary.  The transmission downshifted accordingly and we went up and over without an issue.

A few hours later we were almost there.  That’s when we found out we couldn’t check in until 3 pm.  Are you kidding me?  Two hours early was not allowed?  OK.  Thankfully we knew the location of a Wal-Mart where we could pull off and kill a few hours.  It got even better when our son, Adam, called to let us know that he could meet us for lunch.  Perfect!

Lunch over, it was now 2:30 pm so we headed back out and in 20 minutes we arrived at

our destination for the next week.  Overpriced?  You bet!  Unfortunately, it’s the only game in town that is not an absolute dump.  Believe me, I know, I’ve checked many out in this area.  It is what it is and it’s only for a week.

Home Is Where We Park It.  So here we are at our new digs.  All level, slides out, pin

wheels in place, awning open and our new patio mat spread out.  It’s a really great site but as I said it does come at a premium.  Here is the look out the solarium window.

Sort of empty right now but they claim they will be full this weekend.  Time will tell.

So we settled in and got ready for company, Amanda, our daughter, was coming for supper.  She loves her mother’s cooking and put in a special order for spaghetti and meatballs.  I got a picture of her and Barbara right after supper at the kitchen table.

So that was our day.  It was a really great day in so many ways.  Spending time together and spending time with our son and daughter was the icing on the cake.  In a few days, we will also get to spend some time with our grandchildren.  We’re both looking forward to this since we probably will not see them for some time after this visit.  We hope you enjoyed your day as well.  In closing, a thought for each of us as we wait for the new day

As always,  if you are coming to the end of your day with concerns and worries let me suggest that you turn them over to God.  After all, He is going to be up all night so why not let him handle them for you.

Time now for our evening prayers and some shut-eye.  Till tomorrow.  Thanks again for sharing our day with us.

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before