We’ve begun our second extended road trip in the RV! On Monday, May 4th we left home and traveled south to Occoneechee State Park near the North Carolina border. I must say, Jenny continued her streak of finding great places to camp. Our site has lots of trees, an obstructed water view, and a nice extra spot with a picnic table and fire ring.
We prepared for this trip by sanitizing and flushing the water systems, and getting a couple things repaired - most notably the hitch for towing the car. The hitch shifted position a bit after towing the Equinox 2,600 miles on the last trip. Without going in to too much detail, we had the hitch fastened better to the RV’s frame. Of course we — which is to say Jenny — prepared and froze several meals in advance.
New things for the RV include better mattresses (the old ones were thinner and hard, and toppers did not help), and bug screens for the driver and passenger windows. Now we can open more windows for a better breeze through the rig. We also upgraded our e-bikes to ones that are a bit smaller and much lighter.
Hooking up on Monday afternoon to the site’s water and electricity went smoothly. We drove to nearby Clarksville (no, not that Clarksville) to pick up a few groceries. We cooked burgers on our old Coleman stove and made salads for dinner with them.
Tuesday morning we rode bikes about 10 miles to check out the park. It’s really nice. After lunch we checked out Staunton River State Park and Staunton River Battlefield State Park. The latter features a bridge, rebuilt in 1906, that was the last to be burnt down by the South’s retreating army before General Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Court House.
Wednesday the 6th has been rainy so far, with lots more rain expected over night in to Thursday when we leave for our next stop. We might just have a lazy afternoon, but we’ll want to cover or pack things up this evening before it gets wet again.
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