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Dave and George worked together for many, many years. Now both are retired. We, as you know, live full-time in our RV. George and Sharon are snowbirds. That means they live in Minnesota in the summer and Florida in the winter migrating between the two just like any sensible birds do.

This year they are migrating in their RV and we happened to be parked along their migratory path. So yesterday we met for a meal. That’s another thing RVers are famous for–eating!

It was fun to catch up on travel plans. It was less fun but helpful to catch up on retiree benefits and their implications. Life goes on, you know, even when you live in an RV.

Another of our Minnesota friends decided we might need a reminder as to what we are missing so he sent us this picture of his deck taken Saturday evening.

Gee thanks, Tom. It’s nice to not be one of the 200 thousand people who were without power in Minnesota. Of course, we have a generator for emergency power needs. So does Tom.

In fact, one of my favorite memories of operating Tom’s model railroad is the night the power went out. Tom lit a railroad lantern for us to use for light while he went out and started the generator. Then we went right on running trains. Now that’s Minnesota style independence!

TTYL,

Linda

On our way south we spent one night here.

The Tobacco Farm RV Park is on the grounds of the Lamplighter Inn Bed & Breakfast near Henderson, North Carolina.

Behind the house is the family cemetery.

And behind that the tobacco farm buildings: the packing shed, the screen house, the wash house and many others.

Beside many of the buildings are 50 amp full hookups so that trailers peek out from unexpected spots.

Our spot was between the Airstream and the metal-roofed building in the center of the picture. Behind it is a cabin.

Yes, the driveway into and out of the place is a close fit. But, it is worth doing.

And, if you come as late in the season as we did, you get to enjoy the trees changing color along your route.

TTYL,

Linda

As readers of my blog you know how you can feel as if you know a person you have never met. I have many blog friends. Today I got to meet some.

This is me with Julie & Lisa.

They travel in a Navion which is a sibling of the View we used to own. We first met them on Yahoo’s View/Navion discussion group. Then we got to know them better through Julie’s blog. I enjoyed getting to meet them face to face today. We shared a lot of stories that never made it into our blogs. And plenty of laughs to go along with the stories.

I wonder who we’ll get to meet next?

TTYL,

Linda

Yesterday we crossed the Chesapeake Bay via its bridge-tunnel.

The above photo was stolen from the bridge’s website at http://www.cbbt.com/history.html.

Dave first read about this bridge-tunnel in Popular Mechanics back when he was a kid so he already knew this very weird construct was designed to allow vehicles to cross the bay entrance without blocking ships. After all, the US Navy’s Atlantic Fleet is based in Norfolk, Virginia, and they were concerned that a bridge could collapse blocking their access to the Atlantic. So they built it with alternating sections of bridges and tunnels. Later they added a second bridge to handle increased traffic. In the pictures you can see both bridges and where they come together at the tunnels. I wonder why they didn’t build a second set of tunnels?

Dave took these photos from the rest area just north of the bridge as you travel south.

I took these pictures while Dave drove which is why you can see the bugs on our windshield.

What are you supposed to do if the light turns red? Remove your seat cushion and hope it has straps on the bottom of it?

Here’s one tunnel. The other one looks just like it. The tunnels have two way traffic. Brace yourself for passing semi-trucks if you want to stay in your lane.

And here’s the bridge as seen from our campsite at First Landing State Park in Virginia.

So, now we can cross that item off Dave’s bucket list. I think he waited long enough, don’t you?

TTYL,

Linda

We’ve been camped at the Delaware Seashore State Park for several days.

I know the green area stops on the north side of the Indian River Inlet on Google’s map but that’s a mistake since our campground is on the south side of the inlet. You can see the inlet behind the flags in this view from our front window.

Yes, it’s been windy enough to make the flags stand out well. We thought we might leave today but the winds are variable direction and gusty. Tomorrow they are predicted to be from the north which would give us a tail wind so we’ll leave then.

Plus, tomorrow being Monday, work will begin again on the new bridge over the inlet. The one you see here out our side window.

They start at 7:30 a.m. week days. So far, I’ve done a pretty good job of turning over and going back to sleep but, who knows, we may actually succeed in making an early departure tomorrow.

TTYL,

Linda