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When to move south and how fast to do it is today’s question. Several of our friends stayed north long enough to get snowed on. That’s too late. But the far south is still hot. It’s too soon to go there.

When we were driving the Blue Ridge Parkway last week we had to run our furnace most nights because it got cold up in the mountains.

Now we are near Knoxville, Tennessee, and the temperatures are nearly perfect. Highs are in the upper 70s to lower 80s and nights cool off enough to sleep without having to run the furnace. We are in an Escapee’s park so we have full hookups for a little over $15 a night. We can stay here as long as want to without letting them know when we plan to leave until we are actually leaving. Last week the park was full.  But a lot of people left yesterday and today. Yet a new neighbor is pulling in right now.

We plan to make our next destination the Natchez Trace which runs from Nashville, Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi. The challenge is deciding when to do that. Do any of you have advice for us?

TTYL,

Linda

Both the internet and I have become unreliable. When traveling in the mountains, campsites are often in the valleys where there is no signal but that’s not been the major problem with my postings. It’s me. I’ve become unreliable. I stopped writing up my notes. Then I stopped taking pictures of everything. Then I stopped taking notes about everything.

Why? It started to feel like work. Each blog takes several hours by the time I gather the data, write it up, proofread it, and get a good enough connection to post it. I’m retired. I’m not supposed to have to work.

I still have lots of pictures and some good notes. I still occasionally take a picture and make a note. So, if I ever get in the mood again I may post something.

In the meantime, I am enjoying not working. But, I feel guilty about leaving you all hanging. How did that happen?

Linda

Traveling in the east is different. Today we drove through four states.

We started this morning in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Our first stop was at the Catoctin Furnace near Thurmont, Maryland. Our second stop was at Harper’s Ferry, in West Virginia. And now we are stopped for the night at North Fork Resort in Front Royal Virginia. Four states in one day.

Doesn’t that sound like a very long day? It wasn’t. It’s only 4:30 pm and we are all set up and Dave has gone to do laundry.

Traveling in the east is different.

TTYL,

Linda

Six days of blacktopping at the Hershey, Pennsylvania, RV show:

Fresh water = empty–although we ran a day and a half after it said that.

Gray and black water = full–although nothing backed up

Propane = empty on interior guage but 1/4 tank on exterior guage

Diesel = 1/3 tank

Soda Pop and snack foods = gone

Other food = down to eating emergency supplies

Fortunately for us there was both a WalMart and a Flying J not far away so we are restocked and refilled and on our way again.

And we managed to buy nothing except lunch at the RV show.

TTYL,

Linda

Some day we will slow down. When that time comes we will probably stay in each place for a month or so. When that happens we will probably want a more homelike RV and a small car to drive while the RV stays parked.

Here’s some pictures of what such an RV could look like:

These pictures were taken by our favorite Winnebago dealer of a used unit they have for sale right now. It even has a washer/dryer and a dishwasher! If we were ready now, we would probably buy this one.

Instead, we are headed to Hershey, Pennsylvania, to the huge RV show where manufacturers display their newest RVs–the 2010 models this year. There we hope to see the perfect one we will buy used some day when we slow down.

TTYL,

Linda