Thursday, August 29, 2013

On to Virginia, Thursday, August 29, 2013

We spent 4 nights in Gettysburg, Pa. mainly due to the closeness of home.  Since we were out with the motorhome we did not want to go through the work of getting  in to the driveway and then back out 4 days later.  I had my medical test (colonoscopy) in Westminster on Tuesday with good results and  we went home in the Jeep on Wednesday to mow grass, vacuum the house and gather up beach things for going to Myrtle Beach. So this morning, Thursday, we left Artillery Ridge Campground and the horses that are corralled within the campground and travelled to Milford, Virginia for a Labor Day weekend campout with the Traveling Americans- 176 miles.  The campground, R & D Campground. has been the site used for the last 5 or 6 years by this group as many leave from the campout to continue on down I-95 to Myrtle Beach, S.C.  This will be our first year of joining this group in Myrtle Beach.  Two years ago we had started out to go to Myrtle Beach but had problems with the motorhome that caused us to cancel out and purchase a new motorhome.
The Traveling Americans are celebrating the 45th anniversary of the club this weekend so a big turnout is expected with some past members returning to join in on the activities.  Tomorrow evening will be the official start although there are about 10 units here already.
From 2013-08-31 Traveling Americans
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Monday, August 26, 2013

Once Again We Are On The Road, Monday, August 26, 2013

It has been quite some time since we have posted anything but that is because we have remained home since our trip to California.  It is such a chore getting our motorhome in and out our driveway that we are not as apt to go out for weekend jaunts as we have done before.
Our 13 year old granddaughter, Maddi, was with us for a few days.  On Saturday morning we, along with Maddi, loaded into the motorhome and drove north to New York state near Watkins Glen to the home of Jim and Rose MacBlane, the parents of our daughter-in-law, Beth.  Beth was throwing a surprise birthday party for Todd, our son in the evening.  The party was scheduled for 4 pm but we didn't get there until 4:35pm and Todd was very surprised.  We parked the motorhome in their yard and had an enjoyable evening.  We spent the night in the motorhome along with Maddi and Anthony, our step grandson.
Sunday morning, Todd took us on a tour of Jim's wooded area along with grandchildren, Parker and Gabi.  We then got on the road and headed south but without Maddi or any other grandkids.  We came down to Gettysburg to Artillery Ridge Campground where we are staying for 4 nights.  I am scheduled for a medical test in Westminster on Tuesday so we just decided to stay here until that is completed and we are scheduled to go to Virginia for a Labor Day campout with our Traveling American camping club on Thursday.
Today, Monday, we went to a local orchard this morning to get some fruit- apples, peaches, nectarines and blueberries- and then a quick stop at a grocery store for milk.  The remainder of the day will be spent at the motorhome.