2011 Trip across the US
2012 Trip across the US
2014 Trip across the US
2015 Trip to Alaska
2015-16 Southwest Trip
2016 New England Trip
2016 - 17 Southwest Trip
2017 - 18 Trip to Pick Up a New Escape 21 Trailer & More
2018 - 19 Trip to Winnipeg & the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
2019 - 20 Trip to the Southwest
2021 - 22 Trip to the Southwest
2022 - 23 Trip to the Southwest (A short trip)
2023-24 Trip to the Southwest
Day 5, October 24, 2024 - Camp Burson, Hungry Mother State Park, Marion, VA, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 716.6 Miles for the Trip
So, we are together again. The Guidos set up; Guido did not enjoy a back in site at night, although he doesn't like them all that much during the day. They didn't hook up anything other than electric since they will need to dump their tanks today.
I did my morning walk around the campground. Doing all the loops is about a mile. They had a culvert collapse going to the first row so they are rerouting trailers into the back way in.
Not a lot of early arrivals. I saw a few Casitas, Escapes, & Guido's Scamp; maybe 10 trailers. Quite a few stick built trailers throughout the park.
I did a speed test on both AT&T & Verizon. Speed doesn't mean all that much here. While AT&T came out at 28.2Mbps down & 6Mbps down, and Verizon showed 29Mbps down & 8.2Mbps up, both are quite variable. Verizon seems to be more reliable, but at times AT&T is faster. I'm running both modems and can switch when necessary. I have lots of data time on Verizon; have not used any before this trip and it rolls over on November 2nd.
After breakfast I started making blueberry pies. Since there were 60 folks planning to attend, I'm making 3 pies. With the cancellations, there may be fewer folks attending, but somehow it all gets eaten.
Well, it is 3:00 and the pies are done. As usual, at least one is messy (but still tastes the same). A little cooler than the last couple of days, but still 64°F outside (71°F in the trailer with the oven hopping between 350°F & 450°F).
Guido is attempting to cover the hole the AAA put in the bottom of his trailer. At Creekside they jacked the trailer on the body, not the frame, and punched a hole in the bottom. They didn't say anything, and it is likely a piece of plywood from the hole was rubbing against the new spare causing the blow out on I 81.
Here is a 2 year old never used until yesterday spare:
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| The Blown Out Spare |
That was about it for the day. More folks arrived; there are many Casitas, fewer, but many Escapes, a Trillium (pulled by a Tesla) a couple of Olivers, and 3 Scamps.
Dinner was a pork loin, German potato salad & applesauce.
More Tomorrow -
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