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We stayed in Lake Norman just north of Charlotte and Derick attended to work. We had some great BBQ and saw the barn that was in The Days of Thunder movie where Robert Duvall’s character built the race car for Tom Cruise’s character.  It is ironically bordered by two automotive parts stores .

Now it was time to head back to the coast and drive south!

Next stop was Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We stayed at the state park there which was very nice and right on the beach. Met up with a fellow camper and artist, Skip Stang, who turned us on to a great art show in town. Saw some beautiful work and had lunch in a local brew house!  Spent a day on the boardwalk and am so glad it was slow season!

Still not far enough south so off we drove to Fort McAllister State Park in Georgia.  It is a great state park with big sites and full hookups.  It is also a historic site with the remains of a Condederate fort. Lots of Connfederate flags for sale in the gift shop.

 

 

Since we had to go to Charlotte, why not go a little farther and go to Asheville. Deb worked at a Vanderbilt mansion in Newport, RI back in the day and people were always asking how they were related to Vanderbilts from The Biltmore.  That and the history buff in her made this a must stop.

We had heard great things about Asheville and it did not disappoint. It is in the mountains with lots of things to see and do. We even found a museum honoring Bob Moog the father of the musical synthesizer for the musician in Derick.

We waited until Monday to visit Biltmore because it is only $75 each instead of a weekend price of $89.99!  Crazy!  On Facebook we referred to it as a Disneyland for history buffs. It had the grandeur and anticipation of a kid at Disney. It also had long lines, lots of people and was pricey!  It was a spectacular house with 250 rooms!  One of the last remnants of the Guilded Age.

We have been on the road for over a week and are working our way south, slowly. We did an overnight in Delaware and Virginia as we made our way to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  You haven’t lived until you drive a 39 ft motor home towing a Jeep through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. It cost $34 dollars and we had to assure them our onboard propane tank was under 60 pounds and off. It was a bit tight in spots but Derick handled it beautifully.

We spent one full week in the Outer Banks. One week in Kitty Hawk and one in Nags Head.
Kitty Hawk RV Park was tight and sandy but right across the street from the beach.

We drove to Roanoke Island and went to the National Park there. It was there to commemorate the lost colony of Roanoke which to this day we do not know what happened to them. Unless you believe that American Horror Story knows something historians don’t!

As we packed up and headed south to Nags Head, we stopped at the Wright Brothers Memorial marking the spot of their first flight. They made 4 flights that day in 1903 making it it only about a hundred feet on the first go. The last was 2000 feet. Amazing that something so seemingly short had such a profound impact on history. We also bought out Interagency Pass to get us in to National Parks for free since we have lots on the docket this season!

Nags Head was just down the road and we stayed at Oregon Inlet which is a campground on the Cape Hattera National Seashore. It was on the beach but was a haul up over the dunes to get there. Thanks to the Park pass we had just purchased, we saved $10 a night!  We walked the beach, being sure to look out for vehicles which are allowed on the beach with a permit and visited the Brodie Island Lighthouse. We had great weather albeit buggy!  Pesky mosquitoes were still in season .

We are taking a detour west to Asheville and Charlotte. Details to follow!

Leaves are falling, temps are dropping and sundown is getting earlier and earlier. That means it is time to head south!
All adventures start in Oneonta,NY to visit our granddaughter Hannah.  We spent the weekend there and then on Monday, Oct 21st we began the trek south.

We drove to Perkasie, Pennsylvania and spent the night at a Harvest Host site, Bishop Estate Vineyard and Winery. Sampled some nice wines and bought a bottle for dinner. Nice spot.

This has been a gorgeous fall in Vermont. Thought we would share it!

Derick had a board meeting in Woodstock, Vermont so we decided to take the rig and do some leaf 🍁 peeping.  His cousins live nearby and happen to have a full hookup RV pad out by the barn     . Mooch docking at its finest.

We had a great family visit, great accommodations and the foliage did not disappoint!

We are so fortunate to have our sticks and bricks on Lake Carmi in Northern Vermont.  It is what keeps us in one place over the summer.  But every once in awhile we like to see what else is out there.  The temptation was too great and we stepped out on our lake!

Our first dalliance was with the rig and Lake Champlain.  We try to get out in the rig every six weeks or so to keep her and us in adventure mode (Oct 18 is coming up!) so we left our pad at our son’s house and drove five whole miles down the road to Apple Island Resort to a site overlooking Lake Champlain.  We have gone by it hundreds of times and the new section of RV sites with views of the lake finally drew us in. Full hook ups and a beautiful view made for a great way to celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary.

As if one other lake wasn’t enough, we took a rigless road trip to Maine.  Deb’s brother just bought a place on Frye Island in Sebago Lake so we had to check it out!  The island is the same size as our entire lake!  Can see why it is such a popular spot!

We had a great time dipping our toes in other lakes, but it was nice to come back our lake!  Fall is approaching and we will be on the road soon. Thanks for joining us!

We have been spending three nights a week in our rig at our son’s house so we can babysit our beautiful granddaughter.  We have a nice pad, 50 amp service, water and lots of privacy. The one thing we don’t have is septic!  So we needed to go on a little road trip to a RV park with a dump station.

We decided on a place within thirty miles that we have never been to, Isle LaMotte, Vermont.  We have heard of it as it is the home of St Ann’s shrine, really old fossils and is on Lake Champlain.  We found a park, Sunset Rock RV Park and were pleasantly surprised. Our site was level with water and 50 amp service with a convenient dump station.  Saw what there was to see and dumped our tanks!

We have been enjoying our quiet time at camp, but after awhile we get the travel itch. Deb grew up in Newport, RI and still has family there so off we went. Since the rig  gets 8 mpg and her Mom’s driveway is way too short, we went rigless in the Jeep!

Great seafood, quick visit with friends and the ocean!❤️❤️❤️

Over a million Americans live full time in RVs.  They sell their houses, referred to in the RV world as your “sticks and bricks” and hit the road. We did sell our condo last fall but kept a seasonal house on Lake Carmi in northern Vermont.  Vermont is a gorgeous place to summer so we opted for the best of two worlds…sticks and bricks and our motor home.

In Vermont we call our seasonal houses camps. So when we are at “camp” we are at our sticks and bricks. If we are at a camp ground we are in our rig!  Confusing huh?  Summers in Vermont gives us the added bonus of being close to family and friends.

Our last post was of where or rig is parked so here are some pics of our camp!