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Our Busiest Day Yet
As has been our pattern, we woke with the sun – or at least Tom did. He headed to the Charleston KOA bathroom with the complicated method of entry that had stymied Scott the night before (hit 7643# on the door lock slowly and deliberately, and it might turn green and open.) While Tom was…
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What Hurricane?
Woke up this morning early to nice weather – or fairly nice, though a bit soggy – in Holden Beach RV Campground – “the home of happy campers.” During the trip today we saw very little evidence of a storm though we passed it going North as we went South. While on our way to…
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Rained Out
We woke up at Cliffs of the Neuse fairly refreshed and wondering when we could leave (7AM). Our biggest concern of the day was driving into the teeth of Hurricane Nicole, so we consulted NOAA.gov for hurricane tracking, Windy.com for wind predictions, and Google maps to gauge our distances. Our biggest concern was reaching Florida…
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Revised Plan – Cliffs of the Neuse State Park
The morning started around 6:30AM when the sun peaked over our rocking RV. The experience was best described as “mild to moderate turbulence” on an airplane. Not surprisingly, there was still no sign of water and little sign of anyone working there – so we left around 8AM after breakfast and showers in the RV…
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The gods Are Cooperating with Our “No Planning Mode” – by Foiling Our Plans…
We woke up early in Temperance, VA to strong winds from the North and ended up leaving around 8:10AM – somewhat earlier than planned. Given the winds, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel had us concerned, but the winds were at our back and not a problem at all. Probably got better fuel mileage. As part…
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To Plan or Not to Plan
This trip – the second involving only Scott and Tom – is an attempt to slow our excessively-frenetic pace down to a more stately and enjoyable one where we drive no more than 3 hours most days. We’re taking 7 days to reposition Khan and Polo from Pennsylvania to Florida – a trip that can…
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What, You have to Steer this Thing?
View all photos from this trip. Monday morning, and Scott’s computer withdrawal symptoms were worsening but he bravely kept up with life as well as possible. It was cold enough that there was frost on Khan. After an excellent pancake breakfast, Ray and Terry got a quick tour of the Speeder. Terry remarked, “Oh, I…
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Return Trip
View all photos from this trip. Sunday morning Scott planned to leave his room at 7:00AM – at the end of the window for the shuttle, figuring that the always-eager NARCOA folks would get there early and have to wait, but knowing they would not leave him behind. A good plan, but… he was almost…
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Riding the Rails
View all photos from this trip. On Saturday morning we woke to the predicted brisk temperature, and ate our brought-from-home breakfast. Scott enjoyed his coffee. We then proceeded to our Speeder, started it up, and waited for the mandatory NARCOA safety meeting. That completed, we proceeded North with our group of 27 rail and hi-rail…
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A New Mode of Transportation for OWGrv
View all photos from this trip. Scott had such a good time riding the Ithaca Central railroad in Ithaca, New York in his Speeder (Rail Car) in September that he decided to join the New England Rail Excursions run on the Adirondack Railroad on October 1st and 2nd. After asking most everyone he knew if…
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Get Out the Map, We’re Going RVing Again
This Trip Has Been Postponed… Planning has started for our next trip – a Mid-Atlantic Coastal and Historic Cities Tour. This time we’ll start from our PA home and travel down the Atlantic Coast to Florida, avoiding I-95 as much as possible – maybe to Kissimmee, or maybe all the way to Key West. Our…
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Home Again, but Not for Long
After our quiet night in the Cracker Barrel parking lot, Scott and Tom got an early 7:45AM start and barreled home. Not much to report, except for some hassles buying Diesel on the Ohio Turnpike. It was much easier on the Pennsylvania turnpike. We made excellent time and got off at the Morgantown exit around…