October 18, 2010 - Monday

     Wal-Mart was our main focus today because we needed to get medicine refilled.  We stopped and ate breakfast at Waffle House - Sam had cheesy eggs and I had pecan waffles.  There was a guy there that looked just like Fred Flintstone - but it couldn't have been because Barney wasn't there!  We then went to Wal-Mart and dropped everything off and headed to the tourist center.
     We have found that it is always good to go to the center - not only to get information but sometimes there are discount tickets too.  We also always find out about something we didn't know about before.   We were able to get lots of information, fliers and a good VA map.

     We ended up looking around the Frontier Culture Museum in Stauton, VA.  Pretty interesting the different kinds of buildings that are represented.  The newest one was a 1780 African Village.  It was kind of sad that there aren't any Native American dwellings represented.

     I didn't know that there is a Transcontential Bluebird Trail, little bluebird houses are built to encourage more birds.  We did see a bluebird - blue with a rosy belly.
     After looking around we went back to Wal-Mart to pick up meds, a nightlight and a few groceries.
      We go back to the RV and fixed a few things.  Sam was able to fix part of the trim on the Driver's side rear - much better than Duct tape!  I was able to fix the day night blinds.  Really exciting because one had been broken for a couple years - before we even drove to Alaska!
     Beef & Noodles made in the electric skillet was supper.  We watched "Chuck" then I went to bed and read.  (Good Book - remember!)  Sam stayed up and watched a show about Hubert Humphrey, which he enjoyed.  He then came to bed and read too.  Why is it when you plan on getting up early you can't get to sleep till late?!

October 17, 2010 - Sunday

This is one of the largest
Willow Trees I have ever seen!
Can you imagine how many
dreamcatchers you could make?

     Today we decided to stay in and work on the RV.  We slept late and then I fixed breakfast-Jimmie Dean Sausage Scramble.  Then we pulled a bunch of stuff out!  We totally rearranged the front compartments of the RV.  Sam even started a box for Goodwill and a box of stuff to send back home.  I guess we brought too many things with us!!!  Once we eat all the soup we will have plenty of room!
     Our late lunch was leftover pizza heated up in the electric skillet - which worked really well.
    Sam decided to use the bathhouse here at the RV park.  I am going to continue to use our shower in the RV.  Next year the park will have a new shower house but that would be too late for me.
     We watched some TV but it is challenging - what channels we get only stay for a few minutes and then start pixelating. 
     On the plus side - I'm reading a really good book - good reason to go to bed early.  The book is "Wind In The Grasses Dancing" - Book One of Dancing the Dream Series by Terrie McClay. The book can be found on Amazon.com and is worth the read!  Oh yeah - some of you might recognize the name - yup - that's my good friend Terrie!  Hope you go on and get your own copy because you don't want to wait till I get back to borrow my copy!  Plus she is already working on the next one!

Oct. 16, 2010 - Saturday

     We left the RV park around noon on the search for food and a Wal-Mart. (Already I sense a theme!)  We were excited to find a Long John Silver's with an A&W.  Sam had a sampler plate and I had lobsterbites with a piece of fish.  the lobsterbites made me think of Oma and Opa - we first had them on our trip together!  After eating we drove through Stauton, VA and found the historic district. We took the scenic tour through town.  One of the sights was Woodrow Wilson's Presidential Library.

    Using the "force" we found Wal-Mart.  We need to pick up food and I wanted more socks.  I was tired of cold feet!

    After coming back to the RV park and put our purchases away we relaxed and watched TV.   When we go hungry we called in a pizza order to the RV kitchen.  Sam went to pick it up.  Apparantently Saturday is a busy night - with LOTS of people coming in to stay just for the night! Maybe the fact that there was a Hanted Hayride and Haunted House to go through might have made a difference too.

     As soon as the temperature started to drop we closed up the windows to keep in as much heat as possible.  I went to bed early to read but Sam stayed up and watched the Phillies lose a game in the National Leauge Championship.

Oct. 15, 2010 - Friday

     It really got chilly during the night - the news say about 35 degrees.  We bundled up and slept late!

     When we pulled off of I-81 yesterday saw a sign for a German restaurant called Edelweiss so we left the RV park in search of food.  To get back to the main highway takes about 15 minutes.  We ate at Edelweiss.  Sam had Jagerschnitzel which he said was good - just not enough of it!  I had Schweneroulade - which is thin sliced pork stuffed with a pickle, a blend of ground pork, herbs and spices and served with a sour cream sauce and Bavarian dumpling.  We both liked the food but thought it was really pricey for what we got.

     We then just took a drive - just to see what was around.  Lots of houses but mostly rolling rural hillsides.

     Sam made soup for supper and we just relaxed.  The night was chilly again but this time we used the electric heater. It made a big difference!

Oct. 14, 2010 - Thursday

     We left home after 1:30 p.m. in the rain.  We had planned to leave between 9 and 10 so we got a slow start - just sooo much to do!  Once we reached Harper's Ferry, VA the sun came out and it was a beautiful Fall show of colors!

We knew we were at the right place when a teepee greeted us!

     We got to Stoney Creek RV Park in Greenville, VA about 5:30 p.m.. After setting up the RV we went back to the RV Store and Restaurant.  We ordered two potholes - after hearing the terrible joke about we could have as many potholes "free" from the road we came in on - the joke that probably has been told 1000's of times.  the potholes we ordered were cheeseburgers and fries with a drink - really good served on a toasted bun.  We ate in the Clubroom while watching a bean bag toss competition. It was a lively contest and we had a show with our dinner! We then went back to the RV and went to bed early.

Leaving for the cruise

A little after 8:00 a.m.
The first step this morning was to sneak up the stairs and wake up Leah and Cindy to have "Meme coffee" with me.  (I had overheard them ploting the night before about them waking me up early -really they were singing it!) So I turned the tables!

I'm packed and ready to go - I'll post pictures and thoughts when Tamara and I return from the Bahamas. (I'm too cheap to pay for air time on the ship!)  I'm thinking of this as practice for when Sam and I depart on the 14th of October for our "Crawl around the Country".