We spent a third day in Ozark because it rained all day. It was a welcome rain which cleaned the trailer, tested the roof waterproofing job and gave us a great rest. Yesterday we drove south and are camping in Mexico Beach. A few days ago we had Apaches and Blackhawks overhead from Ft.
Trip Log
March 14, 2009
Today we drove into Dothan to visit and see the changes. Also when I worked for GE in Erie we built a small motor plant in Dothan and I was down here quite often for visits. Dothan is the peanut capital of the world. For those who might have been wondering about the Boll Weevil monument in Ent
March 14, 2009
We gained an hour as we passed into central time and are staying in Ozark, Alabama. I went to flight school at Fort Rucker 39 years ago and we lived in a trailer in Ozark. We drove into town and then to Ft Rucker, Deju Vu !! We visited our old trailer park which is now an empty 'orchard'. It
March 12, 2009
At the Stone Mountain Campground right on the lake across from the mountain. We walked at the mountain yesterday and watched them make snow on the hill facing the carving. At 77 degrees the snowmaker was only sputtering out slush while the rest of the snow melted down the hill. Good facilities
March 10, 2009
Today we went to Biltmore. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside the house but we did get a few on the grounds. It was a very interesting tour and well preserved and presented. It is still owned and run by the descendents of George Vanderbilt. We then went to '12 Bones' the local ribs pl
March 9, 2009
We left after noon today since we had less than 100 miles to go. We stopped at the NC visitors' center on I-26 for maps and local information. We got a good tip to get our Biltmore tickets at the AAA office at a substantial discount. After settling in at Wilson's Riverfront RV park we got our
March 8, 2009
We are in Bristol for two nights leaving tomorrow for Asheville. We did have a good drive from Va yesterday although I did get a 'check engine' light. We kept a close eye on everything and had no problem so we had it reset and it hasn't come back on. Yesterday we went by the raceway and shoppi
March 6, 2009
Yesterday morning we finished packing the trailer, backed it out of the driveway and left home just before 10 AM. It wasn't long before we crossed the Mason-Dixon line into Maryland, 12 miles later crossed the Potomac River into West Virginia and 26 miles miles later crossed no particular featur
March 3, 2009
The trailer must be a magnet for snow because we had a snowstorm shortly after parking it in the driveway. We have the snow cleared away but it has gotten very cold and is even colder where we are headed in Virginia and North Carolina. We have delayed our departure until Thursday when the forec
February 28, 2009
Jeff's kids' school had an in-service day and the kids were home but Jeff and Danielle had to work so we went down early Friday morning and watched the kids for the day. We made pizza for dinner and popcorn balls for dessert. Since we were picking up the trailer near there on Saturday we spent