Until next time

August 29

Homeward

Today we awoke in Edinburg, VA, way earlier than we should have.  However, this is the last day on the road.  It was beginning to rain but that didn’t stop us from going out for our morning walk.  We wanted to enjoy one last walk while we are still traveling and a little rain wasn’t going to stop us.  After we fixed breakfast and cleaned up, we got the RV in order for the trip (stowing hoses, cables and making sure that after we hooked the car to the RV that all lights and brakes worked).  We had fueled the night before as we came into town.  Also, we cleaned our tanks for the trip.

Our last leg was to be just under 500 miles.  This will require two fuel stops and a couple of breaks for the cats.  My calculations, after seeing the radar, showed me that our first break more than likely would be in the dry.  That is just what happened and it stayed dry the rest of the way.  This was really what we had hoped.

First, since we had to drive in rain for the first 200 miles,

I wanted to try to see if setting the RV up at a fixed speed would help as we drove down, what is known to truckers as the “death corridor” (I-81).  This worked so well through the rain and fairly heavy traffic, I decided to try it the rest of the way.  We drove through Knoxville at rush hour and had no problems.  This sure keeps the stress down while driving.

We were so happy to see the banner at the state line of Tennessee. 

It meant that we only lacked 190 miles till we were home.  This means the end of a great adventure.  We have seen things that we have only seen in books and found things that we knew nothing about.  Each place we visited had points of interest that would make it very difficult to pick a favorite.  The little fishing villages, the light houses, the historic ports and the natural creations of God made this trip different from any other we have made.  Our “little” RV preformed nicely.  The cats, after a week or so, fell right into our nomadic lifestyle.

One thing that happened, that we really didn’t expect is that when we got home, was that we had to adjust back to our “normal” life.  We forgot briefly which switches worked what lights, which drawer had what in it.  The kitties adjusted quickly.

It is good to be home but we look forward our next trip.  Thanks for being part of the trip.

PS  If you have suggestions for our next trip (within the lower 48 states) let us know.  We are fairly picky though.