October 2009 Archives

Departed Sherling Lake Park in Greenville, Alabama this AM and arrived at our favorite spot on the Florida panhandle. We are in exactly the same site as we had last January when we were here. About a one minute walk to the beach. It is windy and stormy today and tomorrow but forecast is nice weather for our remaining time here. We are here for a week then start our trek west on Interstate 10.

We plan to visit the National Naval Air Museum at Pensacola next week, also home to the Blue Angels. The schedule shows they practice at 8:30 am next Tuesday and Wednesday and is open to the public. Should be absolutely thrilling!! The museum is known as "one of the world's largest aviation museums."

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Before leaving Atlanta I searched for an RV park about halfway to Mobile as I really don't like to drive for more than 3 to 4 hours. I found this one and had no idea what we would find. What a surprise!!

Paved roads, grassy areas between sites, full hookups with 50 amp service, concrete paved site pads, great Verizon reception with broadband, DirecTV access, very picturesque and very clean. The park belongs to the city and they maintain it beautifully. And, with Good Sam it is only $25/night!!!

Rating: 8.5

Cost: $      (one $ = cheap, five $ = pricey)

http://www.sherlinglake.com

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Hanging out in the Stone Mountain RV campground since last Wednesday (10/14). It has been rainy and miserably cold here for this time of year. It is Sunday and we finally have some sunshine. I thought going south this time of year meant getting out of cold weather.

Nonetheless, we are here with our good friends; the McPherson family and Bob and Marnie Campbell. I'll add a few photos in my next post.

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We attended the Freightliner Camp on October 12th and 13th in Gaffney, SC. It was a high intensity detailed instruction on everything you wanted to know about the Chassis our motor home (the Providence) was built on. From Cummins engine, Allison transmission, cooling system to the high tech computer sustems that make everything work together. Well worth the time spent!

PS: We visited Gaffney and found the BofA branch that created the controversy about prohibiting American flags in front of their building to honor local soldiers who sacrificed their lives for our country.

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One of our administrative duties when in Leesburg is to sock up on wine left over from our wine cellar. What did I grab?

• 2000, 2001 Silver Oak
• 1999 Dominus
• Some Brunellos
• Opus One

I opened a 1996 Opus tonight to have with our New York steaks. 13 years old and drinking beautifully.

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Just pulled onto 340 in Harpers Ferry yesterday and I was flagged to stop at an impromptu inspection station. What were the troopers looking for? Off road diesel fuel in the Providence. Off road diesel is not taxed the same as regular diesel (about 30 cents a gallon less) because ... well ... it is for vehicles that don't use our highways. Off road diesel is dyed red. We were clean!! Can you believe some would cheat and buy off road diesel for on road use? I can.

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After three weeks hanging out in Harpers Ferry, WV and doing our odds and ends in and around Leesburg, it is time to move on. Next stop: Lynchburg, VA Thousand Trails preserve for a few days then on to Gaffney, SC for the Freightliner Boot Camp. More to come about that.

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