Lowell, MA

kesäkuuta - syyskuuta 2017

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Matkaaja Lowell, MA
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- 18.7.2017 klo 20.17
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Korkeus: 2 569 ft
- Yhdysvallat Virginia Floyd County Smart Culvert Headwall 36.914134, -80.20981136°54’51” N 80°12’35” W
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Chantilly Farm, Floyd, Virginia
18. heinäkuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
New Age with Pork and Grits:

Floyd, Virginia, a small town with a big bluegrass influence, is set in southern Virginia and has a new age/aging hippie vibe along with music, centered around The Floyd Country Store where there are concerts for $5 every Friday night. Along with this, Chantilly Farm hosts large bluegrass concerts during the year as well as offering camping.

Highlights of this short trip include Cathy getting lost in the country-side while following the GPS (she was driving the jeep separate from Dale) while encountering single lane roads, bridges and a fighter jet that flew at a low altitude over her (Huh?); cows, cows, and more cows; checking out the mixture of rural life and new age shops; and for Dale and Dunbar, engaging in the ritual of sitting in front of the country store just watching people go by.

I like to buy books by local authors when I travel, and will be digging into "The Curious Case of the Conjure Woman" and "Floyd County Moonshine".

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Matkaaja Lowell, MA
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- 20.7.2017 klo 20.52
- 🌙 82 °F
- Korkeus: 817 ft
- Yhdysvallat North Carolina Township of Mountain Creek Lake Norman of Catawba Mundy Creek 35.572306, -81.02430435°34’20” N 81°1’27” W
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Lake Norman, North Carolina
20. heinäkuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 82 °F
What's here: Boats, Lakeside, and lots of fun

A Dale-selected layover at Lake Norman has proved to be inspired. We have a lovely view of the lake (Lake Norman RV Resort), a resort with a lakeside bar, and all the entertainment of watching this boat culture set in the middle of North Carolina.

Lots of building going on and with the lake having a maze of inlets and coves, almost everyone has a lakeside home--usually largish with a dock and a boat waiting to play with. We went to the Blue Parrot for dinner (dog-friendly) and enjoyed watching the 20-somethings pull up to the dock on their jet skis, and older groups in their boats and pontoon boats come alongside to have dinner at the bar and hang out. Inevitably one of the jet skis would capsize--are they really made for 3 or 4?--while their buddies took off down the lake. We could just envision Glenna and her buddy Arielle loving it.

My idea of local food is biscuits and grits, but Dale was brave enough to try livermush for breakfast. As its name implies, its a combination of pigs liver, cornmeal and 'head parts'.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Lowell, MA
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- 22.7.2017 klo 21.39
- 🌙 75 °F
- Korkeus: 2 162 ft
- Yhdysvallat North Carolina City of Asheville Biltmore Village 35.559423, -82.54562735°33’34” N 82°32’44” W
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Biltmore Village... in Asheville, NC
22. heinäkuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 75 °F
We liked this town when we visited a few years ago, so.......we're back! There were NO RV sites available (this is the busy season) so we treated ourselves to a weekend at a dog-friendly Hilton.

Our 20-year old RV chugs up the hills pretty slowly, even though Asheville is only about 2100 ft. It hangs out in the slow lane with other RVs and the occasional truck but we will have to give serious thought before taking it on a mountainous route. Old Rex (for Rexhall) is having a rest this weekend while we luxuriate in the hotel.

Biltmore Village is next to the Biltmore Estate and was built to house workers on the estate. Charming and great to walk around, we found the Well-Bred Bakery as one of our favorite places to eat. It has outdoor dining so Dunbar did well on those accidental crumbs that were dropped.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Are you coming to Charleston?
24.7.2017Vastaa
Matkaaja Our next stop is in Tabor City, NC for the month of August. Then we have some traveling and eventually ending up somewhere near north Myrtle Beach near Dale's parents. We have a busy few months ahead of us! But, that puts us about 2 1/2 hrs from Charleston!
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Matkaaja Lowell, MA
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- 24.7.2017 klo 19.13
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Korkeus: 1 093 ft
- Yhdysvallat South Carolina Greenville County Mountain Lake 35.067117, -82.62275835°4’2” N 82°37’22” W
Päivä 26
Solitude Pointe... in Cleveland, SC
24. heinäkuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
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Matkaaja Lowell, MA
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- 27.7.2017
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Korkeus: 1 404 ft
- Yhdysvallat South Carolina Pickens County Pleasant View Long Mountain 34.952265, -82.64452834°57’8” N 82°38’40” W
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Solitude Pointe... in Cleveland, SC
27. heinäkuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Friends, Mountains, and Bourbon

Up in the SC mountains near towns such as Pumpkintown, Cleveland, and Travelers Rest, is a small jewel of an RV and cabin resort called Solitude Pointe. Quiet, nice spots, spotless showers and 5-bars ATT cell phone service--can't ask for more.

Our friends Sandy and Paul joined us for a few nights, renting a cabin across from our RV site. Paul and Dale are bourbon buddies from way back, starting before we were married 36 years ago and surviving through a 5 day Kentucky Bourbon Trail trip. Armed with 1792 Bourbon, Corn Whiskey, and the tools of BBQing, Paul and Dale have produced steak dinners and great hamburgers. Sandy and I roasted marshmallows.

Dunbar was not allowed in guest cabins so he supervised from atop the dashboard of our RV.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Lowell, MA
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- 29.7.2017 klo 21.06
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Korkeus: 2 684 ft
- Yhdysvallat North Carolina Township of Little River Cedar Mountain Little Rich Mountain 35.131982, -82.59891335°7’55” N 82°35’56” W
Päivä 31
Waterfalls and Mountains
29. heinäkuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Lots of looking at waterfalls and mountains over the last few days. Some of our pictures.
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Matkaaja Lowell, MA
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- 30.7.2017 klo 20.51
- 🌙 73 °F
- Korkeus: 1 076 ft
- Yhdysvallat South Carolina Greenville County Slater 35.034443, -82.50108235°2’4” N 82°30’4” W
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Burly Bill's BBQ... in Marietta, SC
30. heinäkuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
Dig the Pig.

Its BBQ day and we couldn't have picked a better place: Burly Bill's BBQ. Only open Friday, Sat., and Sunday, its a food truck like setup next to Rte. 11 in Marietta, SC.

Beef Briskit, Pulled Pork, baked Beans, slaw, and of course Dr. Pepper. Oh my goodness, it was great.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Lowell, MA
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- 23.8.2017 klo 20.53
- 🌧 79 °F
- Korkeus: 72 ft
- Yhdysvallat North Carolina Township of Williams East Tabor Skeebo Branch 34.13401, -78.85515434°8’2” N 78°51’19” W
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On Break from Travel: Tabor City, NC
23. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 79 °F
House hunting, RV troubles, and hot weather

On arriving at our campgrounds, we found that the hydraulics used to set up need replacement. Good Sam insurance found us a mechanic but still working the issue.

Meanwhile, its been hot and steamy in the low country--typical for August. Getting used to it but loving the 2 air conditioning units in our RV.

And, after looking at many houses, we found a house in Little River. Very excited, pictures after we close on it in mid-Sept.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Lowell, MA
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- 29.8.2017 klo 13.33
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Korkeus: 56 ft
- Yhdysvallat South Carolina Charleston County Wildwood Charleston International Airport 32.884442, -80.03695932°53’4” N 80°2’13” W
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Charlston, SC
29. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
On the road again

While Dunbar attends "summer camp", Dale and Cathy are heading for another road trip, this time to Branson Missouri. Not by a direct route--that would be too easy. No, first we drive 2 1/2 hours to Charleston for our flight, then we do a day of house closing business in Lowell, THEN we drive to Branson to celebrate my mom's 90th birthday. This drive is 20 hours, followed by 16 hours back home to Little River, SC.

But we also get to see our daughter, Glenna.

First stop after TSA was a beer for Dale.

More to come.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja Lowell, MA
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- 30.8.2017
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Korkeus: 92 ft
- Yhdysvallat Massachusetts City of Lowell Centralville Northern Canal 42.648501, -71.31436942°38’55” N 71°18’52” W
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Back to Lowell .... for a day
30. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
House clean out to finish, pick up my car, new tires, hug Glenna, get up date on Arielle and Ania's new boyfriends, sign papers for house closing, and dinner with our friends Ann Ludlow and Dave Kuzara. On the road after about 24 hours in Lowell.Lue lisää
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