Thursday, April 26

Thursday, April 26

We are running a bit late this morning. We leave sunshiny South Carolina at 9:30!

Our route:
We follow the GPS route:
highway 17 North to South Carolina 31, which leads onto 9 north. (17 north has many lights, traffic back-ups, etc. Next time try taking Hwy 17 north to 544 north.)
US 701 North, brings us into North Carolina
Left on joe brown Hwy South for 15 miles, a flat,smooth, fairly quiet, well kept 2 way road
Left onto Andrew Jackson Hwy northwest for 20 miles, 4 lane Hwy
Exit 213 to North Carolina 41 North. IGA in this town
Left on Hwy 41 south to Hwy 95 north

We stop at exit 31 for gas, lunch (mojo chicken sandwiches😊) and McDonald's shakes!

Everything is going smoothly, so we decide to skip Roanoke Rapids in North Carolina and continue to Ashland, Virginia. We reserve a site (#8) at Americamps RV Resort, 11322 Air Park Road. 804-798-5298. $45 gets us a back in site, and clean washrooms and showers. It is just off Hwy 95. There is propane available here.

We eat at Cracker Barrel first and arrive at the campground around 6:00, only to find out they are serving free pizza and salad tonight!

We set up, then go for a ride on our bikes around the industrial park behind the campground. Not the most scenic ride, but it's nice to stretch our legs and be outside. Just as we start our ride, I take a tumble off my bike. What I think is a sidewalk is actually a concrete water drain. I lose my balance and down I go! Nothing broken, but I will have a nice bruise on my leg! So lucky! That could have been catastrophic!

We check The Weather Network online when we return. 5-10 mm rain overnight and 10-15 mm tomorrow morning. So we batten down the hatches once again.

It always rains when we are in Virginia!

Will try to finish up The Nest tonight.Read more