October 30, 2020

Oregon Inlet

Oregon Inlet Campground Hatteras National Seashore NC

The weather we were supposed to get during the night, terrific “red” thunderstorms and wicked wind, thankfully, never materialized.  We woke up to calmer breezes and mist.  A call to the bridge information hotline told us that there were o wind restrictions today.  We got busy and packed up and left before anything could change!  By 10:00 we were at Morris Farms where we got some preserves and produce.  By 11:30 we were camped at Oregon Inlet.  We aired down the tires after grabbing a quick lunch and headed for the beach.  The sky was beginning to clear and though it was windy, it was warm.  We enjoyed at walk at the inlet and then a second walk at Pea Island Wildlife Refuge.  We drove down to Rodanthe and stopped in the market there for a couple of groceries. 

We had delicious Maryland crab cakes from Santoni’s for our dinner as we watched the sunset over the sound.

After dark, we took the Jeep for a drive along the beach. It was still very windy. The fast moving clouds and the almost full moon made for stunning pictures.

October 29, 2020

Wind Restrictions

Kiptopeke State Park Cape Charles, Virginia

When we left Reisterstown, it was raining.  It was not a very nice driving day, but it wouldn’t have been a nice day for much else either.  We had the intention of staying at Cherrystone, one of our very favorite campgrounds but it was raining and unpleasant and we decided that instead we would just keep moving.  We did stop in the town of Cape Charles just for a quick lunch break and walk on the pier.

We had made arrangements to stay at a Harvest Host Campground.  Harvest Host is new to us.  For a yearly fee, members are allowed to camp in over 1,100 locations.  These sites are farms, orchards, breweries, wineries, museums, and other similar attractions.  Our first time was in Virginia at a brewery and we really enjoyed having this different kind of experience.  Today, we had hoped to make it to Morris Farms in NC but that didn’t work out!  We got to the toll booth at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and we were directed to turn around.  There were wind restrictions due to 47 mph wind gusts and so we were not able to cross. 

We went back a couple of miles to Kiptopeke State Park and set up camp.  I had forgotten how lovely it was.  We went for a nice hike from the campground to the beach and then through the woods. 

September 18, 2020 – October 28, 2020

Family

Atlanta, Georgia

On the 18^th of September we dropped the RV at Camping World in Oakwood, Georgia.  While we visited with David and his family, the RV was scheduled for some repairs and maintenance.  We got to David’s in midafternoon and everyone was home for dinner.  Oliver recognized us right away and we got giant hugs.  Austin was a little more hesitant and it took him a couple of minutes to warm up.  From that moment and for the next four weeks, we had an amazing visit.  The boys are growing like weeds and we hadn’t seen them since Christmas and so we had missed a lot!  We certainly tried to make up for all that lost time.  We played and played and played…playdoh and puzzles and games and kitchen and bubbles and bikes and made up games too!  We had so much fun!  When the boys were at school, David had a list of things that we could do to occupy our time…yardwork and painting and fixing stuff, and cleaning the garage and making dinners…we had fun doing that too!  Andrea took a week off at the end of our stay and it was nice to have extra time with her as well.  It was hard for us to leave.

We had an appointment October 20, 2020 in Red Bay, Alabama to get some new furniture for the coach.  We drove home through Tennessee and got to do some leaf peeping.

We got to Reisterstown on October 23^rd.  I had fun helping Allison prepare for Kyle’s 30^th birthday party.  The four of us also enjoyed some dinners together.

I am really glad that we made the decision to go home.  It was nice to spend time with the kids.  It was also nice to see my mom.  She is now cancer free and doing well!