Our RV Journey, Part 8

Lotus and I decide to take the meandering, scenic Blue Ridge Parkway north, as we're in driving mode and not sightseeing mode. I dislike being on a schedule and not having time to stop and smell the roses, but I'm grateful that I got this much time off at once. The mountains are gorgeous. We stop for lunch in one of the scenic overlooks north of Roanoke.

We fire up the generator, pop a pizza in the oven, and let it bake while we sit outside on the hillside and admire the view. The dogs welcome the grass, as dried up as it was, but they enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.

Up, down, curve right, curve left, stone over pass, overlook, repeat. Beautiful. I'd been through Virginia numerous times but never took the Parkway. Glad we did. We exit the Parkway a few hours north and wind back toward the interstate. By now it's getting to be late afternoon, so we pull over at a rest area so the dogs can do their thing.
Our destination is Harper's Ferry, WV, where we spent two days holed up in the air conditioning recovering from several long days of driving. We don't see the battlefields or the Civil War museum, and decide to save that for another time. We need to veg. And we do.

We take the back roads into Pennsylvania and end up at a creekside campground near Lewisburg, PA. Another night to hang out, but we do take the dogs for a long walk and enjoy the quiet.

Buzz is overjoyed to finally see us arrive. We load up his two weeks worth of laundry and gear, plus a week's worth of his buddy's gear. On the way home (all 7 hours of it) I manage to score Lottery (it's now Aug. 4th and past the release date, see prev. posting) and can't wait to get home to start reading.

And that's the story of Zany's RV trip in a nutshell. I hit the high points, though I forgot to mention the time we got the RV hung up in a low wire behind a church, or how many U-turns we pulled in Georgia (not an easy feat in an RV!).

I just got back today from a weekend in Vermont with the RV to pick up Lotus from her cousin's house. And now I have Labor Day weekend free and am scrambling to find a place to go on short notice.

And now back to your regularly scheduled blogging.