We are at Walkabout Camp and RV Resort for a week. we didn't do much today except do a campground walkabout, go into Kingsland to get a few groceries and stop in at the Welcome Center to pick up some brochures and maps. There is a lot to see in this area, but with it being so cold, we really just feel like sitting inside the warm motorhome. Must.fight.that.feeling!
Of course we have all heard about the polar plunge that is happening in North America at the moment, and this is part of that phenomenon. It was reported in today's news that all 50 states are experiencing below freezing temps. So, the question tonight is...Do we disconnect the water? or do we leave it on but leave a tap inside the RV trickling slowly to keep the water moving?
Our Dutch Star has a heated underbelly with a fan to circulate warm air around the tanks, so we should be fine.
Hold thumbs for me to get my computer fixed tomorrow. Planning a trip to an Apple Certified facility to see what can be done.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Friday, November 14, 2014
The Sheldon Church Ruins
While we were staying at The Oaks we went to see the ruins of an old church nearby. You can read all about then here. The Old Sheldon Church ruins.
Here are our photos of the hour we spent wandering around the church and the graveyard.
Here are our photos of the hour we spent wandering around the church and the graveyard.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Is it really Camp Depression?
Our next stop was at The Oaks at South Point in Yemassee, South Carolina. This is a Thousand Trails park so it cost us nothing. We once met a lady here who travels on her own and she nicknamed this Campground "Camp Depression". We disagree, we quite like this campground as it is so peaceful.
While we were at Yemasee my computer stopped working. Nothing, nada, zip. The charging cable does not light up and the computer wont turn on. We went to Beaufort to have it checked at the Best Buy store. They used their cable and the same thing. No sign of life. so now I have to wait until we can get to an Apple Store to have it checked. I hope it is not too expensive to fix! Most of my photos are on my external drive so I cannot upload any to the blog. Update...I fixed it!
The Oaks is quite close to Hunting Island, one of our favourite places. Arch and Anne Chisholm of The Accidental RVers were staying there for a few days and we got an invite for steamed shrimp and pie. Who could resist? so off we went for the afternoon. A walk on the lovely beach at low tide and then back to their site for this yummy shrimp, salad and home made bread, followed by Cranberry Apple crumble pie. Thank goodness my scale batteries are dead and it can't tell me bad news.
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| The view through our wind shield. |
While we were at Yemasee my computer stopped working. Nothing, nada, zip. The charging cable does not light up and the computer wont turn on. We went to Beaufort to have it checked at the Best Buy store. They used their cable and the same thing. No sign of life. so now I have to wait until we can get to an Apple Store to have it checked. I hope it is not too expensive to fix! Most of my photos are on my external drive so I cannot upload any to the blog. Update...I fixed it!
The Oaks is quite close to Hunting Island, one of our favourite places. Arch and Anne Chisholm of The Accidental RVers were staying there for a few days and we got an invite for steamed shrimp and pie. Who could resist? so off we went for the afternoon. A walk on the lovely beach at low tide and then back to their site for this yummy shrimp, salad and home made bread, followed by Cranberry Apple crumble pie. Thank goodness my scale batteries are dead and it can't tell me bad news.
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| Hunting Island Beach |
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| Trees stranded on the beach by erosion over the years. |
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| More trees |
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| Michael pondering his next shot. |
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| Timmy, Arch and Michael heading back to the campground |
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| Arch and Anne's site #21 |
Monday, November 10, 2014
We met a French Broad in Asheville.
and then we made our way down to North Carolina and Wilson's Riverside RV Resort. This is a Passport America campground and very convenient to Asheville. It is right on the French Broad River.
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| Our view through the windshield of the French Broad River. |
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| There we are, tucked neatly into the trees. |
Two nights there gave us the time to spend a day in the beautiful city of Asheville. We took the Trolley tour which was wonderful because we got to see all the main parts of the city and get a commentary on the history of the city. We stopped in the city center and had a lunch at Mayfel's, a lovely little Louisiana style restaurant. Cat fish for Michael and shrimp burger for me, followed by coffee and beignets. Yummy!
Here are some photos from around Asheville.
The tour took us to Grove Park Inn where we got off and explored the Estes-Winn Antique Car Museum and art gallery.
Michael really enjoyed looking at the old cars. Here are a few.
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| Standing outside the Art Gallery waiting for the shuttle back up to the Inn where we will rejoin the tour. |
Posted with BlogsySaturday, November 08, 2014
I can't believe six months has gone by already.
Well, here we are on our way south already. I will try and update a post about our summer, but for now I want to start recording the 2014/2015 winter trip.
We left Cedar Beach park on October 31st and headed down to Whitby, east of Toronto. Our daughters house has a level 50 ft driveway, so it is a great place to stop for a few days before leaving. We get to spend some time with our grandsons as well as our daughter and son in law. This year was extra special because our son and his fiancee were in Ontario. They arrived from France at the beginning of October and leave on November 5th. We decided to stay until the 6th so that we are able to take them to the airport.
The weather was turning really cold and so we were chomping at the bit to get going. We left Whitby the morning of the 6th November and stopped at a farm overnight. We are members of Boondockers Welcome and this farm is listed in their database. The farm is very close to the 401 highway just West of London, so it was a no brainer to contact the hosts and arrange for an overnight stay.
The next day we crossed the border at Windsor and from there a quick hop onto the I-75. Crossing the border was really easy. There was almost no wait, a pleasant chat with the U.S. border guard and we were off. He even said hello to Timmy.
The I-75 is in a bad state of repair in Michigan and they are repairing a long length of it. It was quite scary as the road is very narrow and the 18 wheelers barrel down there at quite a speed. As soon as we crossed into Ohio, the road was great and I could relax.
Our first night in the US was at Lakewood Village Resort, which is a membership campground. We camped here using our Coast to Coast membership and it cost us a whole $10! We got a pull through as we had to dump and fill after a week without hookups. The park is really nice and if we are heading up this way in the spring, we will make sure to stop here again. The only problem was that the sewer was right in the back of the site and in order for us to reach it with our hose, we had to have the RV parked almost in the roadway behind us.
We only spent the one night there because we were in a hurry to get as far south as possible.
We left Cedar Beach park on October 31st and headed down to Whitby, east of Toronto. Our daughters house has a level 50 ft driveway, so it is a great place to stop for a few days before leaving. We get to spend some time with our grandsons as well as our daughter and son in law. This year was extra special because our son and his fiancee were in Ontario. They arrived from France at the beginning of October and leave on November 5th. We decided to stay until the 6th so that we are able to take them to the airport.
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| On our daughter's driveway. |
The weather was turning really cold and so we were chomping at the bit to get going. We left Whitby the morning of the 6th November and stopped at a farm overnight. We are members of Boondockers Welcome and this farm is listed in their database. The farm is very close to the 401 highway just West of London, so it was a no brainer to contact the hosts and arrange for an overnight stay.
The next day we crossed the border at Windsor and from there a quick hop onto the I-75. Crossing the border was really easy. There was almost no wait, a pleasant chat with the U.S. border guard and we were off. He even said hello to Timmy.
The I-75 is in a bad state of repair in Michigan and they are repairing a long length of it. It was quite scary as the road is very narrow and the 18 wheelers barrel down there at quite a speed. As soon as we crossed into Ohio, the road was great and I could relax.
Our first night in the US was at Lakewood Village Resort, which is a membership campground. We camped here using our Coast to Coast membership and it cost us a whole $10! We got a pull through as we had to dump and fill after a week without hookups. The park is really nice and if we are heading up this way in the spring, we will make sure to stop here again. The only problem was that the sewer was right in the back of the site and in order for us to reach it with our hose, we had to have the RV parked almost in the roadway behind us.
We only spent the one night there because we were in a hurry to get as far south as possible.
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