We left at 9:30 AM (pattern developing?) and headed south west on Hwy 11. The weather was warm but cloudy and got foggier as we neared Maryland. We followed the Susquehanna River, a very wide river, all the way to Harrisburg. The scenery was very pretty with villages full of Colonial house style but very depress in that a lot of them were abandoned and/or for sale. In Harrisburg, we headed south on I-81 once again. We stopped for fuel @ $4.15 in Liverpool PA and again in Mt Jackson Virginia @ $3.75. We drove through Maryland and West Virginia then Virginia. We finally stopped in Verona, VA off Hwy 11 for the night. We are at the Shenandoah Valley Campground for $33, with full hook-up. This is a beautiful campground, set in a valley with rolling hills and beautiful Estates. It is near a small river. The sun is shining and it is a balmy 80*F. The weather is really crazy about the hurricane “Sandy” coming up the coast and forecast a hit near Maryland/New York or south of it. We may be affected by it but won’t be in the worst of it.
We drove 278 miles in 5.5
hrs @ 51 MPH average. We were stopped
2.5 hrs for lunch and fuel break.
N 38* 13.429W 079* 00.981
Alt: 1190 ft
A cloudy morning but warm! We were on the road by 9:45 AM, back on I-81 south. We stopped in Roanoke at Camping world to get the TV antenna fix. I didn’t mention this but yesterday, on our way out, we forgot to put the antenna down and, you guessed it, it was snapped off...not damage to the roof, thank God! Anyway, we are spending the night here at Camping World after purchasing a new antenna, they will install it tomorrow morning. We went shopping for groceries and a few other things then came home and put everything away. The sun is out and it is a warm 78*F. I filled the tank with water and we are hooked up with power. There is another guy here from Quebec who has been here for a week waiting for axles for his trailer so we have nothing to complain about!!!
We traveled a whole 85
miles @ 55 MPH in one hour a half.
N 37* 21.501W 079* 57.700
Alt: 1156 Ft
We were up by 7 AM, showered then went in to make sure we were first on the list. We went for breakfast at McDonald near here than came back to Camping World. We finally got going by 11 AM, headed south on I-81, South-West on 581/220 and turn south on the “Blue Ridge Parkway. What a beautiful drive! The speed was set at 45 MPH, no stops and no trucks. The foliage was gorgeous but unfortunately it was foggy for about 2 hours so we didn’t see much in that time. We stopped quite a few times and took some pictures. At one point, we had to get off the Parkway and go into a village for fuel. The place was crazy with tourist but we did get fuelled @ $3.87 then were on our way back to the Parkway. We stopped for lunch at this place with an old cabin from the 1800’s. We were back on the road and finally stopped by 4 pm at a campsite, the Raccoon Holler Campground, paid $32, and were told to batten down as the forecast is for freezing temperature overnight and possible snow!?? We did come out of the fog eventually but were under cloudy sky all day.
We travelled 154 miles in
3 hrs and 45 minutes @ an average 40 MPH.
We were stopped for a total of over one hour.
N 36* 21.258’W 081* 22.698’
Alt: 3041 Ft
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