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Washington DC, Maryland It didn’t take us long to get from Shenandoah national park to the big smoke. This is the first big city we have explored in the US. When we booked our RV park, I’m positive that she said that we couldn’t come in before the Tuesday but when we got our confirmation, it […]
Read More The Nation’s CapitalShenandoah National Park Sunset at one of the many overlooks Shenandoah National Park surrounds the Skyline Drive which is an extension of the Blue Ridge Parkway and is still in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Tom Turkey When we tried to book a campsite in Shenandoah online there were no sites available. There are two loops […]
Read More The Skyline DriveWilliamsburg Virginia Williamsburg is a colonial town, a couple of blocks in the centre of town have been blocked off to traffic. There are numerous free long and short-term carparks dotted around the perimeter. People are dressed up in period costume and talk as though they are still living in that period, sometimes giving a […]
Read More Colonial WilliamsburgColonial National Historic Park – Jamestown Historic Jamestown is the #1 attraction in the Williamsburg area according to Trip Advisor. Someone mentioned the Ranger talks, so we rang them to find out what time they ran. The Archeological Ranger Talks are at 11am and 2pm. One of the dig sites As it was still raining in […]
Read More The First English Settlement in the USAWe were going to fill up with water when we arrived at Oregon Inlet but we couldn’t find the dump station, it turns out, it’s down the road at the marina. We decided to set up camp without filling up. We had enough to get by but not enough for showers. So we resorted to […]
Read More Showering when your tanks are dryThe Wright Brothers National Memorial No cockpits yet Capturing history Full sized replica at the spot where they took off The only monument to be erected when the people were still alive This is where the Wright Brother’s came to test out their gliders and Flyer.It all started when their father brought home a rubber […]
Read More The Birth of Motorised FlightNorth Carolina’s Outer Banks We have come to North Carolina’s Outer Banks (OBX for short). It’s a slither of land that runs along the ocean. We drove over three long long long bridges to get here, we have finally left the I-40 which we have been travelling on since California, behind us. Nags Head Beach […]
Read More The Lure of the SeaAsheville NC A nice short drive of fifty miles took us to Asheville in North Carolina. We couldn’t take the Blue Ridge Parkway route as it has a number of tunnels that are too low for us. Steve and Caroline took this route though so they were able to tell us what we missed out […]
Read More A French Chateau in North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National Park, NC Moving campsites The Great Smoky Mountains NP is half in Tennessee and half in North Carolina. After four days in the Tennessee section we moved to the Smokemont campground which is in the southern part of the park. As went over the Appalachian Trail which marks the state border […]
Read More The Great Smokies of the southSmokemont NP Campground Campground Road A, Cherokee, NC Site A6 Smokemont Campground Why we chose here? It’s in the southern part of the Great Smoky Mountains Location: North Carolina, just north of Cherokee Peak Season: 15 May to 15 Oct Sites: 142, they say it accommodates 35-40’ RV’s but there are limited spots for these […]
Read More Campground Review: Smokemont NP Campground
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