Hi everyone! It's been some time since I posted on our blog and so much has been happening in our adventures. We have continued on the road and are enjoying it so much. 

On June 1st we left Solomon's Md. to start out again after staying put for 12 weeks. We are thankful that we had this place to stay during the first stages of the virus. Our plans are to head to MS. We started out and stayed a night at a RV campground called, Ft Chiswell. It's right off I 81 and very nice. Clean and has a small pool which was closed because of the virus. We found two other Alpines there too so it was nice to chat with them. It's not very often we find the same kind of RV like ours in a campground. If you need an overnighter or just want to visit Wytheville Va it's a great stop.

  

 After a nights rest there we headed to TN.  I love the mountains and could live in this beautiful state. Maybe that's where we will settle down later....who knows. We stayed at Chattanooga TN/North Cleaveland KOA. This was a nice place to stop overnight. The pool was open and the staff were very friendly. We even met another u-tuber who is part of the camp workers there. Our only complaint was the road noise behind our site. Lots of trucks going thru on a small road but we survived and would probably return there but get a different site. 

We left TN and started to head to MS.We drove thru GA & AL to get to our campground. Our weather was pretty good, had a little rain in AL. We got to Lake Loundes State Park that day. The campground is beautiful. On the lake and our site we got to see the lake all around us. We were here for two weeks and planned to enjoy each moment of it. When we return we would get closer to the water and bring A LOT more bug spray and more citronella candles lol! But all in all it's a beautiful place. We were mainly there to visit with some friends of ours, Gill & Brad Vaughn. I couldn't wait to see Gill. They were stationed in Md with us and we served together in church. I have not been the best about keeping in touch over all those years since they left. Need to work on that! We spent a lot of time with them and even attended the wedding of their youngest daughter, Jackie. The wedding was outside in a beautiful outdoor chapel. So happy we could be there for that special event. Loved spending a lot of time with Gill and boy did they feed us well. Brad can grill up a mess of food! So yummy! Tom also had to replace the hydraulic cylinder on our RV in the back slide. Thank goodness he could do it and Brad was there to help too!

        

After two fun weeks with the Vaughns we headed out again. This time we were headed to Clemons NC to Tanglewood Campground. We were excited to see Meg and Aubrey since they were only about an hour from there. The campground is beautiful and one that we will come back to. The pool was closed, due to the virus, but they have walking and biking trails that are paved. They have mountain biking trails too. And you can access it all from the campground. We did go up to Mt. Airy in NC to see where part of where the Andy Griffith show was filmed.  The whole show was based on this town and the surrounding area.  We also explored a mountain called Pilot Mountain. It is so beautiful up there. So if you are in the area check it out. 

     

We did have an issue that we had to deal with and that was the closing of Cheatham Annex Campground in Williamsburg Va. We were suppose to go there for a month and they were still closed due to the Covid! It was driving us all crazy. So after 6 cancellations from them we decided to make other plans. 

After two fun weeks in NC we were headed to Va. to Yogi Bear Campground in Glocester Va. We had previously planned to all go as a family to Williamsburg to celebrate the 4th of July. Something we all were looking forward to. Cabins were rented and we had our camp site all taken care of. But like I mentioned before, the place never opened due to the virus and so things had to change. Tom and I searched all over and all we could find was a cancellation at Yogi Bear. So we took it and went for two weeks. The kids all joined us there. Our son Doug and his family tented there. Our son Travis and his wife Haley, and my daughter Meagan all stayed in a nearby hotel for the weekend. Not what we all really wanted to do but that's all that was left to do. We had a good time there, although no fireworks! :( Second year in a row for us to not see them. Last yr camping in TN the campground there was not the best so we saw no fireworks. This yr due to the virus. Let's hope for next year! Anyway, our kids left after a couple days and we kept the grandkids for the week!! Yes we are crazy.....all 6 of them! But we love them so much and want to do these fun things with them and share in their memories. It was crazy but we had so much fun together. Swimming everyday and eating, watching movies, doing crafts, riding bikes, a lot of ice pops, etc.....When it was time for them all to go home I was sad. I was so use to having them with us each day. I'm so glad we got to do this with them and it will for sure be an every summer thing to do with them as long as we can. 

      

After Yogi Bear we did keep one of our grandchildren with us, Aubrey. She stayed with us for a couple more weeks. We had to take care of some work on our RV in Hampton Va. and then we headed to Luray Va. to stay at Outlanders River Camp with our camping group. I love the mountains so much as I said earlier and Outlanders is right there in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. It was so good to see our friends there and hang out with them for the weekend. We also went to see Tom's mom since she's about an hr away in Winchester, and we also saw Tom's sister Kathleen and brother in law Dwight.    

We left Luray and headed to Cozy Acres Campground in Powhatan Va. Such a nice campground and one of our favorites. We were there for a week. We got to swim and have campfires, and Aubrey got to ride her bike. We also saw my sister Debi who lives locally in the area. That was a treat for sure. On to our next place.

     

We arrived at BethPage Camp Resort in Urbanna Va. Beautiful campground. We had been here before but it had several yrs ago. We were here for a week. We had some friends join us too. The Harts and the Nasmans from Md. came down to see us and camp. It was a lot of fun having them there to camp too. Our good friends Chris & Frank Sweeney are work campers there and so it was a plus for us to see them too and hang out with them when we could. Meagan came and picked up Aubrey that weekend and took her back home but she got to camp with us too. That was nice. We got to swim, cool off in the lake, eat ice cream, play putt putt (the guys won), have cookouts with friends, and watch movies.

    

I have to say that the days go by so fast. Some days we have to ask each other what day it is? Now that's retirement! While on these trips it's been wonderful to see family and friends. Some whom we haven't seen in years. It's nice to meet other campers whether full or part time. With COVID-19 virus it does take away from some of the fun but we adapting. Wearing face masks and social distancing has become a way of life for us. Many places are still shut down but many have opened too which is good. Some campgrounds you can swim but no water slide use. Some states think masks are needed and some are relaxed on wearing them. This is a crazy time we live in, but we are having fun and enjoying life. We are making the best of what's out there and feel blessed that we can travel and see this beautiful country we live in. 

We hope you are well. Please take care of yourself and watch over each other. We will continue on this journey of ours and I'll continue to keep you updated. I'll try not to wait so long until the next blog. Thanks for taking the time to read about our adventure's. Until next time.....Stay safe and keep smiling! :)

Love, Beth & Tom

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