October 19, 2015–Travel to Shenandoah National Park

After lots of hugs and saying our “see you in the spring”, we started our journey west and south.

In Delaware, we went directly west from the bay – the leaves are just changing here:

Past many farms:

Into Maryland:

More farms – love this barn:

Love the trees:

Past one of the Chesapeake Marinas:

Over the Bay Bridge (I wonder how deep it is here):

Cool looking bridge:

We traveled south on US-301 through lots of traffic and malls  - very busy since it is so close to Washington, DC.  The route took us over the Potomac River:

Right before we went over the bridge, we were stopped by the Maryland State Police.  He noticed that I was not wearing my seat belt.  He was very nice and left us with a warning.  (His hometown is near us.)  I will be wearing my seat belt from now on!

Into Virginia:

Where Andy just LOVED this attraction:

Harvest Time:

I love these roads:

Our first views of the Shenandoah Mountains:

At the top and heading into the park:

Skyline Drive:

Here we are:

 

Since we have no idea how long we are staying, we found a nice site in the first come, first served loop. We have always stayed in the I loop and now we are in the C loop.   I will post pictures tomorrow.

We have no phone or internet in the campground so I will be a little late in posting.  Until then, enjoy today.

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 268 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Delaware: US-9; SR-404

Maryland: SR-404; US-50; US-301

Virginia: US-301; SR-205; SR-3; SR-20; US-15; US-33; Skyline Drive

October 15- 18, 2015 Our Journey Continues

On Thursday 15th, we did our final shut down, walk thru, and goodbyes.  We have been home for over six months so we checked and double checked.  But by 9 AM we were on our way.

Fall in Pennsylvania:

Another few days and it will be at peak color – a little later this year.  Beautiful!

We continued on our way into Delaware and over the Delaware River:

Into Lewes, Delaware where we spent the next few days visiting with family.

Our great grandson – he has such a beautiful smile and laugh:

Grandpa and Matthew with daughter, Sheryl, and granddaughters, Alex (Matthew’s Mom) and Sabrina (who was able to come home from school for the weekend).

Grandma got in the picture too:

And Dad (Steve) too – they both have great smiles – .

Alex and Steve are expecting another boy in January – how exciting. We hope to see them on our way back home in the spring.

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Lewes, Delaware refers to itself as “The First Town in the First State” since Lewes was the earliest settlement in the state and Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution.  It is really a quaint little town with a lot of history.

Some pictures from around the town:

Delaware Bay:

When I win the lottery, I am going to buy a big houseboat – :

On Saturday, our friends, Al and Marion, invited us to a wonderful lunch and a great time getting caught up.  Al and Andy have known each other for over 50 years – thank you for the great time!

Tomorrow, Monday, 19th, we will continue our journey so stay tuned and enjoy today.

Stats for the 15th:

Miles Traveled: 177 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Pennsylvania: Chestnut Street; US-209; SR-901; SR-183; US-222; US-422; I-176; SR-10; SR-41; SR-7

Delaware: SR-7; SR-4; SR-4; SR-1; US-9

April 2- 3, 2015 Continuing North to Pennsylvania

April 2nd, we took our time and drove 20 miles to the Moose Lodge in Milford.  This Moose Lodge has a nice little camping area and a place to dump our tanks. After setting up and having a great lunch at the Lodge, we headed to Dover to do some errands and check out where we need to go tomorrow for our RV appointment.  After supper, we went back to the Lodge to meet up with Scott, who I had talked to a few times this week.  He took us on a tour of the Lodge – what a beautiful place.  What a great time!

Bella’s favorite place when we stop:

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 20 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Delaware: SR-23; US-9B: US-1; US-1B; Kirby Road; Beaver Dam Road

April 3rd, we were up early and on our way north to Mr. Tire Auto Center (formerly Carl King Tires) in Dover for a new tire and front end alignment.  We were finished by 11:00 A.M. so away we went – in the rain.

Over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal:

Into Pennsylvania:

Thru Amish country:

Thru the Blue Mountains:

To our street:

We arrived home mid-afternoon, set up and began the process of opening up the house.  By late afternoon, many of our close friends came by – it was great to see everyone and get caught up.  After 564 days on the road, it is good to be home.

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 170 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Milford to Dover:

Delaware: Beaver Dam Road; SR-36; US-1; SR-10; US-13; Voshell Mill Road; US-13A

Dover to Home:

Delaware: US-13A; Voshell Mill Road; US-13; US-1; I-95; SR-141; SR-2; SR-41 (we took a wrong turn – )

Pennsylvania: SR-41; SR-10; I-176; US-422; SR-183; SR-901; US-209; Chestnut Street

I am writing this on Thursday, April 9th, 2015.  In the past week we have been busy opening the house, transferring things from the motorhome, fixing things that need to be fixed, and spending time with family and friends.  We moved into the house on Monday and Dusty just loved rolling around on the floor – HA:

We expect to be home most of the summer.  So unless we do some travel, I will not be blogging. .   However, when we go back on the road, I will be back to blogging.  For those of you who get the blog thru email or some type of feed, any blogs will come thru automatically.

Thank you all for following along. 

Have a great summer and enjoy today.