Fort Chiswell, VA, Friday August 2

Finally found some time when we weren't relaxing to update this.  Last Wednesday, July 24th, we said goodbye to our house, piled into the motorhome, and drove a whopping 35 miles to Gettysburg, PA.  We had spent the previous 5 days packing the motorhome, getting rid of the last of our household items, and cleaning the house for the new owners.  We were hot, tired, and ready to get started.

We hadn't even got to our destination when I realized I had left an important piece of electronics in our house - the Hopper satellite receiver.  A frantic call to our neighbor, a rolling phone conference, and a few minutes later it was rescued before the new owners got there for their walkthrough.  Dodged that one.

Friday, we were back in Frederick for the closing and dinner with our neighbor Beth (who I highly recommend if you ever need a really good neighbor).  Sunday we were back in Frederick again - Mary needed a hair cut, the critters needed food, and I needed some goodies at Lowes.  Then it was off to our son's place for brunch and depositing the final load of "stuff" from the house.

On the new motorhome front, we still did not have a build date from Tiffin by July 26th.  I e-mailed Tiffin on July 31st while we were en route to Fort Chiswell, VA and finally received a response (I think we were just past Roanoke, VA) when we got the build schedule.  Start date is August 15th and ship date is September, 11th.  Yea and now we need to get to Red Bay.

Fort Chiswell (at the corner of I-81 and I-77 S) is a great layover point in Virginia.  Two Flying Js nearby for fuel, a really nice campground, and things to do if you don't mind jumping in the car and doing a little driving.  We, on the other hand have been sitting and trying to figure out where we are going this winter.  All I will say is no decisions have been made at this time.

Saturday, we will be visiting friends in Galax and taking in the fiddling convention.  Stay tuned for updates.