Category: Camping

  • Singing in Savannah

    We made a discovery in Savannah last weekend. There is place for small RV’s right in the downtown historic district. The parking lot at the visitor’s center has spaces specifically marked for RV’s. The couple we talked with said it was $24 for 48 hours and the lot has a 24 hour security guard. It is adjacent…

  • Camping Near UNC Asheville

    A glimpse of the Foothills Before the Rain We’re relaxing after a quick trip to Asheville, NC. We were up in the mountains to tour the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA). They have a Mechatronics major that interests Noah.  It is a combination of Electrical, Mechanical, and Computer engineering. We were going to…

  • Beads, Greenbrier, and George Washington

    On the way home we stopped for the night at Greenbrier State Park so Beth could visit a bead store with things she can’t find in Durham. Beth enjoyed seeing the beads in person at the Hagerstown headquarters of the Potomac Bead Company. We parked in the main parking lot downtown and wouldn’t recommend it. There was an altercation amongst…

  • Gettysburg

    Gettysburg is close to Hershey, so we decided to spend a couple of days there on the way home. The battlefield is a National Park now and contains over 1,300 monuments to the people that fought on both sides in this turning-point in the civil war. It was a somber place that pays tribute to the soldiers and…

  • Hershey Rally & RV Show

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    We drove to Pennsylvania to meet 45 other Pleasure-Way camping van owners at Hersheypark Campground. Over 100 people gathered to exchange ideas and see the RV show at the nearby Hershey convention center.  Hershey is still the home of the Hershey chocolate factory. The measurement station at the bus stop made me chuckle.  We looked…

  • PA back Home

    We broke camp early and headed over to the dump station to clean out all the tanks before heading home. We hadn’t been impressed with the bathrooms and shower facilities, and were pleased when the ranger that took our payment said they were closing in September to build new facilities. They have another campground in…