Day 2
Tues 26th June - 38198 North Virginia
First experience at dump station. Corrugated plastic pipe jammed in rear 4″ square bumper. Got wet and sticky prising it loose, attaching it to our outlet and making it not jump out of the sewer hole. Surgical gloves disintegrate - need thick rubber gloves asap. Fill up with petrol - apparently getting 13.3 mpg which is a bit disappointing but its been tough going. See more baby animals - wild turkey with triplets.
Getting used to slow travel, wondering if 30 mph will be the average speed across America. Its a small truck with a heavy load making truck noises in low gear - sometimes walking speed. We see a lot of nature close-up. Skyline Drive begins to open out to viewpoints and we see we have climbed high. We stop at a scenic view of Virginia and the wheel is still running hot.
We have a (poor) internet signal so I try to find a mechanic while Lisa makes tea and sandwiches in the kitchen. Too big a vehicle for car services - rv shops need 2 weeks notice. We program Montebello rv park into George the TomTom GPS unit and carry on along the ridge through treetop country and river vistas. Lisa reads manual and discovers the overdrive switch. Lovely empty campsite down by a big pond with geese, big fish and bullfrog conversations.
Used our lego style levelling blocks to try for a better nights sleep. Deaf Snowbird shouting advice reckoned wheel about to fall off and recommends calling my Good Sam breakdown service. Wife had knee replacements and Lyme’s disease. Boats locked up but pleasant evening walk around pond vainly looking for turtles and snakes. Made drumsticks. Burned them in fire which Lisa lit with witchcraft. No signal but lots of birds and cicadas. We are constantly rearranging ourselves and our stuff to keep all the surfaces clear and useable. Didnt sleep too well.