Oct 14, 2012 - Salem Lake Trail

This past weekend, we knocked out another one of the 100 Classic Hikes in NC - Salem Lake Trail (#23 in the book) in Winston-Salem. We left in the morning and made the drive out to Winston-Salem, arriving at the park right at 10. We were hoping to see some of the first fall color of the season, but it was a little early. A few trees had started to change with patches of yellow and red among mostly green, but definitely not peak color. Leaving the parking lot, we followed the trail clockwise going behind the dam on a paved trail. Shortly,...

Sep 13, 2012 - Methune, MA to Winston-Salem

September 10-16, 2012 – From Methune, MA to Winston-Salem, North Carolina Again we are trying to catch up with our blog. We headed to Gettysburg to see the new center (we were here in 2005 at the old center), made a short stop at the Martinsville NASCAR track, and then followed the Blue Ridge Parkway down to Winston-Salem. On the ridge of the Parkway we met some birders who were counting hawks as they migrated, they said they have counted as many as 25,000 hawks in a single day. Walter, Lowell’s brother and Rose have 5 children, Rosalie,...

Jun 1, 2011 - The part came in!

The part for the hot water heater came in last week and has been installed. We are doing last minute things-Nicky was groomed this morning and has a doctor's appointment this afternoon. We are told that Nicky's health record must be as up-to-date as possible to enter Canada. We have been packing the camper and filling every nook and cranny. I have taken some pictures of the camper inside so you can get the feel of what we will be living in for the next several months. One of the best things about camping is that your living space extends...

Oct 23, 2010 - FMCA Rally

We are at the FMCA (Family Motor Coach Assoc.) in the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds in Winston-Salem, NC. Two couples from VB are her with us. We arrived Tuesday and set up and then went to dinner at the K&W Cafeteria. The Rally started Wed. and we had a lot of seminars to attend, vendors to view and new motor homes to tour. Wed. night we had dinner at Red, Hot and Blue and had delicious barbecue and ribs. Thus. we all took a driver confidence course and we were able to drive a 40 ft. diesel pusher. It was the first time I had ever driven a MH...

Oct 22, 2010 - at Winston-Salem NC; 11/90

101022-Today we stayed at the rally and did not put any miles on the MH. We did buy three foam fire extinguishers and put 2 of them in the bedroom closets and 1 in a kitchen cabinet. We also bought and installed 2 smoke alarms. We put one in the bedroom and removed the one up front and replaced it with a new one. we are going to eat dinner and then go to a Country-Western concert. It should be a lot better than last night. I can't believe how many personal handicapped vehicles there are. There must be about 100.

Oct 21, 2010 - at Winston-Salem NC; 11/89

101021-Thu-We did not put on any miles today. We are still at the rally in Winston-Salem. We did have coffee & donuts this morning. There are hundreds of motorhomes here [they say 600], but we have one of the best parking places for no services. There were free hot dogs, chips and water for lunch, put on by one of the dealers. I am running the generator now, charging things up. I am attaching pictures of the hundreds of motorhomes. We went to a fire safety seminar, ate dinner, and then went to the concert. It wasn’t very good and we left...

Oct 20, 2010 - G.E.A.R

The Great Eastern Area Rally (G.E.A.R.) was held at the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds in Winston-Salem, NC, October 20-24, 2010. North Carolina is one of the states in the Eastern Area region and the Travelin' Tarheels Chapter was pleased to volunteer for many of the activities at this annual rally. Several members drove transport carts and others monitored seminars. The Travelin' Tarheels volunteers were treated to a spaghetti dinner at the home of Kathy and Chuck Beres, who live in the area. We are also members of the Coaches for Christ...

Oct 20, 2010 - to Winston-Salem NC; 11/88

101020-Wed-We started today at 51446 miles and went to Winston-Salem NC at 51531 miles for a total of 85 miles. We are at the FMCA Eastern Area Rally, otherwise know as GEAR. There are about 600 coaches her and we seem to be about the oldest and the smallest. There are a lot with tag axles [the 3rd axle]. We have gone to a meeting of first timers and an ice cream social and are going to some entertainment tonight. My trike is working great, and so did the RV. We had some rain this morning but it has quit. The weather looks good for the rest...

Sep 18, 2009 - Old Salem, NC

Rainy, rainy, rainy but it didn't totally spoil our day. We got in a few hours at Old Town Salem. We planned on leaving in the morning to Appomattox, VA but the RV park we are going to is full tomorrow night so we will be staying here another night. Which is fine since there is football on tomorrow and we would rather do that than pack up and drive.

Jun 14, 2009 - Rib Fest...

We said our goodbyes to Doug and Joyce and called Shelley. We took the rental car back and headed out of town about 8:30am. We had not planned on leaving so early, but we woke up earlier than we planned. Our goal for the day was the National Rib Festival in Winston-Salem, NC. It was open from 12:00 to 7:00. Shelby slept until we got there. There were 11 rib competitors and we tried 8 of them. Some were good and some were not so good. Most of the ones that I did not care for, were champions from previous years. Oh well, who said I knew what...

Nov 27, 2008 - November 2007

Greetings from Greensboro, NC, Winter is inching in upon us, but by a strange coincidence, we're inching our way south. (Good thing, because for some reason we've had a devil of a time finding propane for our RV lately.) During the month of November, we've made our way down from New England to North Carolina, where we spent Thanksgiving in the Greensboro/ Winston-Salem area, so Zephyr could spend some time with his band and even get some recording done. On the way, we took a bike ride into Washington, D.C., one of our favorite sightseeing...

Oct 26, 2008 - Winston- Salem, North Carolina

We spent Halloween in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. That's near the southwestern entrance of Smokey Mountain National Park. We drove through that part of the park from the Cataloochie Valley entrance and enjoyed the autumn leaves in all their glory. One of the highlights of our visit was trick or treating on Halloween. Not only did the RV Park have the usual costume contest and trick or treating for kids, but they also did the same for pets. Even some cats allowed themselves to get decked out. We all sat out in front of our RV's handing...