May 4, 2013 - Overnight at Flying J and Denny's

Today was a cloudy and cool day, making it good for the walk through the woods and even for driving. Alas, I didn't drive all that far though, because I spent a few hours in the park and took my time with breakfast and lunch. I decided to come up I-77 and stopped at a Flying J gas station and rest area just south of the North Carolina border. After getting 56 gallons of gas and 10 gallons of propane, I decided to stay put, make some phone calls, and watch the Kentucky Derby while on the computer inside Dennys. I am thinking of going up to...

Oct 28, 2012 - Two days of running from the storm

Well, we think we've gotten far enough south and west to avoid the worst of this big storm we are hearing so much about...on Friday, from Freehold, NJ we ran west on the PA Tnpk to Harrisburg, PA, then we turned south on I-81 through Pa, MD, West VA, VA, NC and finally SC. Friday night we were in Chambersburg, PA, Saturday night we were in Lexington, VA. Tonight it's Rock Hill, SC. We may be here for more than just one day depending on the weather. If it's blowing more than 20 miles and hour, we're sitting, not running. We saw hundreds of...

Mar 4, 2012 - Ebezener Park Rock Hill,SC

We laided over at Ebezener Park in Rock Hill until we can go to Lake Norman State Park to start our hosting gig. We can get Renae's doctor appointments setup while we are here. It also allows us some down time to take care of anything we need to get done and relax a bit.

Nov 17, 2011 - Rock Hill, SC

As usual, we had to winterize the house before departing on our winter journey. The temperature when we left home was 32 and never got any higher until we crossed over the mountains and entered North Carolina. And to make matters worse, the hills of West "By God" Virginia were covered with snow. Paul was extremely upset because all this did was get the truck dirty. We overnighted in Rock Hill, South Carolina and tomorrow we are off to visit our friends, Dave and Lisa.

Sep 21, 2011 - Ebenezer Park Rock Hill, SC

We spent a few days at Ebenezer Park in Rock Hill, SC. The rangers have started enforcing the park rules so people cannot hold sites for their friends anymore. They also increased the price from $15/day to $28/day which also helped. Now travelers like us can get in.

Apr 17, 2011 - family time

The last time my sister and I lived together full time I was 18 and she was 11. Most of the years since then she lived 800 miles away. We have tried hard to stay in touch and involved with one another's lives, but it's hard when we only see each other once or twice a year. This was a great weekend to catch up. It was just us and our sweet hearts, talking, laughing, hiking, eating, sharing a favorite film - just living together. We capped off the weekend with a round of s'more, a sweet treat her husband had never enjoyed before. It's always...

Apr 14, 2011 - visiting my baby sister

The only thing wrong with my sister is that she lives 800 miles away. We seldom see one another and since she is still a working girl, her days off and free time are seriously limited. So it's a real treat to be living fifteen minutes away from her in a county campground that is charging us a whopping $10/night to camp in the woods with a full complement of utilities as well as the best campground internet we've had in a long time. She stopped by after work and we had dinner out on the picnic table topped off with gooey s'mores made over a...

Jun 19, 2009 - fancy party

After I left Asheville I headed south a couple of hours to meet up with the girls to attend a wedding party for Goode and Jon. It was at her Grandmother's fancy loft downtown and the night was full of drinking and eating and good times! The best part was we all got to stay at the Comfort Suites with the puppy dogs on big plush beds. Good Stuff!

Oct 24, 2008 - Rainy Day in South Carolina

We woke to a misty rain this morning but no freezing temperatures! Whew… Willis and I decided that due to the rain, needing a break, and wanting to make sure our macerator pump works, we would not travel far but simply find a camping area and sit for a day or two to rest, enjoy some home cooking, and try to get in some local hiking. We have settled into a county park, in York County, called Ebenezer Park located on Lake Wylie. It looks like, once it stops raining, this will be a nice area to hike and unwind next to the lake. I’ll be sure to...

Mar 20, 2008 - A home cooked meal

We enjoyed a great night of fellowship and delighted in a home made meal with Carl, Mona, Kendra, Jade and Isaiah in Rock Hill, SC. Funny what one finds special to eat as a result of living in an RV (Mona made a delicious casserole) one thing we can't make while in the RV - The oven is tiny and the heating element tends to burn the bottom of things before they finish cooking. Needless to say we eat a lot of Prego and noodles! We had a great time of swapping stories and talking about our families even though we had never met before this...

Oct 23, 2007 - Rock Hill, SC

Monday we hit the road again for one more week before we settle at Mark's parent's house for most of the month of November. We back tracked through Greenville and Spartanburg to visit with one of Mark's friends from Miami who now lives in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The morning was rainy (I think this was the first time it has rained on us when we needed to pack up the camper) and Mark did all the prep work on the camper so that I did not have to get my hair wet after an hour of drying and straightening it (that is true love right there!!!)....

May 4, 2007 - arrive in Rock Hill

After all my whining about the high prices of campgrounds in the east, I am delighted to report that we are comfortably ensconced in a municipal campground five miles from my sister's home with lots of trees and a nice lake for $10/night - senior citizen's rates! Although there are 69 sites, we are lucky to be here at all. At this price there were only three sites open when we arrived here. One neighbor is 82 years old and he and his ailing wife live six miles from here. They love to camp and this is about as far as they dare to go given...