Apr 12, 2013 - Fort Chiswell RV Park

We had a beautiful drive today. There were some storm warnings up, but we saw almost perfect weather. We traveled north and west through North Carolina and into Virginia. We saw several of the Truck drivers rigs as we drove through Rockingham, North Carolina. I see they are racing The Rock this weekend. We stopped at Fort Chiswell, one of our favoured campgrounds in Virginia. It is surrounded be hills on both sides and has lots of cattle grazing in the nearby fields. We arrived here about four o'clock. We saw a Cameo, so went over to check...

Apr 3, 2013 - Final Answer

Deadlione has passed for the first question. I would like to congratulate all that answered as most had the correct answer but left out details which I used for a tie breaker. Here is the correct answer to the question as gotten from a track sourse. Quote" Martinsville Speedway Hotdog. The red color scares off some, and the remnants of it may find their way to a poor soul's shirt, but the "Famous Martinsville hot dog" is a true relic of the "good ol' days" of NASCAR racing. The hot dog, a trademark at the half-mile paperclip track since...

Apr 2, 2013 - Fort Chiswell RV Campground

Said good bye to our friends today and pointed the rig eastward. Leisurely 200 miles thru the hills of Tenn and on to Virginia we went. Gas is down to 3.25/gal now and cheap smokes as this is the heart of tobacco country as well as fireworks, stores are everywhere. stopped at Lowes looking for new heater no luck nothing but air conditioners out on shelves now. Going down to 29F yes 29F tonite so water hose put away and furnace at the ready. Will spend tomorrow nite here then off to watch short track racing on the weekend. Supposed to be mid...

Jun 7, 2012 - Traveling Layover- Max Meadows, VA

After the family watched Grandpa dump the sewage tanks (curiosity!) when departing Unicoi State Park Wednesday morning, we said our goodbys to the Griffin Jr family and left about 10:00 AM. Because of our mountain location we had to head south to go north but eventually reached US-441 and northward we rolled. Not every day of RVing is enjoying beautiful camp sites; some days are just transporting. But there is certainly plenty of beautiful scenery that we see as the miles roll by. We initially were just trying to reach Marion, VA but...

Apr 11, 2012 - Fort Chiswell

What a difference a day makes! We arrived at Max Meadows this afternoon, still wearing shorts. I't's been a long time since I had to pull out the blue jeans, but with a temperature of 40 degrees when we arrived, I now have them on. We had a nice drive up through the Carolinas' before climbing into the mountains of Virginia. The truck has been performing well. I filled up with fuel tonight, the first time since Bushnell, Florida, about a week ago. This fuel should take us home. Glenna is happy not to have to worry about fuel all the time. A...

Jul 24, 2011 - Update

Not much happening the past couple of days. We just decided to hang around Winnie since it was so hot. Sue spent time at the pool and working on a jigsaw puzzle while I've been trying to organize all of my photos and experimenting with a new photo web site to store, organize and display them. I forgot to post a picture the other day of place where VW Vanagons seem to go when they die in Pulaski. You may remember Pulaski was one of the places hit by a tornado and seriously damaged in early April. While doing a little internet research, I...

Jul 20, 2011 - Hot Water at Last

We left Paradise Lake for Fort Chiswell today. We decided to stop at the Winnebago dealer in Salem, Va to see if we could get our hot water problem fixed. The folk's at Snyder's RV were able to fit us into the shop to have a look. The mechanic worked on Winnie at about noon, out on the asphalt parking lot with the air temperature in the low 90's. He didn't remove the HW heater as I thought he might have to. He put his head, shoulders, and arms into the compartment (maybe 18" wide) next to the water heater so he could change the check valve....

Jul 13, 2011 - Wythe Raceway and the week wrap-up

This week has been a lot of fun. We spent 2 days at a new race track, Wythe Raceway, and saw a great show. Although the rain delayed one race for two hours and many people left before the race resumed, we saw an exciting race for the first event of the Southern Nationals. We spent many hours driving around the area and looking at the beautiful countryside. One thing we learned is many roads just end. More than once we drove for miles over mountainous dirt roads only to find we had to turn around and go back the way we came. I’m really...

Jan 1, 2011 - Max Meadows, VA

We got an early start (for us) this morning and drove to Max Meadows, Va and the Fort Chiswell RV Campground. We have stayed here twice before. It is right off I-81 about 80 miles north of the Tennessee border. We drove 235 miles. Brad had me drive for about an hour and a half. It was good to get behind the wheel again. He did all the driving the last two days. We have good cable service here, including ESPN & ESPN2 so Brad can watch the UConn Football Team in the Fiesta Bowl tonight. We arrived here about 3:00 and were just about the only...

May 23, 2010 - Heading north eh

Driving on skinny country road 2 acre lots 8000 sq ft homes, riding lawnmowers everywhere and randi spots one little old lady pushing a lawn mower and says we should stop and help her out. Where do i hang the rig from a branch on a julip tree? Street signs and 18 wheeler mirrors are not safe, more info to follow on that comment,. Ken thinks he's a Nascar truck driver God bless America. Lots of Canadians from Windsor, Kingston and Belle River etc. Real nice bike rid around Charlotte. Bike likes North Carolina too. Went to Sam Bass gallery,...

Apr 26, 2010 - Back in Virginia

Well, we are about halfway to our destination of Waynesboro and have stopped for the night in the small community of Max Meadows. We had a pleasant drive from Townsend. Departed just late enough to miss the morning rush through Knoxville. Weather could have been a bit better, but we’re not complaining. We had light showers off and on all day. We can definitely tell we are 200 miles north of where we have been. The temperature is noticeably cooler and there are still redbuds blooming and the leaves on the trees are still tiny. It is much...

Dec 29, 2009 - Leaving Pittsburgh and heading South

Checked the National Weather Service and it looks like today is our best day to head south before Pittsburgh gets more snow. We had a wonderful Christmas with our family and was sad to take down all the decorations early but did not want to be skiing with the RV. Traveled to Max Meadows, VA where we will stay over night at Fort Chiswell RV Park. The weather down wasn't bad a few flurries but for the most part it was a sunny but cold day. Will head out for Savannah tomorrow.