Day 1 - Saturday. 6/20/09- ON THE ROAD

11:00 Finally we get on the road. Bob is uptight and anxious bc we're not on time. Perhaps this is partly due to his putting flower petals, coffee grounds (plus filter!) and an ivory fish fork down the disposal. We called our faithful household rescue resource Marty McElwee for a drain-pipe cleanout. Yucky mess!

Plus it's raining, and we're soaked already. I wanted to write "Just Married" on the back window of the RV, but the soap would have washed right off. So that will have to wait until the first sunny day of our trip.

I am very proud of Bob's patience. He kept his cool even though I was still printing the "Rovin' Art RV" signs after our 10 am EDT.

Heading to Edinburg, VA. Witness the aftermath of a terrible accident. Big guy lying in the road. Traffic backed up for miles. Hope he is OK.

Arrive in Edinburg. Lakeview Campground. Lots of German architecture - large stone homes with round turrets and towers. Used our first wedding gift cards - Sunoco and Cracker Barrel. Thanks to our friends and rellies for supplying our needs. Camper is getting 8.65 mpg.

Bob fixed the right tow dolly light. His little tool kit comes in very handy.

Campground has full hook-up. For those of you new to camper lingo, this means electricity, water, and sewer at each individual camp site.

It's a family-owned and run private campground on a little winding road under the trees. Very hot. The family elder has made homemade banana, peach and grapenuts ice cream. We try all three. Very refreshing.

Overnight it rains a little. Meens Creek behind our RV is very soothing. There is a resident family of ducks. We feed them grapenuts. There are flies everywhere. The soil is very red.

Bob and I decide that the steps of the ladder leading up to our "overcabin bed" are really rough on our delicate prince and princess feet when we climb down in the middle of the night to pee.

An "overcabin bed" is typical for a Class C vehicle where a double bed hangs over the driver's and passenger seats. The bed pushes back and forth and collapses upon itself so that it is not in the way when driving.

Bob goes into the town of Edinburg to Walmart and buys some fleece, batting and plastic ties while I sleep in. We pad the steps of the ladder. Not only is it now much cushier, but it also is purple, matchiing our RV's upholstery. Woo hoo.

Funny Place Names: Hometown, PA; Frackville, PA (I finally learn that fracking is part of the process for making steel); Hechsherville, PA (is that where all the Rabbis that make everything Kosher are trained?)

Rate the Campground: Creekside, Campground, Edinburg, VA - 7 out of 10.