Friends and Family Tour 2017



Hello to all you faithful readers, and the ones that are not so faithful. As you can tell by the title we are on the road for the rest of the summer. After 2 successful shake down trips we feel we have a good handle on how to not damage our new toy, ourselves, or anyone else as we travel through our rookie year. Thanks to advice from friends, new and old, and the group to which GA belongs. A wealth of information that comes in quite handy.

 This is actually day 2 of our journey. Last night we stayed in Cecil, GA at Cecil Bay RV Park. We're glad it was a Tuesday night because from the looks of the RVs that are parked there semi permanently, we imagine the weekends to be more festive. But, the price was right, $28, and it was clean and friendly. 

Right now we are just south of Chattanooga TN at a very nice and reasonable park called Battlefield Campground and RV Park in Ringgold GA. We got to Battlefield a little early today. I was hoping to get some exercise by taking a good bicycle ride but no way am I pumping up any of these hills. Maybe I'll ride down then have GA bring the RV down to pick me up. Kind of like we use to do with the bobsleds when I was a kid. (A great memory for another time). But the memory of being a kid in Western PA and pushing my bike up the hills still very much lingers.  I guess I’ve turned into a flatlander.

Tomorrow the fun actually starts. We will be stopping in Nashville for a couple days. After Nashville it's off to see grandchild #5, Hudson, in Cincinnati. We will be staying there over the 4th. We'll keep you posted on any shenanigans.

See Ya Out There

Tim

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