Travel Stage: Trip to Banner Elk for a few days during stay in HuntersvilleDate Range: December 3 – 6, 2015Summary: Quick trip up to check out the Banner Elk/Boone area. We toured the area, did a lot of hiking, made some great new friends, and saw some amazing mountains! We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. […]
North Carolina Part 2 – The Farm and Lake Norman
Travel Stage: Boondocking in Huntersville, North CarolinaDate Range: Nov 23 – December 18Summary: After leaving our campground in Lexington, we go to Huntersville to boondock on a friend’s property, which will hereafter be referred to as “The Farm.” We have a lot of fun at the Farm and Lake Norman, meet some more full-time RVers, […]
North Carolina, Part 1 – Lexington and Durham
Travel Stage: Just left Virginia and head south to Lexington, NC. This is the first of two planned stops in North Carolina.Travel Date Range: Nov 9 – Nov 23, 2015Summary: We start exploring North Carolina from our campground in Lexington. We experience NC BBQ and wine, win a photo contest, visit the Research Triangle, and […]
Virginia – Family, Hiking, and Horsing Around
Travel Stage: Left West Virginia -> Fishersville, Virginia Travel Date: November 5 – 9, 2015 Summary: After our lovely time in West Virginia, we pack up and head to Fishersville, Virginia where we park on our cousins’ farm for a few days, play with their kids, ride some horses, taste some wine, and overall have […]
Fixing RV Trailer Brakes After Failure In Mountains
We love the mountains! We’ve been hiking, touring, seeing the incredible vistas – all during the beautiful autumn colors. The trouble with mountains is up and down, windy, curvy, steep, narrow roads. Not exactly the ideal driving for a large, heavy fifth-wheel trailer! When you are towing a heavy load, you really need to have […]
Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
Travel Stage: 3 Weeks of Housesitting in Alderson, West VirginiaDate Range: October 13 – November 5, 2015Summary: We explore the wild and wonderful West Virginia! From beautiful outdoors, to 500ft tall telescopes, and haunted houses, we leave no stone unturned. We had 3 weeks in West Virginia housesitting for our cousins Paul and […]