Launched!

The exhilaration of finally having departure day arrive is somewhat paled by all the loading and unpacking of everything we've brought. Granted we've brought way too much...because we can! It's after 2 pm before we push off. We still have a bunch to do, but decide to let it wait until we stop for the evening.

After getting settled, the biggest chore will be to de-winterize Gigantor. It would've been great to have had it done before we left, but the DC weather hasn't cooperated. Rick will write more on this whole thing later, but the bottom line is we have anti-freeze in our water lines and must use bottled water until it's flushed out.

We stop just before the North Carolina border. We had checked-out a Jellystone Park in Maryland for Ian last year and it was adorable. So we figured chains/franchises must have some minimum criteria and it would be safe to stay at this one in Emporia, VA. Wrong!!!! It was pretty dreadful. Stay clear! Even though we read the owners have sold it, there is no hope...a train track borders the property and bellows throughout the night.

We close ourselves in, pour some wine and make a nice penne with shrimp in pink vodka sauce. We have every intention of watching a Netflix movie we brought with us. But we are so tired, we manage only to read a little while before it's lights out.