Day 1 of the trip (on Day 2)

What a start to the day… Julie and I both woke up on time, but somehow managed to leave about 15 minutes late to drop off Fonzie and then pick up the RV in Statesville, NC. We needed to get ice for the coolers (and fridge and freezer), but the stand-alone ice vending trailer was “out of order”—a definite sign of things to come. Anyway, we dropped Fonzie off at Shana and Eric’s for the next 2 weeks, much to the delight of Fonzie. A big “thanks” to the Sorrells and their band of animals—especially Maui and Roxy! We arrived in Statesville later than hoped for and subsequently made it back to Irmo for the big load-up later than hoped for. The goal was to leave our house by 3:00 pm and make it to Chattanooga, TN before dark. We didn’t leave until close to 4:00—meaning I had some time to make up on the road. Anybody who’s driven an RV knows you can’t make up time in one of those things. The drive was pretty much uneventful except for a traffic snarl in Atlanta which held us up about 30 minutes. (An aside—I think I’m the only one who used my blinker in the state of Georgia today!). The road sign of the day was spotted at exit 250 on I-75 North. I dubbed it the “sign formerly known as Prince”—use your imagination. Because we were running late, our dinner plans of grilled bratwurst with beans was altered to the brats being fried on the stove top at 75 mph (and a little motion sickness for Julie)! We finally made it to the KOA at 9:30 and didn’t find our site until about 10 due to the wonderful camp layout. It’s been a long day, time to sign off and do it all again tomorrow. Til then…