Awake: 5:41am Temp 70 sleep 5+12 mostly cloudy overnight @ Newport News, Virginia.
Before breakfast, I climb up the telescoping ladder, get on the roof & clean the tree debris off all (4) slides. Then we have coffee with our healthy Kathy muffins & leave the City Park Campground @ 7:50am.
Reversing our course back to Nicktown & about (2) hrs later on I-64 toward Richmond, we come upon a slower moving Ford Van that looks just like the one we used to own. What a coincidence, it’s Kevin, Melissa, & the boys. We honk, wave, & pass them up hoping they will follow us to the next rest stop for an unplanned visit. About 40 min later, we are talking with Andrew, Matthew, Kevin, & Melissa. The young boys were thrilled @ seeing our home on wheels actually moving down the highway. Before leaving, I remind Kevin about the possibility of avoiding traffic tie-ups by taking route 17, I-37, route 522, etc; he says he’ll think about it. It was a casual & nice 20-30 min visit with the Footes & then we continue on our journey.
Just on the outskirts of Winchester, VA, a dark cloud began spitting a little precipitation on our windshield; about that same time, we began heading in a more northwesterly direction so we were able to skirt that potential home dirt maker.
We arrive @ our parking circle in Nicktown @ 3:20 pm in sunshine & blue skies.
Today’s travel: 351 miles 7+30 time 61.1 gal used 5.6 mpg 48.4 avg speed
After expanding our home & providing electricity, I ask Kathy to wash both filter cartridges so I can replace both the main pump house filters. “It’s no problem” she says. During my filter changing, our near neighbor Chuck visits & is carrying a box; it’s my camera. It arrived the same day that we left Nicktown.
Late afternoon, Melissa & Kevin call; they also took the same routing we did but made a few extra stops for the boys comfort. Kevin liked that route & when they visit Billie Anne & Jason in Maryland again, that route will work the best. So Gary C., we all thank you very much for that splendid routing tip.
7:05 dinner: Penne pasta in spaghetti sauce, mixed salad & toast.
Evening movie: “A Soldiers Story” with Howard E. Rollins, Jr., Adolph Caesar, Dennis Lipscomb, Art Evans, Denzel Washington, etc. Electrifying drama about a murder of a black officer @ Southern military post in the 1940’s; a solid who-dunit + a probing look @ racism within the black ranks. 1984. Watch closely or you may be misled.
Travel high temp=81 Lights out: 10:26pm
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