Wednesday, June 4, 2014

June 4, 2014 - Altoona, PA

We (George, Abby the WhackaDoo, and myself) are embarking on another RV motorhome trip and this one is starting out like normal. George didn't sleep well last night due to shoulder pain. So we ened up not leaving the house until around 9 AM. Stopped at Wawa in down town Sicklerville for two 44 ounce fountain drinks for the drive. Then we headed over to the Cross Keys Biz Park where we keep our RV Big Betsy, but the road was closed for an unknown reason. After getting permission to pass by the officer whom had closed the road, we proceeded down to the biz park. We packed up the stuff we had brought with us in a sort of haste type kaos with plans to reorganize it when we arrived out our destination. When we went to hook up the car George discovered that the cable that operates the towing brake system had a busted end. So we made a detour down to Camping World in Suedesboro, NJ only to drive all the way down there to find out they didn't have the replacement part. So then we drove by way of the Blue Route only to get caught up in a major traffic jam due to lane closures it pushed our ETA back even further. As we were driving on the turnpike we heard a loud noise that sounded like gravel being kicked up under the frame of our motorhome. There was no place to pull over due to the concrete cattle shutes that they often line road lanes being repaired. So we kept driving and the noise stopped. When we arrived at our GPS coordinates for the Wright's Orchard Campground we wound up driving right past it. This happened mainly because we didn't recognize it as a campground, even though the sign was large. The frontage had a self storage business as well as a do-it-yourself doggie bathing center. As we kept driving, I called the campground to say we were lost and they directed us back to the location. The campground is reasonably priced, private and very well maintained. There is no recreational facilities, but it is a great place stay to visit the Altoona area. We needed some additional help to get the sewer lid off. So with that said, George discovered what the strange noise had been out on the road. Apparently a brand new $90. sewer hose for connecting our tank up with the sewer inlet in the ground had worked its way out through a hole in the compartment floor. The hole is there so one can hook up their sewer without opening their compartment door. So as luck would have it, its gone. At dinner we enjoyed a lovely rib eye steak and augratin potatoes, and in our travels when we were lost, we spied an ice cream parlour which we went to for dessert. Had hot fudge sundaes with vanilla ice cream.

1 comment:

  1. First days are always the worst after our van has been in storage. Let's hope it's all better from here. Safe travels xx

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