Left the campground in Mitford around 10:00 and arrived here in Front Royal around 1:00. The road is pretty smooth and we make good time.
This is a member owned campground but they do rent out other spaces to the "public." The campground is along the river and we were assigned a back in spot right next to the river near the back of the grounds away from most of the incoming and outgoing traffic of the campground. Owner can leave their campers, trailers here and come and go. We understand it is quite busy on the weekends which is why we will leave here on Friday to stay one more night here in town at the Elks Lodge before heading to Gettysburg.
Our site along the river is partially shaded, nice since the one in Williamsburg was heavily wooded and very little light shown through. The front of the RV here faces other RV's but beyond them is a lovely long narrow grassy area and woods. The weather here too is cooler and we were told tonight that we would be able to leave our windows open and not need our air conditioner. That will be a pleasure after our high temps and high humidity in Williamsburg.
Our neighbors on either side are very friendly and are couples in our age. Had a nice conversation with one couple about full timing. We were amused when she told us that it takes them a "cool" one hour and twenty minutes to set up their 37 foot fifth wheel. We told them it takes us about 20 minutes. The interesting thing is that the owners must move their RV's every 28 days and this couple exchanges places with their neighbor on the other side of them every time. What a pain that must be but I guess if you like a spot and own a rig here, you put up with it. They were doing the set up next to us when we returned to the RV so had a chance to see this process in the works. Think we will stick to our motohome.
Thursday, July 24, 2015
Woke to a very, very quiet and sunny day. We spend most of the time in the RV relaxing and just enjoying doing nothing until late in the afternoon when we leave for the Shenandoah National Park taking a short drive on Skyline Drive.
The river in the distance is the Shenandoah River. Unfortunately, it is a hazy day so the view is not as clear as we would have liked.
The drive is much like the one we were on on the Blue Ridge Parkway and through the Great Smoky Mountains - lots of trees and a narrow, windy smooth road with a number of overlooks. This is no surprise since the Skyline Drive is just the extension of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
We stop at the Visitor Center and watch the 10 minute video about the Park. Driving further we suddenly spy a small black bear by the side of the road foraging for food. We stop and observe and slowly drive closer to take a picture but he is somewhat spooked and disappears into the brush next to the road. This is only the second time we have seen a black bear, the first being in Yellowstone a number of years ago.
Friday, July 25,2015
Leave our campground early for the Elks Lodge as we want to ensure that we get the one space they have with electricity. It is only a couple of miles. Set up and drive to I HOP for breakfast. Have no plans but to just relax and do some shopping at Walmart. Where else?
We are staying here for the day and night and will leave early tomorrow morning for Charles Town, WV where we will stop to have lunch with my cousin Sarah and her family before going on to Gettysburg where we will stay for the week. I am really excited about this visit as it has been over 20 years since I have seen her and have never met her family.
Stop in at the Elks Lodge for a drink and dinner. There is a competitive dart game going on which keeps us
amused while we enjoy our dinner.
No sure if my comment went through. So glad this was a positive experience. We did love the area and maybe we'll give this campground another try!
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