Sept. 15 On to Maine

Sept. 15 Left Shenandoah Valley at 10:30 after a final gathering with LD folks. They really helped us plot our trip and locate campgrounds between here and Maine. Stopped at a Cracker Barrel around 11:30 for "brunch" and then headed on up I81 north. Stopped for the night at Lickdale PA, a pretty nice place with a country store and ice cream parlor. Now you're talkin'! Picture at right.

Still lots of truckers to deal with but no major problems. We listen to the CB to find out about problems on the road or police near by. One thing I won't get on this trip is a speeding ticket. I'm too scared to speed! Sometimes they (truckers) get into various "other" discussions and we turn it off. I have found they are usually very courteous to an RV and will let us in on merges better than cars do. Today was a short day, about 5 hours of driving. We have plenty of time, so there's no need to push it.

This is new geography for us. We've never been this far north in Chuckie. Everyone has assured me that, with the exception of Hartford, Conn., this route is pretty easy. Once I get us to Maine, the wagonmaster does all the route planning and campground reservations. We stopped at Milford PA to check out a campground, but decided it was too early to stop.

We headed on thru New Jersey and New York on I84

to Southbury Conn. Found a beautiful State Park,

Kettletown, that I had looked up prior to leaving home. No hookups, but that's OK. We have battery power and our own water. That's the beauty of this rig, its totally independent when necessary. Picture at right. There's a gorgeous lake here and we got a site with a fairly good view. Plan to battle Hartford in the morning and head to Littleton, Mass. for tomorrow night.

Sept. 16 The Pocono Mountains were super and the Hudson River Valley was post card perfect. Didn't stop for photos - too much traffic to pull off. Didn't need air conditioning all day.

Left Kettletown at (9AM). We've decided to hit Hartford early and drive on to Scarborough Maine instead of stopping at Littleton. We really need two days in one place to get laundry, house cleaning and tank refills before beginning our 23 day tour. All but one of the campgrounds on the tour will have hook-ups so water and elec. will be provided.

6PM We made it through Hartford without a glitch. "Wanda Woman" (GPS) and "Truck Driven Woman" at the wheel - piece a' cake. We're at Wassamki Springs Campground in Scarborough, ME for two days. We're only an hour away from our destination, Augusta ME. Nice break.