Gettysburg and DC

Well we made it into Gettysburg on the 14th and set up camp at Granite Hills Campground in the afternoon. Christi, Jeremy and JJ arrived on Friday the 15th at about 9PM. Christi, Trish and Jeremy went on a ghost hunt that night while JJ and I guarded the 5er against any ghost that escaped the hunt and came to see where the "Hunters" live... We were safe and unharmed.

After a few days of touring Gettysburg's many historic sites we packed up the 5er and put it into storage there at the campground and headed to Christi's house in DC. They are preparing for a move to Japan for the next 3 years so they have lots to do. Trish and I will entertain JJ while his Mom and Dad tend to the last minute details. They all fly out on 9/2/08 so we will be here in DC area until then. The movers come to pack up their household goods on the 25th so Trish and I will move over to my brothers house in Alexandria, VA for the next week. This is perfect timing as it will allow me to spend some time with my brother Larry on his birthday.

I'll sign off for now, but I am sure there will be plenty to report the next few days!

JC

Geocaching and a Winery today...

What a great day! We went geocaching today for the first time ever. We found 3 and discovered this is really alot of fun! Good outdoor fun that will make you look in unsuspecting places for hidden treasure... That took most of the morning. After a picnic lunch in the shade we toured the Prince Michel winery in Madison, VA. I liked the wine tasting at the end, we tasted 16 different wines and bought 3 of our favorites. (good thing the campground was only 2 miles down the road)

This was a really good day! I am really glad we are now fulltime RVers... I think I am going to like this life style.

JC

August 11, 2008

Today is the first day of adding information to our new Blog... We finally sold our house and closed the transaction, bought our Excel 5th wheel and have been fulltime in it since June 1, 2008. Let the adventure begin! We are in vacation mode now, busy visiting kids and grandkids until September 2, 2008 and then we begin touring the country. We are currently in Madison, VA working our way to Gettysburg to meet our daughter and family. Then on to DC until they leave for Japan on an extended assignment. We will miss them!

We plan to tour the Northeast during the month of September and then work our way South and West for the winter. We have been in Florida for the past 14 years so we are looking for someplace different for our first winter as fulltimers. More later just needed to get this started to establish a timeline... JC