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This should supplement yesterday's safe arrival" note with a few comments and pictures. I drove the bus from Belfast, ME to Deerfield, NH. We met with family that night, stayed two nights with the Boucher's, and headed south on Friday the 13th. Here's Tim behind the wheel for the first time.
Leaving the Boucher estate.
The first night was at Jonestown, PA where the campground was well decorated for Halloween.
Here's our third string driver (I was second) ready to go.
Here's a nice shot of our rig at a rest area.
Our second night was in Enfield, NC where the front row was empty when we checked in.
Most of these pictures are from Tim's phone. It is hard to imagine the magnitude of his offer to take two days off work and driving a Motorhome (as opposed to a fifth wheel) for three long days. I really believe that the RV community is one rare place where you can find that level of kindness.
This will be just a brief note to let a few folks know that, thanks to Tim Boucher, we are safely and smoothly at home in Hanahan, SC. We didn't hit anything. We didn't break anything. The dishwasher slid open a couple of times, but nothing fell out. We made two campground stops and one fuel stop. Tim also served as dog walker and sous chef.
On our last morning at the Moorings before leaving I got up to take some of those sunrise pictures that I had been putting off all summer. Of course, sunrise is a couple of hours later now than it was on 1 July. I just barely got there, and I had none of those soft pre-dawn pictures.
After breakfast, Durelle made one last trip to the hair dresser, and I finished the tail end of packing up. When Durelle returned, we broke camp and said our goodbyes to a greatly diminished supply of RVers.
As is usual on departure day, Durelle tries her hand at catching some pictures of fall colors through the windshield of the bus. It's not easy. There is the motion of both the bus and the camera, an incompletely cleaned windshield, intrusive power lines, etc. She made 51 attempts, and I saved a dozen...not a bad ratio. Here's a few of the better ones.
I was pleasantly surprised at how well the driving went. It was not enough to do a last minute decline of Tim Boucher's generous offer to drive us home, but it certainly means that I can help out with the driving along the way.
We are parked in their driveway at their lovely home in Deerfield. There will be room to hook up the Jeep in the driveway so we'll be ready for an early departure tomorrow. We depart Deerfield NH on Friday the 13th. I'll let you know how the trip goes.
Today it is clear in the mid 70s. I think 11 Oct. is the latest we have ever stayed. Although there was one new arrival today, the place is emptying out.
I took a seven mile run over to the Swan Lake grocery for some last minute stuff. There was a little color, but many trees shed their leaves before they reached full color.
I found a few shots at the lake where the colors seemed more vibrant. The blue of the lake didn't hurt.
Tomorrow should be an easy four hours to the Bouchers where we will spend two nights.
Today we have been watching the season wind down. The campground is surprisingly full for this late in the season. Happy hours have sort of been abandoned. The crew has thinned and the temperatures have dropped. By 1630, there is no sunlight. Cindy, however, has managed to find some great pictures to take. Here are a few that she took in the campground. Now, if she could only write :-), she could do a blog.
What do you think? Am I out of a job?
