We are on our way! We got underway about 10:30 this morning after having waited out the heavy fog in the area. The rest of the day was fog, rain, mist and the like until we broke out of it about 3 P.M.

One of the features of our original emails to the grandboys was a detailed description of our route so that they could track our travels on the big U.S. map their parents had gotten for them. Snuck a little geography lesson in there!

I suspect that these day, if they track us at all, it is on MapQuest or Google Maps or something similar, but we're still going to include it everyday. Here are today's stats. East from Cary on US64 to Asheboro, then NC49 to I-85 in Charlotte. Continue on I-85 to SC exit 11 (SC24) to Townville, SC. 252 miles, 33 gallons, 7.6 MPG.

As we drove out of Cary toward the storage garage to get the motorhome and start our trip, I was torn between excitement about getting on the road again and the disappointment that came with the realization that I will miss my favorite time of year in NC. Over the next 4 weeks, NC will explode in Spring colors as the Dogwoods, both white and pink, Wisteria, Peach, Pear, some smaller colored Magnolias, Redbuds, and Azaleas beyond counting will burst forth in all their splendor! There is nothing quite like it.......

The highlight of our day, other than driving past the plant where Goody's Headache Powders are made, was the Gaffney Peachoid. Gaffney, SC has named itself the peach capital of the world and decorated and painted the town watertower appropriately. Here's a picture and a link to more info: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2213. The link is really worth visiting....




That was the good stuff. The bad stuff is that one of our leveling/stabilizing jacks failed to operate when we reached our campsite. The safety feature dictates that if one jack does not work, none of the 4 jacks work. We need the jacks to level the Motorhome so we can extend our slide outs to enjoy the living space we have. A call to the manufacturer of the jacks netted the advice to "call your dealer for service". Very helpful.

So, in the morning, I'll be on the phone to the dealer to see if he can shoehorn us into a busy schedule and get us fixed up.

Stay tuned. The excitement builds......

MMG and DDG