From Louisville to Maryland, we crossed through some of the most beautiful landscape- from large expanses of Kentucky bluegrass and horse farms to crossing the Appalachians. We arrived in Hagerstown as it was just starting to turn dark and found that the motorhome has spewed oil all over the car and the motorcycle. The VW was black and we were put into a site without satellite access and had to set up in the dark. The next day, we changed sites, got satellite access and got on the phone to try to figure out what the engine oil problem was. John tracked it down to the ‘breather’- the good news; it wasn’t a show-stopper, but it will mean a future visit to Cummins.
We spent the week doing Civil War Battlefields. Antietam was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and in U.S. history. We watched the requisite Park Service movie and drove through the 8 miles of the battlefield. We drove through Frederick and the 50 square block historic district- and found a Korean restaurant.
We had a great meal and took enough home for 2 more dinners. We spent a day at Gettysburg. We watched the Electric map chronicling the battle and then did our own self-guided tour of the battlefield.
We were watching the daily progress of Hurricane Isabel which was projected to roll right over our campsite. The KOA staff was recommending that everyone leave the campsite since there was a strong likelihood of flooding. Having experienced the “stuck in the mud” problem, we decided that it was worthwhile finding an alternative place to spend the night. John found an un-manned truck station just up the road from the campsite and we settled in between tractor trailers for the evening. I went to WalMart for groceries and to the liquor store for some cheap wine and we settled in for the evening. We went to bed with just a bit of rain and woke up to find that there were some branches down and it had obviously rained- but we had slept through the entire hurricane.
We spent the week doing Civil War Battlefields. Antietam was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and in U.S. history. We watched the requisite Park Service movie and drove through the 8 miles of the battlefield. We drove through Frederick and the 50 square block historic district- and found a Korean restaurant.
We had a great meal and took enough home for 2 more dinners. We spent a day at Gettysburg. We watched the Electric map chronicling the battle and then did our own self-guided tour of the battlefield.
We were watching the daily progress of Hurricane Isabel which was projected to roll right over our campsite. The KOA staff was recommending that everyone leave the campsite since there was a strong likelihood of flooding. Having experienced the “stuck in the mud” problem, we decided that it was worthwhile finding an alternative place to spend the night. John found an un-manned truck station just up the road from the campsite and we settled in between tractor trailers for the evening. I went to WalMart for groceries and to the liquor store for some cheap wine and we settled in for the evening. We went to bed with just a bit of rain and woke up to find that there were some branches down and it had obviously rained- but we had slept through the entire hurricane.
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