Travel and Traffic

September 13 – We were up early and left at 9:15, after having breakfast, dumping the tanks and getting on the road.  I was afraid there would be a line at the dump station but we were the only ones there so we could also hook up without hindering someone else.

Today we drove on almost all Interstate Highways.  Traffic was heavy as we skirted DC and we were on everything from 2 lanes to 6 lanes and I hate changing lanes in heavy traffic.  My goal was to arrive by lunch time.  We made it at 1:15 and Jean and Paul were just a few minutes behind us. They had a glitch in the directions the lady gave them and passed the entrance and had to find a place to turn around.  We managed to get a nice rate with full hook ups at a Christian Retreat about 20 miles north of Williamsburg that is beautiful.  The campground is small but she had 2 spaces that we could squeak into.  We are across from each other, so that worked out well. The campground is one loop with a pavilion and bathhouse and very wooded.  The sites are not the most level but with PPA and Good Sam they came out to be $25 a night!  Anything closer to Williamsburg was over $50 if they had a space, which I couldn’t find!

Once we all set up we visited the afternoon away.  Bill had located a highly rated BBQ place a few miles away that had brisket!  Yeaaaa!  It’s been months since I’ve had brisket!  We all had a delicious meal although the seats were hard to get close to the table.  I had leftover and so did Jean.  So our first night with our friends went well and most importantly, we all made here safely!