Report From the Road

We are now on the road. We had hoped to be on the road by 4:15 and just ahead to the heavy beltway traffic. Though she was in the office by 7 AM we left later than desired as Evie had items to look after at the office before she could leave. Hence we did the beltway crawl and crawled a good way up I 270 to Frederick MD a 40 minute trip that took 2.5 hours….driving a RV in heavy traffic is a pain.

Last night we stayed the night at a Super WalMart in southeast Harrisburg (just off Paxton and Mushroom). By the time we finished our groceries and making a minor repair there were 14 rigs camping in the back of parking lot.

We awoke to discover Josh sent us a text message….he needs a new cheep watch and new fanny pack. We picked those items up just before we stopped at Pocono Downs to take in sixteen harness races. Admission was free. We spent the afternoon trying to handicap the races, each picking a horse and cheering for it. None of mine ever finished in first, nor did Evie’s picks…sometimes our choices came second or third though. All told, if we had bet our choices for real we both would have lost big time. That said, I was a little comforted that the two handicappers whose notes were in the program we bought did not do much better than us. All told, it was an enjoyable afternoon of free entertainment. Watch for some photos in the near future of some pictures Evie took of the action.

Tonight we are staying in a little campground on the Delaware River. It is one of the poorest campgrounds in which we have stayed, but it is for one night and we are not interested in doing much other than doing some reading and turning in. That said...we were pleased to discover that the campground does have wireless.