Time to start heading inland. When we planned the trip we purposely avoided the southern east coast during hurricane season. Wow! We had no idea how bad the season was going to be this year.
Off to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, not to far from Washington DC. What a gem of a park! It is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains and runs north and south for 105 miles. It is filled with beautiful views of the mountains and waterfalls with crystal clear water. It exceeded our expectations.
We took several hikes and just scratched the surface of this amazing park.
Daphne, the cat, is adjusting quite well. We set up a throne for her, so she can look out the window when needed and be with us while we eat and piddle on our computers.
She also spends some time outside in here deluxe Catio.
Our campground was near the highest point at the park located in a beautiful natural meadow. It was the location of a big project by the Civilian Conservation Core. Many of the stone walls they created still remain. We received an interesting history lesson from this park ranger.
We keep learning more about RV life. Shenandoah campground had no water or electricity at any of the sites. In RV terms we were boondocking for 6 days. We accidentally let our batteries drain down too far. In the middle of the a 34 degree night all of the electronics starting beeping warning us of a low battery. The cat was not amused. We had to scramble around and finally disconnect the battery completely to stop all the racket. The camper got cold with no heat! Thank goodness for our down comforter. The next morning we had to jump the generator with the truck so we had enough juice to bring in the sides and bring up the jacks. It worked, phew! We realized our batteries were 3 years old and probably shot. Lesson learned: get new batteries before leaving on a year-ling RV trip. Time to research batteries and get some new ones. Life in an RV is and adventure - one must be ready to face new challenges. We keep learning. Thank goodness for the internet. I'm not sure how people did this before the internet. I respect them immensely!
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