Winter Excursion 6, Day 211

The drive today was easy, Rt 12 to home, no issues.

So here are the stats for this years trip.

We only stayed at 13 different campgrounds, as we were Camp Hosts for four months at George L. Smith State Park

We drove a total of 10579.9.
The camper now has a total of 28777.2 miles on it (in five years)!
Average MPG was 11.4 for the whole trip (towing and when not). So we used 927 gals of gas, at an average of $3.50/gal (estimate) we spent $3244 on gas! The lowest we saw for a gas price was $2.30/gal in South Carolina, although in some states it was much higher and as the year progressed it just got more expensive. When we got to New York it was $4.89!
Here's a pic of our route this year.

It was a good trip this year, however this was the year Cath had her accident. We only stayed at one new campground, Douglas Dam Tailwater TVA.

We are already planning next year's trip and have most of our reservations already made, including our camp host position at George L. Smith State Park in Georgia (1 Jan 23 - 30 Apr 23).

We have two trips planned for this summer, The Forest River Owner's Group (FROG) Rally at Chenango Valley State Park and a late summer trip to Eel Weir State Park, so the next blog posts will be 11-18 Jul 22 and 27 Aug - 5 Sep 22.

It's good to be home!

Winter Excursion 6, Day 210

So I decided we needed a few more fish, so I got up at 0500 and went fishing. Trout always bite better first thing in the morning. The fishing was good and I had my limit by 0730. These are going into the freezer.

While fishing I got to see an Eagle, a Beaver, a Snake, and a Turtle. I was the only person there at that time of the morning. Here's a few pics of my view.

We did a few errands, got some gas, (prices SUCK) and picked up some Stromboli for dinner.

It's hard to believe it's our last night on this years trip. It went really fast! 

 

Winter Excursion 6, Day 209

Left camp early this morning for a little trout fishing. Caught three and probably lost ten, but the three are gonna be good! Smoked them all afternoon.

The campground and the park are almost empty. I'm guessing it fills up for the weekend. Here's' the view from our site.

We drove over to the "Candy Store". It's only a few miles away and we've been there the last time we camped here. They have every kind of candy we can remember from our childhood, plus candles and nick-knacks. We picked up a new wall picture/sign for our RV bathroom. Here's the pic! It hangs right over the toilet. 

Two more nights and then back home. All is well in the Boss Camp!

 

Winter Excursion 6, Day 208

We left Pine Grove Furnace around 0930. It was an OK drive north on I81. Hit a traffic jam just before Harrisburg, but the rest was OK except for the terrible roads. I think PA is trying to get everyone to buy a new RVs because their roads destroy the one we own!

Got to Chenango SP, NY around mid afternoon. Here's Site #119.

The neighbor showed us some trout he caught today, so I might do a little fishing tomorrow.

Winter Excursion 6, Day 207

We slept in.

Watched TV all day.

Temps were in the 90s.

Glad we had AC!

We are expecting thunderstorms later today and tonight, so we got it all packed up before bedtime.

Off to New York tomorrow! 

Winter Excursion 6, Day 206

We did some shopping at a local store (not a chain) called Saylor's. It is one of the nicest grocery we have seen in our travels. It is located in Newville. PA about 12 miles from Pine Grove Furnace SP.

They had all the stuff I remember from growing up in this area, pickled eggs, scrapple, Martin's Potato Chips, and tons more.

Back at camp we got ready for Kristen and the Kiddos to arrive, Grilled some steaks and had fun with the Kids.

 

Winter Excursion 6, Day 205

Pine Grove Furnace has almost no cell service. If you try around 0630 you might be able to read the news..LOL.

It is a nice CG and is the halfway point of the Application trial. We were here for the start of this years trip. The weather was a little different. Temps have been in the high 80s today. When we were here in Nov 21 our dump valves were froze.