April 4-7, 2025
On Friday, April 4 we left home headed for Fancy Gap, VA. About a half mile before the Mt. Airy exit on I-77 (right before you start going up the hill in VA), the truck showed a warning light that said that the exhaust system needed servicing and went into limp mode. I called Mt. Airy Dodge and Autumn answered the phone. Since it was a Friday afternoon she said they were really busy and weren't sure if they could get anyone to work on it, but she went and found someone that could help us. When we got there they were waiting for us, and they found a place we could drop the 5th wheel and have the work done on the truck. Chris, the diesel mechanic, went right to work. He and John went for a test drive so Chris could see what it was doing. He replaced the fuel filter and it seems to be running well now. I think we got some bad diesel fuel that caused the problems. God was certainly looking out for us again. If it had happened a mile later we would have had to go up the hill six miles, turn around and go back six miles, then to the dealership.
We then continued to Fancy Gap Cabins and Campground for two nights. It was 50 amp full hookups at $49.14 per night.
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| Site #8 The Blue Ridge Parkway is closed because of the ice storms they had in January and February, and trees and brush are on the road, so we had to take a long way around to the campground. There were so many trees down it looked like a tornado went through. I originally thought it was from Hurricane Helene, but the campground owner said they were on the outskirts of that and this was from the ice storms. On Saturday John dropped me off at Fancy Gap Fabric and Pottery and then went back down to Love's to get more fuel. Dilution is the solution to pollution, right? He came back and patiently waiting for me to finish my shopping. I bought some fabric to make a black, grey, and white table runner. While we were there it rained and we had a thunderstorm, so we didn't get to explore the trails there. |
On Sunday, April 6 we drove to Smith Mountain Lake State Park for three nights. It's a beautiful campground and I would come again. It's 30 amp electric and water for $43.79 per night.
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| Site #41 John took a rag and cleaned the outside of the 5th wheel where he could reach. It looks a lot better. We knew rain was coming so we took a little walk around the campground last night and talked to the camp hosts. Today, April 7, it's still raining so I decided to get my to-do list done. Before I did anything else I cleaned the trailer. I cleaned it before our trip to Poinsett State Park, but it had been sitting for a couple of weeks and really needed it. Then I got the rest of my to-do list done and now I can relax. :-) Soon we'll be... Roving on... For this is what the LORD says, He who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and not create if as a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited): "I am the LORD, and there is no one else." Isaiah 45:18 |
