Monday May 21st 2012
Well here we go again… we left at noon today with heavy
hearts after saying our final goodbyes to our dear friend Dave over the
weekend. RIP dear friend.
It was a delayed start as we locked ourselves out of the
truck with both sets of keys in (as you do!!!) OnStar couldn’t unlock remotely
so they sent a locksmith. As it was late, we decided to head straight down
toward Washington and get as far as possible instead of detouring to Camping
World
At the border we were asked if we had any fruit or veggies
etc etc …. “no”…. “okay.. can you open
up the trailer for me?” OH DEAR!! What
a nice man…. He saw my Shepherds Pie, home-made soup, Sausages, Salad stuff,
Broccoli chicken breast, chicken burgers, champagne, beer, fruit juice, cream
cheese, cheddar, bread, margarine, ….
And he picked up an orange pepper, examined and declared that although it was
grown in Canada he was going to keep it and prevent it getting in to the US.
Pepperless, we giggled our way South and East through New
York State
In our bliss of being on the open road, we missed a turn and added a further half hour (at least) to
our journey on pretty slow roads. Ever cheerful we plodded on.
NOTES:
·
Williamsport South KOA is GREAT
·
Sparkling Merlot is NOT.
· In one town we passed a garage with a sign “We
fix deer hits” (Sign of the day) …. 2km later a huge deer pranced out in front
of the truck… we just missed it…… Coincidence?? ….. We think not!!!!!!!!! The
imagination runs wild!!
· Another sign… “Firewood…. All you can carry in
one arm $5” … and a little further down the road… “$4 an armful” … Like .. is
this not discriminatory??? I have short arms …. 5”4” me … vs a 6”6” guy…. Just
not fair!!! Also… how far do you have to
carry it to qualify for the price break???
· Several gunshots
after we set up camp had us thinking…. OKAY!!!! Welcome to the USA.
· The scenery through Northern Pennsylvania is
awesome. Deep wide valleys, forested
slopes.
· We didn’t bother unhitching the truck so
tomorrow we can just close up and take off…. Early night … long day.
WASHINGTON HERE WE COME
