The first park we stayed in was an army corps park called Riffle Run Park in West Virginia. We secured the last available spot which, unfortunately came without electric. So even though it was closing in on 100 degrees—no ac! We were in full on sunshine, so it was a good test to see how well our solar system charged our 200 watt lithium batteries. Everything worked perfectly, exactly as it should, however you need a lot more watts to run an ac!

There were some nice things about the park.

The next park we moved to was New Germany State Park in Maryland. It couldn’t have been more different. Cooler temps, heavily wooded and electric for ac, which we barely needed anyway.

It has been interesting not having internet or wifi for the last 4 days. There has been a lot of walking, riding, reading and just plain staring!

Tomorrow, if it doesn’t rain too heavily, we will head on into Peninsula. If not, we will just have to spend another night in this wonderful hidden gem of a park.

Just when I thought that we would move on it looks like tropical storm Beryl had other ideas. We had rain all night long and into this morning so we thought we would delay our departure by a day.

In the meantime it gave me some time to work on my photography. Here is a shot I took of the bridge over the Tennessee River.

I like them both, but do you have a preference?

Two nights ago we were in Realfoot Lake State Park in Tennessee. So far it was the only park that we could have done without. It was a long convoluted drive to get to and not one of our favorites. It had the feel of a county park but with state park prices, and it was mostly locals there celebrating the 4th of July weekend.

There was, however, time for some artful photography.

Now we are further along in a surprisingly nice state park in Kentucky. It reminds me of the 70’s when my ex and I did so much camping. The parks were mostly empty except on the weekends. Just how we like it.

Before we travel on to Tennessee tomorrow, I thought I might post just a few of the more interesting pics. Truth be told, we are doing laundry, and I am a little bored.



A huge thunderstorm suddenly came up last night so the weather is humid, but coolish.