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We made it home today about 12:30.  We were expecting rain due to hurricane Matthew churning out there. Thankfully the skies were clear and traffic not too bad. We enjoyed our trip and are glad to be home safe. We are keeping up with the hurricane forecast.

More pictures

Today was a long travel day of over 7 hours and 340 miles.  We look forward to seeing Bill and Melba tomorrow.  Here are more pictures from Congaree National Park and the plantation at the Mount Pleasant campground.

South Carolina

Yesterday was another 300 mile travel day from Enfield/Rocky Mount, NC to Charleston/Mt Pleasant, SC.  Today we went to Congaree National Park which is a forest in the flood plain which was designated a national park in 2003.  It has some of tallest trees of old growth which of course are protected.  We walked the 2 mile boardwalk through the forest viewing several varieties of trees and plants in their natural environment.  Some areas reminded us of the trail at Highlands Hammock State Park.  This campground is actually on the property of the Oakland Plantation and we took a wagon ride to see it. Sadly we head back to Florida tomorrow with a stop in Jacksonville before heading home. Pictures are downloading real slow so I'll post more tomorrow.

VA to NC

We had rain all night but there was enough of a break from it this morning to pack up and leave Luray, VA.  There was fog over the mountains as the pictures show as we were leaving the campground toward the interstate.  We did have some rain on the way along with some sun and clouds.  We went 260 miles in 5 hours to arrive at Enfield/Rocky Mount, NC. Some areas to the north have issued flood warnings and we see there is a tropical storm possibly heading toward Florida.  We are watching its progress.

More from Shenandoah N.P.

Today was overcast as predicted although we haven't had the scattered showers that were forecast.  So it was not a good day to go back the mountains.  Instead we topped off the gas tank, went to Walmart for some supplies and did laundry.  The weather forecast is for scattered showers tomorrow and more rain on Friday.  We will be heading to North Carolina tomorrow so we hope to miss the heavy showers.  Here are more pictures from Shenandoah National Park as promised.

for Jeremy

Shenandoah National Park

We had a clear day in Shenandoah National Park today!  We were able to cover half of the Skyline Drive stopping at most scenic outlooks and some visitor centers. I took lots of pictures and will post some tonight and more tomorrow.

WV to VA

Yesterday was another travel day. We were moving slow so got a later start than usual to travel 300 miles in 6 hours which was more than I had estimated.  Guess it was the mountain roads! We were surprised that the VA welcome center on I-64 was for cars only - no parking for rv's!  There was a truck stop about 50 miles up with no facilities. We pulled in and ate lunch in the camper and used our own facilities!  It was overcast when we arrived in Luray, VA and rained last night.  The forecast is clearing out and sunny today with a high of 75; last night was down to 56.  More rain coming Wednesday so we are hoping the fog lifts and we have a sunny day in Shenandoah National Park.  Look close  for fall colors in picture from the highway!