Home !!!

There’s no place like Home, Home Sweet Home.

We travelled 7,055 miles in 74 days.  That comes out to an average of 14.17 mpg.  A bit disappointing, but acceptable considering the WIND and mountain roads.

Hi-lites:

• Visiting family
• Enjoying the eclipse on a perfect Ohio day
• The beauty of Shenandoah NP
• The history and music of the Blue Ridge Mountains
• The awesome southeast seafood

Lo-lites:

• WIND it just never let up.  If all that wind had been behind us, we could be in Hawaii!

Biggest Surprises:

• Congaree NP, sure it’s a swamp but something different for us.
• Clovis NM, the Heart Beat of Rock and Roll
• Run For The Wall riders.  A couple hundred motorcycles were heading east in a classic staggered formation.  My brother has done the ride twice.

Biggest Scare:

• We were on the leading edge of the devastating Storm that ravaged Houston.  Torrential rain with lightening.  One bolt of lightening hit a tree a couple dozen yards outside Fran’s window.  The clap of thunder, the explosion of the tree and Fran’s scream were all simultaneous.  We were fortunate to not be in the worst of that storm!  Houston was hammered!, 7 deaths and many thousands without power.

In a previous post I mentioned using Diesel Kleen to the fuel when traveling in the Midwest.  I’ve added their Bio Kleen as well.  I only add a bit to the last fill-up when I know the RV will sit for a few weeks.

New on this trip was a GlocalMe device that converts cellular service to Wi-Fi.  Using an eSIM it will connect to most networks.  It worked quite well, even when we had no T-Mobile service.  The data is a bit expensive, my 30GB package was $59 for 30 days.  I use a VPN also for additional security.  Being able to check traffic, plan stops, use email, all things Internet while traveling was worth it.

We’ll be heading to Kg’s graduation from Long Beach State next week.

Go SHARKS!