We have left the hubbub of DC for the Virginia countryside, trading freeway noise for peace and quiet (except for the crickets and the playing kids--a good trade in my book!). However, today turned out to be rather stressful.
Moving is always somewhat stressful. We took the Beltway around the west side of DC and then took I-95 south through Richmond. As usual, we ran into road construction and unexplained delays and heavy traffic. When we finally came to our destination, Pocahontas State Park, the woman who checked us in was cheery and helpful.
We picked out a pull-through site with 50 amp service. It turned out to be very unlevel. If you look closely, you can see that we even had to put blocks under our extra step. It took a while to find a location in the site and a combination of blocks and boards to make the rig level.
Then, when I pushed the button to extend the bedroom slide, I heard a very ominous grinding noise when it was part way out. I stopped and tried pulling it back in, only to hear the same grinding. Ken and I both examined everything we could find under the bed and under the slideout. We decided that the one roller that travels over the area affected by our old water leak may have been hanging up, perhaps because the flooring had swelled a bit. The area seemed damp, probably from the outside during the heavy recent storms. We finally got the slide extended.
Then it seemed that we would never find the right spot for the Qube to be able to see the DirecTV satellite. It was 2 1/2 hours after our arrival before we sat down and heaved a sigh of relief. It usually takes less than an hour to set up.
We had a nice walk around the campground this evening and were able to de-stress. We met several of our neighbors and chatted and listened to the crickets and cicadas and felt the breeze through the tall trees. We're in a lovely spot.
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