There is a new almost complete RV "Resort" in Keystone Heights that offered a really low price for a week. For price we decided to give it a try along with the Netzleys.

A great north Florida sunset and

a pool that was almost finished.

Adjacent to the park is the Florida Cracker Kitchen. Really great food, evidenced by the number of locals there. If we stayed more than a week we would have gained way more than our budgeted weight.

Our spring LTV Flamingles rally was held near Silver Springs. Always a great time and seeing how others have modified/upgraded their RV.

Gainesville Mercedes-Benz presented maintenance hints for the Sprinter including a demonstration of their mobile Sprinter mechanic.

We had stayed at Madison RV Park last year and enjoyed meeting the owner and hearing how the park had been developed.

The park is also a golf course and to travel within the park you have to transverse the golf course.

Not a lot of trees but the sites are concrete, level and very clean.

Madison has an interesting history like several small towns we have visited. At one time a bustling economy, but over time its economy has declined significally.

The town had several WWI & WWII servicemen that served with distinction in Europe and Asia.

Even a WWII Command Radio, just like I had in 1962 as my first Ham Radio receiver.

Bluff Creek Corps of Engineers campground is near Columbus Georgia just over the border (Chattahoochee River) in Alabama. Even though the river is the border between Eastern and Central time zones, the campground decided to stay on Eastern. OK for us since it avoided us changing all our clocks and sleep time.

Very tranquil.

We stayed at Stone Mountain for 4 nights, using it as a base for quality time with Micah, Hiro and Yoshi. A bit of excitement at the park was when campground workers drove through telling every camper to immediately go to a concrete bath house. We, including Luna, stayed inside for about 30 minutes.

Franklin allowed us to take the Blue Ridge Parkway to visit many places we vacationed with our boys many years ago.

Of course views from the Parkway are stunning

Lake Junaluska, where many summers with the boys we watched many July 4th fireworks.

The now defunct Ghost Town that was once a thriving tourist site near where we stayed in Maggie Valley.

One of the benefits about traveling in our RV is we never know for sure what we’ll find. By chance this weekend the RV Park is the site of a Kansas City BBQ Society competition. 19 large cookers/smokers from Kansas to Texas to Georgia were on site. All teams had to cook chicken, pulled pork, ribs, and brisket. When we walked Luna Saturday morning the cookers and smokers were hard at work and the smell drove Bobbi and Luna crazy. Parked in the site next to us was Deneen & Scott Parr of Cool Hand Que.

A nice couple, Scott showed me some of his award winning techniques. After the judging, Deneen gave us a huge serving of their products.

Bobbi was in 'Hog Heaven'

We spent a couple of nights driveway camping at Jan & Bill's home in Liberty, SC. A mini-reunion had been planned and we sure enjoyed our time with long term (not old) friends.

The class of 1965 is still the Best Alive.

In Mt.Airy we stayed at the Mayberry Campground which is built on part of the 2,000 acre farm owned by the original Siamese twins, Eng and Chang Bunker. The campground is owned and operated by direct descendants of the twins.

A trip to 'Mayberry' would not be complete without a ride in the squad car.

Or a moon pie.

Bob got to play Sheriff.

Andy Andy Griffith's boyhood home.

Cool statue of Andy and Opie.

Andy was also talented in plays, music and comedy records.

The Bunker twins were very much a part of the Mt. Airy community. They had a total of 21 children and many remained in the area.

Through Leadership Florida I became acquainted with Alex Sink, at that time President of NCNB of Florida and grand-daughter of Chang Bunker. Her husband was Bill McBride, a really knowledgeable nice guy who ran for Governor as a Democrat. He would have made a fine Governor along the lines of Reubin Askew or Bob Graham, but he ran against the very popular Jeb Bush.

Falls Lake Campground is part of a North Carolina State recreation area near Durham. There is beautiful dense foliage but it made seeing the lake difficult.

Durham has a 22 mile rails-to-trails that is paved for two bike lanes and gravel for walkers/runners.

There were several new bridges that replaced the old railroad trestles.

Once we made it down to the lake, the view was worth it.

I did have a chance to try out my little battery chain saw. A lot quicker, and safer, than the hatchet I had been using.

The former Lucky Strike plant in downtown Durham has been transformed to a vibrant entertainment and dining area.

The Durham Bulls are a Minor League Baseball team affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays

We had lunch overlooking the outfield but no balls came our way.

On the way from Durham to Cape Hatteras we were within a minor (25 miles) detour to Wilson NC, home to Parkers BBQ. A favorite BBQ establishment of Bobbi's that is a must visit whenever we are "in the area"

The Elizabethan Gardens was created as a living memorial to the time when Sir Walter Raleigh’s lost colonists lived in this very place over 400 years ago.

This ancient live oak is believed to have been alive in 1585 when the colonists first arrived on Roanoke Island.

The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse is located on the eastern edge of Downtown Manteo on Roanoke Island. As it was designed to guard the entrances to inland rivers it is much shorter and squatter than its coastal counterparts.

No visit to Nags Head is complete without a visit to Kill Devil Hills.

It has been over 10 years since we were here but it hasn't changed much including the strong winds.

The 156 feet tall Bodie Island Lighthouse is the third that has stood in this vicinity of Bodie Island. This one was built in 1872.

We camped at the Oregon Inlet Campground that is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Dunes separated the campground from the Atlantic and Luna had a ball running up and down them.

To get to our next campground we took the 30 minute Hatteras to Ocracoke Island ferry.

The Ocracoke Island to Cedar Island ferry was 2.5 hours but the time passed quickly as we stayed in the RV and read. Luna wasn't too fond of the sounds.

The Cedar Point Campground is located in the Croatan National Forest with a lot of trees and wide spaces between sites and right on the beach.

Luna enjoyed running on the beach

but wasn't too keen on the noise of the waves.

Our last stop on the way home was 2 nights at a Harvest Host, Whippoorwill Farms in Ridgeland, South Carolina.

It is a biodiverse regenerative farm with a unique approach to using farm animals, such as chickens, to help prepare the soil for planting.

Luna enjoys bacon but really didn't understand the relation between what she begged for at breakfast to the large mud animals.

There were many cute piglets and for a moment, albeit a short one, I regretted eating their grandfather for breakfast.

The soil techniques result in some tasty vegetables.