I'll be home for Christmas.....

Wednesday, 28 November.   Left the Bean Pot campground around 9am after filling up our LP gas tank.  We’re using more of our LP gas for our motorhome’s heater, since the nights have begun to get just a tad cooler – it was in the low 20’s in Crossville last night.  We even had to unhook our fresh water hose from the campground hose bib to avoid any chance of freezing up our PVC pipes.  Anyway, once we left the Bean Pot, we soon I-40 East again and headed for Knoxville.  After about an hour we crossed into the Eastern Time Zone, losing another hour of “travel time,” but putting us another hour closer to our destination for the Christmas holidays.  Today’s trip was pretty much uneventful except for a gas stop just outside of Knoxville.  Due to some minor “operator error,” I managed to get slightly sprayed with some nasty diesel fuel.  Had to change shirts, wipe off my sunglasses, change shoes, and thoroughly wash my hands and flush my eyes out with fresh water.  No fun, let me tell you, but another “lesson learned” in the art of full-time RV-ing.  Stupid gas cap!  Sigh……..

We finally found our campground for tonight – Dixie Caverns – on the outskirts of Salem, VA, around 3:30.  

This puts us within about three hours driving time from our destination tomorrow, Lost River Campground in Lost City, WV.  This campground is only a few minutes away from where our oldest son, Kip, and his family live, and we plan to spend a few days there visiting with them.  Anxious to see those two granddaughters!  Time for PaPa to see some Christmas lists!  So, who’s been naughty and who’s been nice?