Greenville, Va

We left Sevierville, TN May 30th and drove 314 miles to Greenville VA. Because it was Monday of Memorial Day weekend, we had ORIGINALLY planned a leisurely drive of 250 miles to Roanoke, VA, spend the night in a Walmart parking lot, and then drive into Greenville. Well, what should have been an EASY 4 hrs to Roanoke, actually took us a VERY LONG 6 hrs. There had been a police shooting on the freeway about 13 miles BEFORE our exit. Needless to say, they CLOSED the freeway and diverted traffic OFF the freeway 19 MILES BEFORE our exit. We were STUCK in VERY SLOW traffic for over 2 hrs. If I had thought of it, I would have taken a picture and shared it with you! Rich suggested I call the campground and see if we could come in a day early just as the freeway was opened up right in front of us. We were one of the first vehicles to get access and it was wide open. Finally, after 6 LONG hrs, we had a leisurely hour and a half drive to Greenville, VA.
Now getting INTO the campground was ANOTHER adventure. It is 2 miles off the highway, but it is a VERY BUMPY, narrow road with lots of pot holes and loose gravel just to GET to the park!  It is a LARGE campground with a lake for swimming and/or fishing, and Large sites.

Lake for swimming or fishing

Lots of Seasonal Campers  

Ours & the Maeder's Campsites

It also has LOTS of trees, NARROW roads, and TIGHT turns.  Rich RUBBED the corner of a truck's back bumper with the side of the motor home when trying to maneuver a tight turn. OOPS Motor home Boo Boo #3 & 4 (I'll explain 1 & 2 later, IF you are interested ).

Rich says nothing major, it can be fixed, just a trip to TX.

Rich also had to straighten the rear mud flap

We visited Staunton, VA. where we road the street car all around town, visited several shops and SunSpot Studios

where we got a glass blowing demonstration,

We didn't get to see the finished product 'cause it had to go into the oven/kiln for 13hrs

Plus, we had an EXCELLENT dinner at Mill Street Grill.

EXCELLENT Prime Rib & Ribs

Ok, I have lots more pictures and newsworthy?? information, but, lucky for you, the computer is downloading the pictures EXTREMELY SLOWLY, so I will continue the story tomorrow!!