Dispatch from the Road 2023

 August 25 2023 Friday It was surprisingly warm sleeping last night; I expected it to be cooler here in the mountains. This whole trip the temperatures have been unpredictable. We’ve seen chilly nights in North Carolina and warm ones in Virginia, that’s ok, it's all good except that hot day in the cemetery. I could make a bad meme about the Bray cemetery being hotter than H@!! but they all seem like good folk so I'll refrain. One thing we’ve experienced this summer that is not good is ticks. Both Millie and I have had multiple tick bites, in spite of us using repellants. We even switched from the name brand Deet based bug sprays to tick specific repellants and tick killing treatments for our shoes and clothing. It’s just a bad year for them, I guess but I've already got one tick borne condition and I don't want another! I cooked eggs outside on the griddle and Millie made biscuits for our breakfast this morning. We will visit with the Pedigo family later today. We also

 August 23 2023 Millie and I made a slight error in our schedule; luckily it became an extra day. Millie told everyone we were leaving today and going to Raccoon Branch, a federal campground near Konorock Virginia. I’m the one who made the itinerary, but I said ok and never checked the calendar. It did seem like we rushed around in order to get the cemetery work done and meet with family on the day the monuments were set. Late in the afternoon I mentioned that I didn’t think we were supposed to leave until Thursday. Finally we checked our appointment book and sure enough, we were prepping for departure a day early. We briefly discussed leaving anyhow, but there is a problem with the RV and if I was going to be able to repair it on the road, Martinsville has a lot more parts stores than Konorock which has none. You may remember I replaced the propane lines that run from the tanks to the regulator at Tom Johnson Camping Center in Marion NC. What I didn’t tell you is the original leaking