Friday, July 19, 2013

Claytor Lake SP- VA-9 July 2013


  On the road again for our annual trip to the NPTC convention.   All was well for the first couple of hours until I noticed that no one was letting me make lane changes on the highway.  So we pulled over at a rest stop about  12 miles east of Richmond, VA so I could check out  what might be wrong. Big trouble in paradise as the electrical cable from  Tricera-Pod ( our name for our little Forest River Model 177 R-Pod) that hooks up to our truck had been dragging the road for who knows how long. Bottom line all the individual wires had been stripped bare and severed. No wonder I was having trouble making lane changes, none of our turn signals, or lights were working.

 After calling an RV place to find out what it would cost, $100 and hour, to repair I went to work on my own.  A pair of wire cutters, a Swiss Army knife ( courtesy of my wife's who always carries her knife) and lots of electrical tape we were on the road again with all lights workings.

  We made camp at Claytor Lake State Park in Virginia near the TN/VA border. A really nice campground with a huge lake. Camp sites were nice and big with lots of room. Bathrooms and showers are a bit dated but they were clean. Met some really nice folks at this camps site. They were a retired couple from Texas. They taught school all over the world for over 30 years.

 Had a nice pizza for dinner at a local place, MK's Gourmet Pizza's. They severed allot more than pizza's so if anyone decides to stay at this state park check it out. You cannot miss the place as it is only a couple of miles from the entrance to the park. 



 

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