Short Memory

Preparing to leave Forest and the Crowder's, this is the current version of "the rig".  The new truck is higher off the ground than the old Silverado, which caused me problems loading and unloading the Burgman.  It got stuck on the ramp and tore a panel loose from the bottom of the scoot.  It's going to be a challenge figuring this one out!

It seems that some lessons are harder to learn than others for me.  Blindly following a GPS without looking at a map is not a good idea.  Thought I'd learned that lesson, but I did it again leaving Forest and followed 43 across the Blue Ridge Parkway to 615, 621 and 616, passing through Eagle Rock and on to Low Moor.  The road was 1 1/2 lanes wide, a ditch on one side and steep drop off on the other.  I was hoping and praying I wouldn't meet another car, and I only met one, in a wide place in the road, thank goodness.  As I began to get irritated with my fate, I remembered this is an adventure, which I wanted, and I know to be careful about what you ask for.  I saw this beautiful horse and slowed down to take a picture, which helped calm me down a lot.  And then, near the end of this trek, I saw this sign:

I've never seen a sign like this before and hope I don't see one again!  Map checking is a must before following GPS routing - remember that! 

Thursday night was spent in the trailer near Wooster, Ohio in the middle of Amish farm country.  It was a very nice place for the night or even longer. The bad news was my TV fell from the wall mount and hit the floor, pulling the cable connection from the back of the set.  It will still play DVDs, but may not receive a signal again.  Bummer. 

 Friday I finally arrived in Michigan to discover the worst paved road I've ever traveled.  It was cement and just like a washboard.  The speed limit was 55, but I could only manage 40.  It seemed like it went on forever.  Once again, I had followed the GPS without checking the map and wound up on a bad secondary road.  Short memory strikes again! 

The RV park is very nice and I'm getting used to the area.  It is so good to see old friends again and catching up has been great fun.  I hope to go to Canada one day just to look for Bell's scotch, my favorite.  Thanks for stopping by!