Friday, October 1, 2010

A Little Glitch Along the Way






















Gene & I spent a wonderful week with Mike & Diane in Mt. Zion, WV. We had visited with Barb, who had fixed her scrumptious Cheeseburger Soup. The kids at Teen Missions love it also and line up for seconds. After a delicious dessert of blackberry cobbler, we were on our way from Ohio to WV.

We love visiting with Mike & Diane, but the roads to get there are not what us flatlanders are used to - a lot of curves and hills. There is no signal for cell phones in their "holler" and no internet service. It's secluded and peaceful and I enjoy sitting on the porch swing and watching the deer munch their way across the back yard.
On Saturday, they took us up to Sutton Lake & Dam and then onto Stonewall Inn for our birthday dinner (my birthday is the 22nd and Gene's is the 29th). It was a bountiful buffet and we ate our fill (and then some). We enjoyed playing Scrabble and Mexican Train (a dominoe game) with them on several nights. It was a relaxing visit with them and all too soon time to head on.

We left Mt. Zion with the intention of spending the next two nights at Mayberry Campground in Mount Airy, NC. The front driver side wheel was making a clanking noise which soon turned into a grinding noise. Gene drove about 25 mph until we came to the little town of Chloe. Our cell phones kept dropping the calls, so we went into the Chloe Auto & Hardware and Ken let us use their phone to call AAA. About an hour later, Pat arrived with his flatbed truck and loaded up our RV. He delivered us safely to Joe Holland Service Center in South Charleston. We spent the night at Microtel Inn nearby and the next morning Jeff called to tell us it was the hub (wheel bearing). They had it fixed by 10:00 and we were on our way again. We are so thankful we found a place to stop before it locked up, etc.

We traveled through Virginia and enjoyed the beautiful rolling hills and on to Mayberry Campgound, registered and then drove into Mount Airy, NC to see the sights. Andy Griffith graduated from high school there and Mayberry on The Andy Griffith Show was patterned after his hometown. They have kept Main Street quaint with Floyd's Barber Shop, Opie's Candy Store, Snappy Lunch, Blue Bird Cafe and lots of stores where you can buy "Mayberry Momentoes". We ate lunch at Barney's Cafe. Their special was Sweet and Sour Chicken on rice, 2 vegetables and rolls for $5.00 with drink for $1.00 - such a deal!

On Wednesday, we went back to Mount Airy to see places we had missed the day before such as Wally's Service Station, and then we headed on down the road. We spent one night at the Forest Lakes Thousand Trails near Lexington, NC and ate great bar b que at Smokey Joes.

We traveled to Carolina Landing Thousand Trails near Fair Play, SC and will leave Sat. morning to visit family in Georgia.

It has been a wonderful trip and we have enjoyed visiting with family and friends along the way and meeting new friends. I think we have the best of both worlds - family at home and traveling to see new sights. Our Heavenly Father has truly blessed us and we are very thankful.

Until next time,
God's blessings and our prayers are with all of you.