Time and distance

Well, since my last post certainly. Last heard from we were in South Carolina, back on schedule we left there Tuesday morning and were in North Carolina at Carolina Crossroads in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, by late afternoon. A very different RV park, it seems very new with landscaping still trying to grow into place. A bit of an issue getting the electric hook up to work but other than that a quiet night.

An easy departure the next morning and we were off to Virginia ... and lots more traffic!! We got there in the early afternoon with plenty of time to visit the United States Marine Museum in Triangle, Virginia. It's right off the interstate so very easy to get to. Fortunately they haven't completed the regular bus and RV parking area so we were only off to the side a bit, a lot closer than it will be in the future.

I am personally not that big on museums but this one was a must do since my father and his natural father were both Marines in WW2. Daddy was in the Pacific when I was born and his father was a prison guard at Portsmouth Naval Station in New Hampshire. They may not have known about each other but it is interesting that they were both Marines!

The USMC Museum is fascinating. They have the whole history of the Marine Corps laid out in chronological order with sections for the various segments of history from their formation for the Revolutionary War on up through various wars and military actions including my particular interest, World War II which has an extensive section with areas for both the European theater and the war in the Pacific. Even if you never get to the museum itself, check out the website which has a lot to offer.

This was PoGoGo's (my mobility scooter chair) first foray into actual use and I love it. Instead of having to focus on finding the next place I can sit down and take my time and focus instead on what is there. Slightly time consuming to unload and load it on it's carrier but worth every bit of it.

From there we battled rush hour traffic to find our park for the next two nights, Prince William Forest RV Camp, pretty much the opposite of the last park, this one is shoehorned into old forest with tall trees, mostly evergreen. I sure would not want to try those roads or spaces with anything much bigger than our little Timmber Wolf but it was a pretty place to spend a couple of nights.

The next morning we're off to more traffic and the NRA Firearms Museum and then the National Air and Space Museum. The Firearms Museum has huge displays of weapons throughout history many of which have individual histories as well as general development meaning. One of my favorites was a display showing the case and contents for the weapon carried by fighter pilots in WW2. The one on display was for German pilots but pilots of various nations carried similar equipment.

I also liked the huge variety of derringer type pistols and saw some fascinating steampunk style of weapons ... it is a wonder some of them even shoot! It was also interesting to see what some of the weapons I have read about in various novels and short stories look like. The staff here were very very nice and even made sure we knew about the cafeteria used by the employees but available to us as well where we had an excellent lunch.

The only downside to this stop was when we first arrived a man ran out to stop us from going the direction we were headed as it seems there was insufficient height for Timmber Wolf there. He directed us over to the right of the building to park and OOOPS ... low hanging small branches! Very noisy but apparently the only damage was the removal of our TV antenna thingie, not good but could have been much worse. They clearly get very little RV traffic at that location!

From here we battled traffic to the National Air and Space Museum where Geoffrey hiked over to it from the RV/bus parking area and spent a couple of hours wandering their huge hanger and collection of air and space craft. I on the other hand relaxed in Wolf, tidying up a little and reading. Afterwards it was back through traffic to the RV park and on to our next stop the next morning.