After leaving Thunder Rock Camp we followed the Ocoee River valley. A pretty, touristy area. Being Saturday it was packed with white water rafters. Dozens of them challenging the rapid strewn river, running beside the road. Soon, having passed a couple of power stations and dams controlling the flow, the…
It was a most pleasant evening, high up in the mountains. Lovely cool air and the light duvet on for the first time. The morning dawned beautifully sunny and after breakfast and packing up, we were on the road by 10am. With only about 60 miles to go to the…
The Parkway covers 469 miles. Today we started from around mileage marker 242 and finished at 408. It wasn’t fast progress. As Dennis mentioned yesterday, speed limits are low, partly because of the terrain but also because it is a scenic route designed for people to drive at their leisure.…
No chance to dry the Caranex out this morning as we were surrounded by trees and everywhere around was damp from rain the previous day. What I noted though, one of the guy rope pegs had been pulled out of the ground, and lying about a foot away from where…
A beautiful day back on the Skyline Drive. The road is immaculately surfaced, the yellow centre lines and white sidelines perfectly painted and the curves lined with low dry stone walls. The views over the hills and George Washington forests on either side stretch for miles. The Blue Ridge Mountains…
Yay!!! Today we relax. One of the rare driving-free days this trip. Well, not totally driving free, because rather than walk a mile and back to get some supplies from the camp store, we drove. The reason for needing to go to the shop was our 2L milk had gone…
Today was a very full day. Up early, we were waiting for the sun to dry the tent and ground sheet, as there had been a heavy dew. While we waited, Luther and Tracy came to say goodbye. Tracy had 4 horses in the adjoining paddock which I had been…
After a soggy night in the forest, the morning has turned warm and pleasant. A little explanation about my photography dilemma. The camera, a Casio Exilim HS is an amazing piece of electronic wizardry. It has enough technology packed into point and click pocket camera to give it ‘big camera’…
Last night’s fishing was singularly unsuccessful. Thank you for the loan of the rod though, Johnny. There were definitely fish in the lake, as I had masses of bites. Tim, you are the family fishing expert. I think they were only small fish and I had a very large hook.…
This Alpine and Mountaineering Society run campsite, was a credit to them. The facilities were new and though basic, adequate. A far cry from the previous campsite at Foster where nothing would work and it was falling down around you. After putting some friction modifying fluid in the gearbox and…