We unofficially complete the trip east! (MD)

Pati (Marcia’s younger sister) and Dan J have a very nice home in Salisbury MD with lots of space for our trailer and truck. This is a welcome respite for us, a chance to do laundry, catch up on the blog, get the oil changed on the truck, review mail (forwarded by Ruthe – thank you!), do minor trailer repairs, sleep in a real bed, and visit. On Wednesday October 3^rd, we drive the remaining one hour to join our WBCCI caravan, forming up at Rehoboth Beach DE, for the 40-day drive down the coast.

Over the last 25 days, we have driven 4308 miles at 14.9 MPG overall. Diesel has rarely been below $3/gallon, more typically we pay $3.09-$3.15. The Dodge has performed well, the only problem not its fault—the driver’s mirror was broken by someone in St Louis. The Airstream mechanics have performed well, but a piece of trim fell off and two wire racks in the pantry cupboard broke loose. We also have a leak around the skylight that I haven’t been able to locate. On the human side, I had to be treated for diverticulitis and then a possible allergic reaction to an antibiotic that manifested itself as a rash, and Marcia got a sympathy rash. Or perhaps the Laundromat in Independence didn’t get out all the soap. But our rashes are going away.

On the attitude side, we have done very well in our 25 foot trailer but we both look forward to the caravan, when we won’t have to find campgrounds, choose restaurants, pick sights to see, figure out maps, get un-lost, etc.

September has been an excellent traveling month. We’ve had rain only briefly and maybe only twice. Temperatures have been moderate, humidity sometimes a nuisance but much milder than it would have been in the summer.