Which is better? Going? Or coming home?We just got home from a trip in our motorhome, "Elsewhere". Hard to explain to people who don't travel in an RV - it's a different lifestyle - we meet the nicest, most interesting people.
Great trip - just a few little blips - like wanting to tear the new GPS into a thousand pieces. Electronics are just wonderful. We reached the absolute limit with the one we bought recently - returned it and bought a different brand. This one seems to think it's fun to send us on the backroads - seriously. For a few miles we were on narrow two lane - some one lane roads - I'm sure were were going in circles. Time to get out the Atlas and shut her up. We gave her one more chance and she seemed to realize that it was do or die - she behaved for the rest of the trip. She is still on probation - any more backroads and she's outta here! You don't want to know what we named her.
We spent the night in Chattanooga - very nice Walmart parking lot. RVers don't stay at Walmart to save money - it is just so convenient - there are Walmarts everywhere so we don't spend time searching for a campground. There are usually several RV's spending the night. Since we're self contained we don't need anything except a safe place to park. Of course it is usually expensive because we think of things we want from Walmart! We call ahead and ask permission - and they are always extremely nice. We just started doing this recently after hearing so many others talk about it. Makes good business sense for Walmart - brings in RV business and keeps customers happy.
Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama - fun place - it is amazing what people leave on planes and buses. Does anybody get to their destination with their stuff? Huge stock of jewelry of all kinds - all kinds of electronics - computers, iPads, cameras, games. Thousands of books, clothes of all kinds - some household items. Even some saddles. Good prices if you find what you want. I bought some books - great selection of all kinds of books.
Can you tell? - I like to go to weird places. Someday I want to go to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, where the US Air Force sends their outdated and decommissioned planes to rest. "The Boneyard," as the location is known, covers 2,600 acres and houses over 4,200 military aircraft valued at roughly $35 billion dollars. I just know that would be a fun place to visit.
The U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is great. Loved seeing all that space stuff. We saw two IMAX movies - excellent. Popcorn was good too. I didn't realize until our visit that adults can go to SpaceCamp - maybe I can go? Maybe not? We spent the night in the U.S. Space and Rocket Campground - beautiful - quiet and peaceful. Nice evening.
We had not heard of Ave Maria Grotto in Culman, Alabama - truly amazing and inspiring. Benedictine Monk - Brother Joseph Zoettl began building the miniatures as a hobby in the 1890's. He built them of colored glass, marbles, cold cream jars, punctured commode floats, wrecked marble, broken bathroom tile, costume jewelry that people sent from all every state in the union and from many foreign countries. Brother Joseph continued his work for over 40 years - Hh built his last model, the Basilica in Lourdes, at the age of 80, in 1958. Hope you can see it someday.
Spent the night somewhere in Alabama - really not sure where we were - guess that new GPS could have told us (maybe). Watched a DVD and enjoyed a quiet evening after spending some money at another Walmart somewhere in Alabama.
We and a GPS on her best behavior chose a different route coming home today. We went to the huge Anderson, SC Flea market - didn't stay long - was not impressed at all. Only thing we bought was a red lace oak tree (think that's what she called it). Just because it's pretty.
Good trip.
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