Headed to Huntington Beach State Park in November, and that will be the last one until winterizing the rig. Heard a lot of good things about this place, and we want to explore it for ourselves. There suppose to be a pretty long 18 miles long bike trail (asphalt part of the way) we need to explore. Another place we need to visit while down there is Brook Gardens. Stay tuned.
Stayed at New River State Park, NC recently. This is a small campground with only 19 sites tucked close to the VA border, with the New River, a north-flowing river, close to the park. Very quiet, very clean. Some sites do not have sewer, and none of the sites have water, so fill your fresh water tank before you arrive. The dump station has a potable water station you can use to fill the fresh tank with.
We hopped on the ebikes, and headed down to New River, which flows by the campground. I haven’t seen clearer water in a long time. No trout in this section of the river tough, so no fly fishing opportunities here. Other parts of New River have stocked trout though.
Plenty of trails close to the campground as well, so we strapped hiking shoes on, and got with it. All trails were marked good, so no chance getting lost. I highly recommend this campground.
Stayed at Outside Inn in Santee last week for a few days. Had an absolute blast. All kinds of farm animals running around, and even got to feed some other them.
Very friendly staff all around. Very nice gravel-covered sites with full hookups. Not a very big campground, which is good got a very quiet place to stay. A few nice trails to walk as well. Very nice and clean restrooms. Farm animal feeding twice pr. day, morning and night. We give this campground a 5 out of 5. Will definitely go back again.
Went to Cades Cove, TN for 6 days (boon-docking). Stayed at the Cades Cove Campground at the section where generator s are allowed between 8AM-8PM. Didn’t use it too much as we have a 280Ah LifePo4 battery in the Flagstaff. Only used it when it was time to charge the battery, which don’t take long, with the converter pushing 55 A charge current, and 2×200 W solar.
We’ve been here before, but first time bringing the rig up here. Wednesdays are bicycle (and bikes) on the Cades Cove loop road. so we decided to take the lectrics off the rack, and go for a spin. Not a car in sight all day. There is a lot of wildlife on the loop, everything from bears to deer to turkeys and other critters.
Decided to go for a carry ride with a horse called Amy. Nice, relaxing rise for sure.
If you haven’t been up there before, it is really worth taking the trip.
The Purple Martin Season is almost over, as the last ones leave for the long migration to Brazil around the 2.nd week of August. Nest check result: 420 babies hatched from 96 gourds, which is a record for us. We added a 24-gourd rack last year, and was more or less full this year.