Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway

  In  a little less than a week we are planning to hop into our motor home and head east. We feel so lucky to be able to make this trip.  It has been a difficult summer as we watched Jennifer get sicker and sicker.  Many trips to the hospital until she finally wasn't going to get out for months.  Then her miracle happened and her friend Diana donated a portion of her liver to Jennifer.  Now, with both women on their way to a good recovery, we are leaving home for a few weeks.
    When Rick and I first rented an RV for a week to determine whether or not we would enjoy traveling together in a small space, we spent some time in the area around the Smoky Mountains including a short drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  It was so beautiful that we both vowed to make a trip back and drive more of the road.  So next Thursday we will start our 4000 mile journey.
   We will start our eastern ramblings with a visit to Gettysburg.  Then spend a few days in Shenandoah National Park.   At the south end of Shenandoah the Blue Ridge Parkway begins its winding ribbon of black along the ridges of the Appalachian mountains for over 400 miles.  We will stop at many campgrounds and historic sites along the way, ending our trip along the Parkway at Smoky Mountain National Park.
   We will be taking a side trip to Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown.  I have wanted to get to this area for a long time and we will be so close that we are going to hop off the parkway and head to the coast for a few days - hopefully the hurricane season will be beyond us by then!
   I look forward, as always, to sharing the journey with all of you.  It is such a pleasure to get your comments as we wander away from home.