Snow Snow Snow, View From The Front Of Our House
Well, it’s official. We are leaving this tundra and moving south for the winter. I wish we would have thought this through a little better earlier in the season, but oh well. What’s done is done.
As you can see, we have quite a bit of snow and it’s still falling. It’s supposed to stop by Tuesday. We’re hoping to be on the road on Wednesday.
We’re really anxious about driving in this weather. But tractor trailers do it all the time, and living in upstate NY our whole lives, we are seasoned at driving in this type of weather, so we should be fine. As long as we stick to the main highways.
Our biggest fear/unknown right now is if we actually can physically get out. The snow is mounting up pretty good and David has been plowing the driveway as fast as it has been coming down. He’s making sure he’s pushing the snow as far from the curves and corners as he can, so we can get out. The main roads are plowed, so there should be no issue there.
If we’re not able to leave Wednesday because of weather, then hopefully Thursday. We’ll be heading to Gaffney, SC to the Freightliner Service Center to get some routine maintenance done. The folks there are wonderful and we highly recommend them, even if you are not in the area. They are worth the extra miles.
Once on the road, our fear is stopping somewhere over night. All the campgrounds up north here are closed for the season. So if we do not make it far enough south to find an open campground, then we will have to stop at a Walmart or Flying J over night. Ideally we’d find a campground with an easy in and out. That way we can use there electric for our heaters and not our propane. If not, and we end up dry camping somewhere, then we’re afraid we’d get plowed in. Once the snow plows box you in, you are going nowhere fast. We’d have to dig ourselves out. Oh the joy. Hopefully that won’t happen. Cross your fingers.
David Plowing Out The MH Garage Driveway
David Plowing The Snow In Our Driveway
And for those of you that do not know, it is not a small driveway…
I feel for you guys. We were in Va. Bch, Va. for a FMCA rally. Left Sun and got as far as Winchester, Va. where we spent the night at Camping World. Had to get my door step fixed, it wouldn’t retract. This morning we decided not to continue on to our WV home to put the motorhome away for the winter. Seems they were predicting 8″ to 12″ along our route. We then set sail(strong tail winds) for our home in Solomons, Md. Don’t know when we’ll get the RV back to WV, but we will head back on the 12th to ski. Safe travels. We’ll be following you. Elle & Richard
Wow! That is a lot of snow. I’m glad I’m not in it! :P
David looks like he is having fun although he is working. :)
Hope you guys make it out safely!
So I read in Daisy’s blog that you’re leaving tomorrow (Thur)… have a safe voyage! :)
Awwww Gee…Christmas is almost here! Wish you could have waited…but if anyone understands Tasha’s limitations in the snow, it is me! What great puppy parents you are to put yourselves out so much as to take her South to “attempt” (quotes due as an acknowledgment to the weird weather patterns!) to get her to someplace warm and where she does not have to trip over stupid snow…PLEASE!!! TAKE ME WITH YOU!!! I DON’T WANT TO TRIP OVER STUPID SNOW EITHER!!!
I could babysit Tasha for you in the RV so you can spend more time at a rally for instance…right?
Ah well…have my own puppies, not to mention husband, to take care of so dang it, it is not feasible. Have fun…be safe…I will be watching!
Lots of love and hugs…