We woke up to a beautiful morning on the Elk River in West Virginia. When we arrived last night it was cold and drizzly. The campsite had two sections - a top one that mainly had long term stays, and a lower lot on the river with more open spaces. We opted for the lower lot even though it didn’t have a bathhouse or wifi. Christine and I both braved an RV shower this morning and it was fine. Not ideal, but doable (and necessary).
While it was a bit muddy this morning, we spent some time playing along the beautiful river bank before heading out. The kids had fun letting out some energy on the swings and hammocks while Christine had some work calls.
There was a Kroger right near the RV park, so we stopped for perishables for home on the way out of town. We haven’t been home for almost two weeks, so figured it was a good opportunity to get bread, fruits and veggies. The likelihood of COVID-19 being in a grocery store in rural West Virginia was drastically lower than in high-density Arlington. The store was really prepared, with someone dedicated to sanitizing carts and signs telling patrons to keep six foot distance.
From there we headed to Prickett’s Fort State Park. It was a beautiful afternoon to be outside. We got to see the fort from the outside (doesn’t officially open until April), as well as take a nice nature walk along the water. We were surprised how many cars were in the parking lot, but most of them were there as it has a number of hiking trails. We didn’t see anyone around the fort, and the people on the trails were doing their responsible social distancing. Our trail was empty!
We got in the car, and routed home to Arlington, VA. We were less than four hours from home, and could be home for dinner and spend the night in our own beds. The kids love looking at Waze and see how far the GPS says we have to go. “We have almost four hours to our campground?!?!” We told them it was to our house, expecting them to be excited to be home after the rough day yesterday. We were wrong. They insisted on one more night in the RV, which was awesome. We found a campground in Hagerstown, MD and got there before 5 PM. We picked a campsite on the river with no one on either side (hooray for social distancing!) and had time to set up and play some games. The campground delivered pizza and wings, so we figured we’d support a local business and ordered them for dinner, which also freed up time from cooking to have more family time. The kids invented soccer golf, which is like mini-golf with a soccer ball and driftwood stick “clubs” we picked up at one of our stops.
It was a beautiful night, so we spent most of it outside. I’m typing this from the picnic table next to the campfire.
We have had a great adventure and are so grateful for the family time that this terrible situation has given us. We know the kids will look back fondly on this trip and that we truly made the most of the opportunity. Thanks to everyone for joining us virtually, and we hope to follow along on your experiences in the future.
We need to have the RV back in Manassas, VA by 11 AM. We are little over an hour from home. We will set out early to go home to unload and clean the RV. We can then take a car and follow the RV to return it to remove the need for a long Uber ride home. Our adventure is coming to an end.
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