68 miles via US 30 and PA 116. Cumulative distance: 674 miles
GTW Hop 4: Gordonville PA to Gettysburg PA
This “easy” hop took over 2 hours to complete. US 30 was bumper-to-bumper for about half the distance we traveled on it. Not fun.
Because I was concentrating so hard on not running into the guy in front of me, I didn’t get much opportunity to enjoy the countryside. But there really wasn’t much to enjoy. US 30 is a heavily-developed commercial strip, so unless you are into the “big box” architecture of the latest Staples, there isn’t much to see.
We were 20 minutes late leaving the Country Acres Campground because (1) I decided to gas up and got a station attendant who couldn’t communicate and (2) the tilt of the camper caused some difficulty in getting the big slide back in (lesson: level the damn camper!). In fact, we didn’t quite get it back in all the way; the lower back corner was sticking out a couple of inches. When we got to the Gettysburg Campground we had difficulty getting the slide back out again and when I did get it fully deployed I noticed a loose cable. Further investigation revealed that the cable for that lower back side of the slide had popped loose. I can’t be sure, but I suspect that the additional stress caused by the tilt was too much for it.
Yet another self-inflicted wound.
The good news is that our current campground is one of the rare ones that has an on-site RV repair facility. I have already put in the call.
Today is supposed to be near 80 degrees and sunny. Sounds like a good day to take the dogs for a walk on Seminary Ridge.
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