TTN Hop 5
This was a simple trip up I-95 – a route that we have traveled several times before – so there was nothing new on the route. But it was, again, mostly in the rain, which made it a little more challenging. No incidents, though. And, surprisingly, no significant delays on I-95. A pretty smooth trip.
Our overnight stay was a the RV Resort and Carolina Crossroads. This is a new park just a mile from an I-95 exit, so it was convenient. We didn’t walk around much because we were trying to survive a deluge (Raleigh, just 80 miles southwest, had over 8″ of rain and was in a state of emergency), but it has a nice pool. In good weather it is a very nice overnight option. But most of the roads and sites are gravel and they tend to puddle. The site we were given initially had a small concrete patio that was under 2″ of water. We requested another site and were given the adjacent one. Later I saw a sign on the office door that said that the park had “No Vacancy” – except for our first site which was “under water.” Good thing we arrived early.
The deluge continued in the morning. I felt sorry for those who had to leave early as the rain was heavy until 9:30am, then tapered off. I also felt sorry for those headed south because I-95 was closed due to flooding near where we had refueled the day before. But by the time we were ready to leave, around 11am, the rain was reduced to a drizzle. There were even a few sunny breaks, resulting in a nice rainbow as I was refueling.
As we arrived at our destination – the Pohick Bay Regional Park Campground – we did have a minor incident. I chose to park in the leftmost of three lanes at the office as I checked in, to give other vehicles ample room to get by my rig. But as I pulled out I realized that I was dangerously close to the back edge of the office as I made the left turn into the campground. I had to pull forward, very close to a small bush, to make it safely around the corner. As I was making the turn I felt a rumble. Jett checked out her side and said that I was “running over a rock wall” which sounded pretty alarming. Well, I was indeed running over some rocks, but just loosely place ones, not ones cemented into a wall. Because the ground was so soft I knocked most of them out of place. It was messy, but no real damage done. I stopped to replace the rocks.
Next time I will park in the middle lane.
RV Resort at Carolina Crossroads
Rainbow