Belle Isle State Park, Lancaster VAJuly 2020 On July 9th, we celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary at Belle Isle State Park on the Rappahannock River. We arrived, set up camp, and then ventured out to find a restaurant with a water view and fresh, local seafood. We found the Horn Harbor Restaurant in Burgess, VA. The restaurant has a small marina, so guests can also arrive by boat. We sat outside, in the shade near the dock area, and enjoyed…
Battle Run Campground, COEJune 28 -30 We felt fortunate to land a campsite at Battle Run Campground, one of the Corps of Engineer managed parks on Summersville Lake. Campsites near water often sell out, so to nab a lakeside spot on short notice was lucky. Our campsite was on a finger of land stretching into the lake, so we had a water view to the left and right. Summersville is east of Charleston, WV, and halfway between Beckley and Sutton….
Babcock State Park, Clifftop, WVJune 26-28 This small state park campground is an oldie. Originally a CCC camp – Camp Lee – remnants of hefty stonework and projects from the camp peek out here and there alongside more recent construction. It’s a popular place, so our reservations barely snagged us one of the last available spots. Sadly, I have to say this wasn’t one of our favorite campgrounds. It’s funny how that works sometimes. On another day, with a different…
July 2, 2020 Like many other full time travelers, we took a break from the road during the Covid-19 quarantine. What we imagined might be a several-week hiatus turned into three months. We are very fortunate and grateful that we had kind family members willing to host us and a lovely place to stay during this time. By mid-June, campgrounds were reopening, with the sort of safety precautions one would expect. We knew that traveling would be different, but we…