Diary Of RV Trip 2021

A lot of time went into the making of this trip. Heidi, Bri, and I have been playing Dominion online since the pandemic. Earlier this year (2021) we wanted to do a vacation that was “covid friendly.” Since Bri had always wanted to do an RV trip, Heidi and I went along with it. We let him plan the whole thing which was probably a mistake… we just let him go at it with the assumption that he knows what we like… which he did.

We had several mishaps during the trip like forgetting the pillows and having to drive almost two hours out of the way to pick up and drop off a rental car. But we had a great time but it was very stressful at times (at least the driving was). But we had a lot of fun and have a lot of good memories.

Pictures:
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Anyway, here’s a diary of what I did on the trip…

Friday, April 30, 2021

• Worked from home for a few hours
• Heidi came over
• Got the RV, went through the whole spiel about “how to RV”… thinking to myself they need to have a degree program in this shit
• Went home and started to pack, neighbors came over to check the RV out

Saturday, May 1, 2021

• Left around 6 am
• Realized we forgot the pillows!
• Went all the way to some airport to pick up the rental car
• I picked up the rental car by myself and drove to Walmart (ewww! First time I’ve even step foot in a Walmart much less buy something in like 15 years!), got pillows, beer, and other supplies, and other shit
• Got to KOA and relaxed, I built the fire
• Couldn’t sleep, tried to sleep in rental car; half way through the night I was cold so I went back in the RV

Sunday, May 2, 2021

• My back hurt in the morning after the sleep on the top bed
• Went to the Fontana Dam with everyone and dogs
• Walked around Cherokee
• Cherokee memorial
• Went to Firehouse Subs where there was an order for “Trump” (a Trump guy said his order was for Trump; he had a Trump patch on his biker vest)
• Heidi went for a walk so Bri and I could do adult things
• Dominion at night before rain

Monday, May 3, 2021

• Back hurt in the morning after sleep on top again
• Heidi watches dogs while Bri and I went out
• It was rainy all day
• Tried to go to Mingo falls (but it was closed); dudes who walked down said don’t waste a trip up
• Scary one way gravel road next to creek to get out of the place
• Went to Mingus Mill; a nice guy there gave us a tour
• Drove through Smokey Mountain National Park
• Camera broke before Laurel Falls!
• Did the hike up to Laurel Falls; no one wearing masks
• Went into smallish town in Tennessee to get gas; no one wearing masks walking around like it’s Marti Gras… got out of there fast!
• On the way back noticed a “Native Brews” sign
• Ate at Native Brews

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

• Returned rental 3 hours out of the way; I drove rental back by myself; met up with Heidi and Bri
• Got on the road
• Bad wind and rain
• Bad accident which caused traffic
• Heidi panic attack
• We drove through GA for like 10 minutes (very strange)
• Canceled rental for Alabama since we weren’t going to make the time
• I drove through nasty rain storm to get to Alabama; hazard lights on the whole time
• Drank at night outside after rain
• Decided that I will sleep on the table bed which had to have been built for a midget (excuse me, small person) since I had to sleep catty cornered

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

• Bri Bri got pan cakes at the Market place in KOA
• Walked around KOA
• Did laundry and played cornhole; talked to the owner of the KOA
• Debated food; nothing around; no one delivered not even Dominos
• Decided to drive to store and get food
• Bri and I did some adult things in the Publix parking lot while Heidi got the groceries
• Walked around KOA when we got back; cinco de mayo food

Thursday, May 6, 2021

• Breakfast and coffee outside
• Heidi went for a run
• Went and did kayaking around lake
• Birds divebombing us around bridge where their homes are
• Walked and chill; of course drank
• Tried to grill but severe thunderstorms
• Lando kept me awake at night… tried to do adult things but it rocked the trailer too much and woke up Heidi… blamed it on the wind and the dogs

Friday, May 7, 2021

• Got on road to KY
• Got rental car
• I found yet another fucking Walmart (all they got out there) drove there and got cupcakes for Heidi’s birthday
• Went to the KOA store… everyone was super nice; offered to drive me back to RV since I bought 4 six packs of beer
• Walked around and played on bounce thing
• Ordered from New Jersey pizza… story… they did not deliver :( But ordered pizza from somewhere a little closer who did deliver
• Played Dominion and got on Fri night call for a few minutes

Saturday, May 8, 2021

• Drove to random bourbon place but it wasn’t there!
• Drove to Wilderness Trails distillery and did a tasting
• Went to little Mexican place which had awesome food; dogs were welcome too
• Went to Four Roses but they were sold out
• Went to Wild Turkey distillery; Heidi and Bri drank so I could drive
• Debated what we were going to do on Monday; Heidi made some calls and set up a KOA for Monday night
• Bri and I went out on a date night but the first BBQ place didn’t wear masks (very scary!) so we went to another joint that had masks
• Heidi went for a walk so Bri and I could do adult things
• Played Dominion

Sunday, May 9, 2021

• Went to Cumberland Falls with dogs; just Bri and I
• Drove through Boone National Forest; stopping at interesting places
• Came back, rain, the mind, and drank

Monday, May 10, 2021

• Had shower and got on road ASAP
• Part way through I did calculation from home and from KOA to home
• The KOA we booked ended up being another 2 hours total versus just hammering it out and going home being 1 more hour
• Decided to head directly home instead
• I drove the final leg which was all of Maryland; drove by our college, Frostburg <3
• Got home around 6:30; unpacked and cleaned