.........Looking Back 2008

This year has come to an end and we visited some new destinations such as Virginia and Tennessee which was our longest so far in both time and distance. We discovered that the RV does not like to climb mountains. If you are going to do the Blue Ridge Parkway use the car, not the motorhome.

We found that Gettysburg, PA will be included in our future travel plans. Florida, NY will not be included. I learned that no matter who asks I will not, repeat, not, enter another NJ Good Sam Club Miss New Jersey contest.

Weather played into some of our trips, the three days of heavy rain in Virginia, the tropical storm coming close to us in Delaware, and the wind/rain/snow in Pennsylvania. We were still able to enjoy ourselves.

There were few issues with the coach. The satellite dish gave up the ghost in Tennessee. I had to drive 25 miles with it in the open position to have it replaced. The other "major" issue was opening the living room slide without checking if there was enough room for it to open. We creased one of the compartment doors. The door is being fixed as I type. There were a few other problems that I was able to fix myself.

The major issue this year was the hideous gas prices during the better part of the season. I only had to pay over $4 once or twice on one trip. I didn't fill the tank at that price.

This will be the last post to this blog. Starting with 2009, I will create a new blog for each year. I have been having some issues with this blog recently. Look for http://happytrails-petejoycefah.blogspot.com/ for our 2009 travels. We hope to be heading to Florida in the spring and maybe the West.