FlyingAroundRV
09-28-2018, 11:42 PM
As most people here would know, we travelled to the US this year to buy a TT and a truck to do some touring in the US.
We started in Dallas looking for a truck (we already picked out the trailer last year) with a list of about 16 trucks gathered from Cars Gurus and Autotrader. I updated the list just before we left Oz and by the time we arrived in Dallas, we were told that one after the other truck had already been sold. I went to a large dealership that sells ex fleet vehicles and was told by the salesman that he had twice as many trucks on the lot the same time last year!
I guess it's all us boomers doing the same thing.
We did manage to find a really great truck about 160 miles out of Dallas. 13,000 miles and still under warranty, one owner, perfect condition.
Once we finalised the truck we made a dash to Elkhart IN where the trailer dealer is. We picked up the trailer and got a local hitch shop to supply and setup the hitch.
After we provisioned the trailer, we set off for the East coast.
First stop was West Virginia where we visited a coal mine in Beckley.
Then we headed into DC and went to the Air and Space museum at Dulles Airport. Also while we were in the area we stayed at Bull Run campground as part of the focus of this trip was to be some CW history.
Now, it starts to get a bit blurry, but we went to (not necessarily in order)
Washington DC - Whitehouse, Lincoln memorial and the Smithsonian
Shennandoah Valley (Big Meadow) - Luray caverns, CW museum at Newmarket, Covered bridge and fire tower lookout.
Hampton VA - Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel, Jamestown, Williamsburg (4th July), and Kitty Hawk, Chancellorsville, Cold Harbor, Mechanicsville,
Appomattox Courthouse
Charleston SC - Carriage ride around the old part of the city, Fort Sumter
Savannah GA - Bus tour around the city, Fort Pulaski
Fort Bragg - Airborne and Special Ops museum
St Augustine FL - Lighthouse and Castillo De San Marcos
Titusville - Kennedy Space Center
Lake Kissimmee - Disney Animal Kingdom, Disney Hollywood Studios
Oleno SP FL - Long story goes back to my childhood in FL
Okeefenokee Swamp
Warner Robbins GA - Airforce museum
Andersonville - CW prisoner of war camp and cemetary
Warm Springs GA - FDR's little Whitehouse
Kolomoki mounds park - Indian mounds
Selma AL - Went to the bridge from the movie, Cahaba (AL's original capital)
Moundville AL - Indian burial and ceremonial mounds
Houston MS - Visit a friend
Shreveport LA - Happy anniversary (Cajun food!)
Dallas TX - Minor repairs to TT fridge and truck, Dinosaur park. put rig in storage and then home.
I'm working from a faulty memory and as soon as I press send, I'll remember another half dozen things we did.
All in all, a really great trip. The truck and trailer went as well and better than we hoped. Looking forward to next year's trip. Part of it will be a return to Oshkosh.
We started in Dallas looking for a truck (we already picked out the trailer last year) with a list of about 16 trucks gathered from Cars Gurus and Autotrader. I updated the list just before we left Oz and by the time we arrived in Dallas, we were told that one after the other truck had already been sold. I went to a large dealership that sells ex fleet vehicles and was told by the salesman that he had twice as many trucks on the lot the same time last year!
I guess it's all us boomers doing the same thing.
We did manage to find a really great truck about 160 miles out of Dallas. 13,000 miles and still under warranty, one owner, perfect condition.
Once we finalised the truck we made a dash to Elkhart IN where the trailer dealer is. We picked up the trailer and got a local hitch shop to supply and setup the hitch.
After we provisioned the trailer, we set off for the East coast.
First stop was West Virginia where we visited a coal mine in Beckley.
Then we headed into DC and went to the Air and Space museum at Dulles Airport. Also while we were in the area we stayed at Bull Run campground as part of the focus of this trip was to be some CW history.
Now, it starts to get a bit blurry, but we went to (not necessarily in order)
Washington DC - Whitehouse, Lincoln memorial and the Smithsonian
Shennandoah Valley (Big Meadow) - Luray caverns, CW museum at Newmarket, Covered bridge and fire tower lookout.
Hampton VA - Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel, Jamestown, Williamsburg (4th July), and Kitty Hawk, Chancellorsville, Cold Harbor, Mechanicsville,
Appomattox Courthouse
Charleston SC - Carriage ride around the old part of the city, Fort Sumter
Savannah GA - Bus tour around the city, Fort Pulaski
Fort Bragg - Airborne and Special Ops museum
St Augustine FL - Lighthouse and Castillo De San Marcos
Titusville - Kennedy Space Center
Lake Kissimmee - Disney Animal Kingdom, Disney Hollywood Studios
Oleno SP FL - Long story goes back to my childhood in FL
Okeefenokee Swamp
Warner Robbins GA - Airforce museum
Andersonville - CW prisoner of war camp and cemetary
Warm Springs GA - FDR's little Whitehouse
Kolomoki mounds park - Indian mounds
Selma AL - Went to the bridge from the movie, Cahaba (AL's original capital)
Moundville AL - Indian burial and ceremonial mounds
Houston MS - Visit a friend
Shreveport LA - Happy anniversary (Cajun food!)
Dallas TX - Minor repairs to TT fridge and truck, Dinosaur park. put rig in storage and then home.
I'm working from a faulty memory and as soon as I press send, I'll remember another half dozen things we did.
All in all, a really great trip. The truck and trailer went as well and better than we hoped. Looking forward to next year's trip. Part of it will be a return to Oshkosh.