Sunday, September 23, 2012

June 2012, Mount Vernon, VA

You will notice that I am way behind in posting these summer blogs, it is now near the end of September.

During the month of June, while visiting family in Takoma Park, MD we visited George Washington's home, Mount Vernon.

 
The Nana with grandson, Ise at the entrance to Mount Vernon.

 

Daughter Jac with her son, Ise on one of the walkways near the front entrance.

 

An ox, something seldom seen today!


The backside of Mount Vernon, while this is the most common view the front faces the river on the other side.

A close-up view.


A coach of the type George Washington would have used.

 

Mother and son posing.


A layout of George Washington's multiple farms.


George Washington's shed for separating wheat from chaff. The wheat was trampled by horses on the upper deck and the wheat grains fell onto the lower deck.


A slave cabin.

There were many other pictures but I selected these as a reminder of this adventure.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

May 2012, Blueberry Hill RV Park, Bushnell, FL

 Thursday, the first group arrives.


 All set up, everything went fine,


 Except for the love bugs. The leading edge of my rig has already been scrubbed but you can still see the remains of the love bugs. The perpendicular area was solid black when we arrived... the sloped areas were much less so. Every black dot on the front was made by a pair of love bugs. The rig needs a good coat of wax, at least on the leading edge, before her next road trip


 My blushing brides work area. At this location, she worked tethered to her cell phone.


 Security, ready to repel boarders.


 An interesting flag on the walls of the clubhouse.


 The Wagon Master's rig got tagged by the trailer hauling the BBQ grills.


 By Friday we had a lot more rigs in attendance.


 Another shot of some of the rigs attending our Roaming Elks Rally.


 More from another angle.


 Pool.


 Showers.


 Main clubhouse and office building.


 Monday morning...  three rigs left.


 This one did not start when it was time to depart Sunday morning. The problem seemed to be either the starter or the starter solenoid.


Auto Zone, located at the end of the campground... and they have either part in stock in the building. Just waiting for Monday to ensure we changed the correct part. This campground is next to a nice Wal Mart, McDonalds and Taco Bell/Kentucky Fried Chicken. Sunday night's supper was KFC Buffet. I did get the F350's oil changed Saturday since it was so close.


Monday morning, while waiting for a call from Good Sam's Roadside Service, I tried it again. My blushing bride had just hit the shower when the truck started. We cancelled the roadside service, and completed the steps necessary to depart asap with the F350 running. And when the trailer was safely moored alongside the house we took the truck to our mechanic for service. Since he could only get it to NOT start once, he replaced the solenoid mounted over the right front wheel. We are still trying to duplicate the NO start but he said 90+ % it is usually the solenoid he replaced.

April 2012, Sugar Mill Ruins RV Park

The entrance to Sugar Mill Ruins RV Park, New Smyrna Beach, FL.


Clubhouse.


Pool and recreational area.


A view of the clubhouse through the trees.
Tent camping area. This park has a lot of trees, some of which lean into the road making a cautious approach to your site necessary.


Our rig all connected and readt for the weekend.

Monday, April 30, 2012

April Adoption

This month, a refurbished circa 1951 Tula SKS rifle. That's the good news.


The bad news is that someone removed and lost the original magazine with matching serial numbers thereby changing the rifle into a shooter. Original 10 round Russian magazines are hard to come by and installing any other magazine makes the rifle "not compliant."


Parts on order, pictures to follow:
A TAPCO six (6) position collapsible tactical stock with a top picatinny/weaver style rail. The stock provides easy drop-in installation with all hardware included.

 Specifications:

 •Marked as manufactured in the USA by Tapco
*Upper and lower mounting platform
*Storage compartment in SAW style grip
*6 adjustable positions *Solid locking
*Counts as three (3) SEC 922r compliant parts




Specifications:

* USA manufactured magazine
* Composite body with horizontal grooves
* Incorporates a metal floor plate
*Counts as three (3) SEC 922r compliant parts
 

Specifications:

 *Heat treated 4140 steel
*Hard chrome plated
*Counts as one (1) SEC 922r compliant part.

Monday, March 19, 2012

March 2012 Adoption

Today I adopted a KelTec P3AT pistol, caliber 380 ACP. It came with one six round magazine allowing a total capacity of seven rounds.

Paradise RV Park, March 2012

Eight rigs arrived on Thursday.


Ours, all set up.

Eight more rigs arrived on Friday for a total of sixteen.

Park swimming pool, heated.

Horseshoe pits.

Another shot of the Roaming Elks.

I tried to show all sixteen rigs but the detail is lost in the picture.

Inside the small clubhouse.

Another view inside the small clubhouse.

Shuffle board courts.

The large clubhouse, I didn't go in it.

Racing cars, one of the games played by club members.

Tree lit up outside the small clubhouse.