It's day 3.

For two nights now, we've been parked streetside in Centreville, VA outside of Washington D.C. parked in front of the home of wildly accommodating dear friends Jessie and Phil, and their two very fun children.

The trip down on Saturday was a learning experience.
For one, you cannot tow trailers on parkways... here's how we learned that:
Traveling outside of New York City, we proceeded under an overpass.  Emily pipes up from the passenger seat "How tall is the trailer? That bridge sign said 10'10" clearance!" and soon after, we spied warnings of an upcoming 8'8" underpass.  "WHAT??"  I thought sure we were pushing 12' in height.  Panicked, I slowed down to a near stop, with drivers behind us likely screaming or laughing.  The fine gentleman in front of us directed to use the left lane, where the arched underpass would be significantly higher.  We cleared it.... by inches.  Our air conditioner lived to see another day.  We soon learned from a friendly motorist that we were not permitted with a trailer on the parkway.... makes sense.... Forget your negative feelings toward New York drivers. Without their help, our trip would have ended on day 1.

Travel note #2:
When towing an RV, seek bridges, NOT tunnels. Propane cylinders are not allowed in most tunnels.

Can anyone recommend a GPS app to avoid tunnels and parkways?? 😂


The following photos were taken at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, VA.

Meet Cooper

Meet Emily

Winter Camp for Civil War Soldiers

Blue Bells

The landscape was a strange reminder of some of the
Costa Rican landscapes that we've been through.

Nobody to answer to.

Stay tuned!