Blue Ridge Mts., VA

July 20, 2010

We are settled at the next campground, with a few events of note in the getting here.

The evening prior to leaving Rocky Mount, we decided to take a short, no big-deal walk down the country road. Russell kept saying, "Is that a cat in the road?" We got close enough to see that the approaching red-furred animal was actually a fox! HOW COOL! That's when the rain started. The fox headed for near-by shelter, more from us than rain, I'm sure. We turned and headed for home, much further away. But nobody melted, and we were in for the evening. Of course, the rain ended just after we got dry. That's just the way things go.

We enjoyed the short drive up I-81 to Verona, VA and the Shenandoah Valley Campground. We were early, the designated space for our stay was still occupied. So took the staff advice and just left the RV and car in the drive, and hung around inside the office/store/restaurant. We were standing at the window, admiring the park, when a boy on a bike came into view headed right for our rig! Certainly he would look up and see it sitting there! Everyone in the store heard the THUD as he hit, bike then boy, headlong into our grill. We both saw it and were dumbfounded, but recovered to be the first to the scene.

And what a scene it became. One of the camp owners took control of the 12 year old, holding his head still, I was checking his eyes, the manager came running with THE BAG, the parents were informed, so they came running, and eventually EMS arrived. Brandon never saw the 13-ft tall by 8-ft wide motor coach parked in his path. Did I mention that he's 12? He had an exciting ride in an ambulance, a quick check with a doctor, pronounced fine, and his family finished the day with a tour of a museum and pizza. We were very relieved at the outcome. And the RV grill is fine too.

Well, our stay continues with an all-too-quiet fishing trip this morning at the on-site pond. Before leaving we hope to tube down the river and enjoy the waterfalls that are also on-property. It is a beautiful, friendly park and due to Brandon, we are marginally famous!