First day on the road

Wednesday August 13, 2025 – This is my first post for the trip. I has been a hard to find the time and the wifi to post.

Left Franklin NC bright and early in the morning. It had rained hard all night so was a bit stressed about the possibility of driving in bad rain. Was not as bad as I had thought. Drove to Weaverville to meet my friend Holly for coffee. We had a nice visit and was back on the road by 10:30.

Drove through rain in parts and a traffic accident on V81 in Virginia. I really hate I81…. too much traffic.

Not far from my stopping point was the footbridge over the James River for the Appalachian Trail. Stopped for pictures below. Finally made it to the Otter Creek Campground off the Blue Ridge Parkway.. Ther closest major city was Lexington Virginia.

The weather was very warm and humid. I was soaking wet with sweat just walking around setting thing up. I built a small fire to try to ward off any mosquitoes .

Tried to lay down inside van. Had to open the doors to try to get some air flow. Thank goodness for som USB fans and my power bank… Hopefully the last day of camping in the hot weather