Our first day

We started off the day right. After filling up with propane, we were on the road at 9:15am. Then things went sour. We had imported our trip itinerary to our RV GPS, but when it imported it made some of our route changes as destinations. We crossed over the Francis Scott Key bridge near Baltimore since we can't drive our rv thru the Harbor tunnel. Five miles over the bridge the GPS starts issuing directions to make turns. After 30 or 40 minutes, and not finding 95 South, it had us about to go back over the bridge in the direction we had come.

Well, after correcting that debacle, we were on our way. Traffic was heavier than expected around Washington. We thought it would be lighter since the government is shut down. But we continued on. After 300 miles we stopped for fuel and something to eat. By then it was 2:15pm. 

No sooner did we leave filled up and the check engine light came on. I checked the oil and topped it off but that wasn't the problem. After several stops to try to figure out what might be wrong, we consulted with our son Brian, an excellent mechanic. He advised that as long as the light was steady we could continue to drive. And so we did, for another 150 miles. The only problem was we couldn't go faster than 55 MPH because of whatever is the problem. And going up hills (there are plenty of them in Virginia) we could only go 35 at times. Needless to say, this slowed our progress considerably!

But here we are, at the Wytheville, VA, KOA. We finally arrived at 8:50 pm, just as the winds started from the impending storm. Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing so we aren't allowed to connect our water lines. Rain started at 10 pm, and flash flooding is on the schedule for tomorrow so we may stay here for the whole day and leave on Saturday. We'll have to see what happens. 

Tried to schedule an appointment for our engine with Cummins but have to wait for a call back. Found out a dealership 1-1/2 hours back was opened till 11 pm. If we only knew.Oh well!