After an exhausting night, we are up at dawn... the campground has been winterized....that means no water, electricity, dump station.. basically a parking spot in the woods...which is really all we need. In the morning we go for a nice hike in the woods... we see a few more people between the trees and hear lots of gun shots. The day is a little gloomy and we decide that vineyards might be a better choice than hiking.
There are two fantastic vineyards on this leg if the trip. The whole trip is less than 80 miles. We get to Crosskeys Vineyard which has a lovely little bistro, which could mean anything, but in this case, gourmet sandwiches and a glass of wine. Then a little wine tasting. They gave a special deal where you don't have to try the sweet desert wines, and both of us opt for it. It costs $2 less and we gladly put the money in the tip jar. The rain is coming on and off, but we are having a great time. Off to Bluestone Vineyard. With a glass of wine at lunch and a full wine tasting and only 15 minutes between vineyards, we are feeling the need to pace ourselves. Fortunately, Bluestone offers a white only, and a red only option, and then the sun comes out. We have an 8 minute drive to our campground. We are in Nirvana.
It's a good thing we have a few years of RVing under our belt. Natural Chimney Regional Park follows no RVing conventions. This is the big Halloween weekend and every site is reserved for the weekend (no clue as to how to reserve sites, or even that they take reservations). There are no driveways for the sites, so everyone sets up however they want to, as long as the power cord reaches the box with site number on it, it's okay. Some of sites have elaborate haunted houses set up, on RV has been converted to "Camp Nightmare" just for the occasion.
We actually just wanted to see the Natural Chimney, but except for the fact we were camping with Halloween junkies it was a nice place.
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