A Hitch in the Giddiup!!

Thursday, Aug 24

A quick overnight stop in Staunton, VA, we planned an early departure to get to NC today.  All tucked in and secured and ready to go, the car had other ideas!  Nope....not going to start!  

We read the manual, googled the videos, and having no luck, called for help!  It seemed most likely a dead battery, but the Sync system was behaving oddly, and I suspected it may have something to do with it.  Sure enough, after getting a jump, and driving it to a nearby Ford dealer, it turns out that yes, the battery needs to be replaced, but the Sync was draining it!  

So 6 hours later, we are good as new.  We opted to spend another night here, and head out early tomorrow, since it is so late.   Surprises like this are never good,  but at least we were in the campground.  And truthfully, I was happy to have the opportunity to rest a bit, since I have been driving for two days, and didn't get the best nights rest.  As they say, all is well that ends well!

We are in the front, where overnighters park, but we took a walk around the large campground, and it was very nice, with a large pond, and lots of ducks.  Of course, I had to feed them, and the office had bags of duck food for sale!  Very smart! 

I could stay here and chill for a few days!  Falling leaves!!