Staunton, Virginia
5-22-2012  We were ready to pull out this AM. Bruce had already cranked the rig. He did a last walk around and noticed that we had a flat tire on the rig. He called our road service and the woman told him that they did not fix tires. He would have to buy a new tire. he made a few calls and was successful in getting service from a truck service just down the road on the other side of the interstate. After putting air in the tire, we followed 'Bubba' to the place of business. He checked the tire for any leaks showing that we had picked up a nail, etc. This showed NOTHING!!! We began our traveling for today. Bruce stopped at two rest areas  and the tire seemed okay. We arrived at Staunton, Virginia and are VERY pleased with the KOA campground. We passed a German restaurant as we were arriving. Bruce unhooked the car and we went for a MOD. WOW! that was a great decision. I had a stuffed cabbage roll and Bruce had beef stroganoff. The vegetables were served family style. We had red cabbage, white cabbage, green beans and schnitzel.   THEN, we brought a piece of mocha/capachino cake and shared it for dessert!! ALL great food. We had this meal in honor of our friends, Pete and Jean Crean. The only thing that would have made it better would have been for them to be with us.
Bruce checked the tire again this evening and it seems to be okay.

our pull thru site  

A glimpse of the area that we are parked in
this KOA is huge 

We could find a job!!!

YES!!! a great MOD option!

Traditional German Cooking from
Germany's Black Forest Region

The Romans gave this region it's name due to the extensive close together conifer trees blocked out the light. The Black Forest Region lies in the southwest of germany. This region borders France in the west and Switzerland in the south.
This region was used by the grimms brothers for the setting for Hansel and Gretel. However, the deforestation and several natural events, the forest is considerably thinned now and you can hike through it without leaving bread crumbs.
Black Forest Ham is a variety of smoked ham produced only in this region. It can take three months to prepare. A sausage from this region is also a favorite.  Black Forest cherry cake is a favorite dessert from this area.

A great choice for our MOD


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