5/1/26
Location: Whispering River Resort, Walland, TN, pull thru site 10, full hookup
ChILL

With God’s favor and Skip’s coaching I was able to drive the truck towing ChILL out of the tight site we were in at Northern Kentucky RV Park. right next to a huge tree. Skip said he thought I would be successful and I was. The campground has a blind hill at the entrance to the road where cars are often spotted zooming along. Thankfully we did not encounter any of those drivers.

Most of the drive was on interstate 75 south and it was the first time I have been able to use cruise control for almost the entire time I drove. Previously road conditions and my limited towing experience made it better for me to control the speed on my own.

Learning that rest areas in some states and on some highways either do not exist or are very few, I took advantage of the first couple we saw. A quick bathroom break for both of us using our own traveling suite, temperature check on the trailer tires and it was back in the driver’s seat for me. 

The rest area at the Tennessee state line gave us a chance to enjoy our lunchbox meals and take a short break. Skip took over as driver at what turned out to be the 4% grade area for several miles. Skip and our truck/trailer combination handled it well.

The road leading into the Whispering River Resort in Walland, TN is curvy 2 lane with some grade changes. What a pleasant surprise to see that the campsites are on flat land surrounded by mountains. It is a beautiful place!

There are at least 3 other Airstream travel trailers in the park. That usually sparks some fun interactions.

Once his outside chores were completed Skip noticed that the solar panel monitor was dead. Suspecting that the same connection he had fixed while we were at Stagecoach in St Augustine at the beginning of our trip had become loose again, we removed my mattress so Skip could access that compartment. That wasn’t the problem as everything there was still as it should be. Next troubleshooting was to remove the solar panel monitor in the galley. Skip found that connection was loose. He was able to reconnect it and secure it with some quality fabric tape that is used by Mercedes, a big improvement from the black electrical tape that Airstream factory had applied. Sure is a blessing that Skip has these skills to keep us functioning.

Dinner was the last of the frozen spaghetti pie that we had brought from home and some raw veggies.

Looking forward to enjoying this campground tomorrow. Errands for groceries and gas are on the agenda too.

Showers and a little TV and off to our comfortable beds once again.