We Wandered & Never Left Home

Home is wherever we are together; but this time we decided to staycate with the kids and see a bit more of Richmond, Virginia while also relocating our house for a few days and taking in the eclipse.

WHEN: Weeks of 4/1 & 4/8/2024

WHERE: Powhatan, Virginia exploring Richmond, Virginia

WHY: RV has been repaired and we wanted to make sure we remembered how to take her out on the road & the kids were off for spring break but wanted to sleep in their beds.

SHELTER: Powhatan State Park, site 6 in the RV ($35 a night, water/electric, dump station at park)

PERKS: We were still close enough to keep our routines.

REGRETS: None, we would happily return to Powhatan SP and would volunteer.

Our eclipse portrait.

Our site is at Powhatan State Park, #6. Our first time since January 2023 with running water inside "Burnadebt". We forgot about the luxury of washing dishes inside. Fairly accessible spot unless you have a wheelchair and need the bathhouse. The handicapped site is very near the bathhouse and full concrete.

Powhatan SP has lots of fun activities and plenty of shady sites, and Bob enjoyed the dump station.

Now for those day adventures!

Stop 1: We took 3 of the kids to the American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar ($9-$18 or free with EBT card, fully accessible) we have the annual family pass ($100) which gives reciprocity to NARM & ROAM museums around the country.

Stop 2: We frequent the Virginia Holocaust Museum (free, completely accessible) but have a new family member who had not been.

Stop 3: The Poe Museum ($10, not accessible) was a new experience for the fellas. The shop next door to the museum was my great-grandmother's antique store when I was a kid. Fun to snap a pic of one of the kids and to see that the shop is up for grabs again.

Stop 4: Maggie Walker National Historic Site (free, not accessible) was amazing. This was our 2nd visit with this being the first visit for the kids. An amazing opportunity to be in her home and see where she slept, read, wrote, and mothered. When the kids were little we helped clean her nearby grave so it was exciting for them to see where she lived and get to know who she was. If you don't know about Maggie Walker, check out this video.

Stop 5: Virginia Museum of History & Culture  ($8-$12, free with NARM/ROAM or EBT, fully accessible). We really enjoyed the traveling exhibit of Julia Child: Recipe for Life with lots of interactive exhibits. And how about that, the culture part of the museum wanted to include the whole 2020 incident.

Stop 6: Coyote Run Trail, Powhatan SP (accessible only with a very sturdy mobility scooter). We found out why they call it Coyote Run; lots of scat and leftover prey.

Eclipse: April 8, 2024, Powhatan, Virginia 80% no special glasses or camera...just a cell phone.

Feeling more ready to take "Burnadebt" out on the road. We still need to replace her tires since she has been immobile while her transmission was being repaired. Meanwhile, we are wandering down the Blue Ridge Parkway with no goals and no cares. See you on the other side of the mountain.