The journey north was fairly uneventful. For the most part you get on Highway 17 and pedal to the metal. We crossed a couple good sized bridges, one was over the Pamlico River and the other was over the Chowan River. The route was a mix of two-lane and four-lane. Not a bad drive, just long for us.
We rolled into Dam Neck Annex, part of Oceana Naval Air Station just before 1400 hrs and got set up quickly. The sites are nice, fairly level paved with an attached paved patio and parking area. The paved site helps to keep the inside of the RV cleaner as we don't drag in as much sand, grass, mud, etc. Each site is full hook-up and we each have a picnic table
The Main Gate of Dam Neck Annex
In addition to their 65 full hook up RV sites they have some nice cabins for rent
We rolled into Dam Neck Annex, part of Oceana Naval Air Station just before 1400 hrs and got set up quickly. The sites are nice, fairly level paved with an attached paved patio and parking area. The paved site helps to keep the inside of the RV cleaner as we don't drag in as much sand, grass, mud, etc. Each site is full hook-up and we each have a picnic table
Plenty of separation between neighbors
Our site is next to the building that houses the office, so no neighbors on this side
There is a north side of the campground which is newer where we are, and then there is a south side, the older side a bit more traditional with mature trees. They two are not connected and the south side is where the only operational laundry facility is, so we decided to take a drive and have a look. About half way through the south side we spied another Alliance RV just like ours, so we stopped and introduced ourselves since we are all FamAlly (family of Allies). This 310RL is owned by Greg and Doris Mercado! Greg is retired Navy and they are Virginia residents. We invited them down to our RV later so we could talk more and we headed back to our coach.
A while later Greg and Doris stopped by and we showed them the modifications and enhancements we had done. I had never met Greg before but we both knew each other from Facebook posts on the Alliance RV Group! Small world!. And, as they are Virginia residents, who better to place our Virginia sticker that the Mercados!
Greg placing the Virginia sticker. Only two states left! Maryland and Delaware!
Alliance FamAlly in Virginia Beach VA!!
We have not yet laid out any plans for this stop as we will be here for six nights, but there are a few lighthouses in the area so that will be a starting point. The beach is within walking distance so we will surely enjoy that too.
Trip Stats:
# States Traveled Through So Far This Trip: 11 (IA, MO, IL, KY, TN, GA, FL, GA, SC, NC, VA)
Baseball Parks Visited So Far This Trip: 3 (Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins)
Lighthouses visited: 16
Lighthouses climbed: 5
Point to point travel miles: 3243 miles
- Avg point to point travel miles: 171 miles
Vicinity miles: 3149 miles
- Avg vicinity miles: 185 miles
Total miles driven: 6392 miles
Total point to point driving time: 72 hrs 10 minutes
Total fuel purchased: 531.753 gals
Total fuel cost: $1576.47
Average fuel cost/gal: $2.965
Max fuel cost: $3.289 (New Baden IL)
Min fuel cost: $2.799 (Townsend TN)
Avg MPG: 11.91 miles/gal
# Nights at end of this stay: 110 (Includes Griffs)
Lodging cost: $4643.09 (includes Griffs)
- Avg lodging cost/night: $42.21/night
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