Just Hanging Around

Training humans requires a lot of whining and pestering. I've been after Mom to write a post to update you all but she said she doesn't have time. I know that if I whine and pester her enough she'll do what I want, so that's what I did. And here's the update. (In her defense though, to post we have to travel to a hotspot so she can have internet access. That does involve some time for travel and posting, so I guess I'll let her slide on that.)

There really wasn't much to do in SC so I busied myself watching tweedy birds out the door. Would love to have gone out to chase them but Mom said if she let me out I'd have to be on leash since we were boondocking in someone's yard. I figured it was more fun to watch them and dream of chasing them into the next county!

Dan and Donna with Cooper

We were staying at Dan and Donna's place in Gray Court, SC. They were very welcoming but their old dog, Cooper, who is blind, snarled a lot. He didn't bite, just snarled when I came close to him. Guess he was warning me he couldn't see who I was. We were their first guests ever and they've never tried being guests at a boondockerswelcome site either. Hopefully we gave them a good impression and they'll give it a try. It's so much fun meeting new people and talking to them about their RVing experiences. Dan and Donna have RVd all over the country and the list of places they've been made my head spin. They said they were leaving for New Mexico and Arizona a few days after we left.

While in the Gray Court area Mom commented on how many Black Angus cows there were in the area. Although we weren't close enough for a picture, believe me when I tell you they were HUGE. Mom said it made her want a big, juicy hamburger. 

We saw a car parked in front of a church that looked just like a police car and it had “Hell Cop” painted on the side. We were going to get a picture of it on our way back to our RV but it was gone. Not sure what that was all about but apparently they even have cops there.

Emily

After we left Gray Court we traveled north to Advance, NC, which is pronounced with the accent on the first syllable. On the way we stopped for gas and Mom took me out to go wee. A very nice lady who was gassing up her vehicle saw me and had to come over to play. Of course, I'm of the opinion that everyone in the world wants to wrestle with me so I gladly obliged.

We're staying for 2 weeks at Forest Lake RV park which is a Thousand Trails park. Regular RV parks are almost as expensive as hotel rooms. For under $600 a year membership we get to stay at various Thousand Trails parks for up to 2 weeks at a time. This is our first time trying out an RV park. It's sort of like a trailer park but with RVs, and lots of trees. We're hooked up to what's called shore power, which is a fancy way of saying we're plugged into electricity instead of using generators. We also have a water hookup, and can empty our blackwater (poop) tank right into a septic hookup at our site. Dad says it's nice to have to move the RV every few days or drive to a place to empty the blackwater tank.

Morgan and my vet

Had to have my 3^rd puppy shot so we booked an appointment at a Vet office located inside a PetSmart store. The vet was very nice and they had lots of treats, which, or course, made the whole experience worthwhile. I didn't even feel the shot but oh, the indignity of having my temperature taken! How rude!!! All was quickly forgiven with the offering of more treats. I can be bought.

Mom just bought a bicycle. Although she's still wearing her walking boot and probably will be for another 4 or 5 months, her foot is feeling loads better. She used to hike a lot but hasn't been able to do that, or even swim, since she hurt her foot. But the boot doesn't interfere with biking. She said she's starting to feel like a slug and needs to do something of an exercise nature. She has been able to take me on a few short walks to a field behind the RV park where I can run around off leash. Not sure how this is going to work from a bicycle but I guess I'll learn not to get in front of it so I don't get run over. I'll let you know how that goes.

Roan and me

There's another Vizsla at the RV park. She's about 2 years old and a bundle of energy. Her people are from FL but stay in this area because her mom is going to school to be a pharmacist. Mom says she wouldn't mind being a full time RVer and not having to paint the house or mow the lawn.

A bug towing a cow. Who would have guessed?

Here's a few pictures of some random stuff we've seen along our travels.

Buzzards with the remains of something

--Cruz