North Carolina

Granddaughter and great-grandkids

We visited Mom's granddaughter's family. And Sammy was right, they do give good belly rubs! As a matter of fact, I'd give them an A+ rating on that scorecard! Mom and Dad don't really buy Christmas presents, but have a long standing tradition of doing something with the grandkids as their Christmas present. Our family in SC chose to go to the movies to see the new Star Wars. They all said they enjoyed it. The kids in NC chose Frozen 2 and said they liked it very much. Even Dad said it was better than he expected.

Mom didn't go because she was having grumblings in her nether regions all day so she needed to stay near a bathroom. We parked in the Walmart parking lot which was right near the theater. Good thing we have toilet facilities in our traveling house. She thinks it might be what's called “travelers diarrhea”. I think it was because she's had ice cream the past 2 days. I had to remind her she's been drinking goat milk for the past 15 years and her system isn't used to regular dairy. Regular ice cream always seems to bother her anyway. She had to agree I was probably right. Dogs usually are, you know.

Kent and Robin with Mike

While we were visiting awesome granddaughter we stayed overnight at Robin's Nest. Kent and Robin were very welcoming and Kent was extremely helpful in giving Dad some RV tips. Being new at this, we need all the help we can get. They have 3 dogs. I was a little overwhelmed, hid behind a chair and showed my sharp puppy teeth. Mike, the biggest dog, wasn't intimidated in the least so Mom picked me up until he got a little less friendly. We finally worked it out and I ended up liking him a lot.

Next we're headed to Lil Taste of Eden, a farm in Asheboro, NC, for a 2 night stay before heading to the coast to visit Dad's sister-in-law. They didn't have an availability until Friday and Saturday so we needed a 1 night stay on Thursday. We had one booked but it got canceled by boondockerswelcome.com because they had to discontinue the host for unapproved behavior. We're not exactly sure what the problem was but we appreciate boondockerswelcome looking out for our safety. That's kind of the whole point of the website is to give RVers a safe place to stay.

Phil at Country Living

Mom got online and quickly found another site we could stay at for 1 night. Phil at Country Living was away on business but graciously invited us to stay even though he wasn't home. These RV people seem to be very helpful and accommodating. We really appreciate them opening their spaces for us to park our RV. Phil got home just before we left and we all had a nice chat. He kept calling me Red Bone, meaning Red Bone Coon Hound. I'm a Vizsla but I didn't mind the nickname.

It rained all night last night. We could hear the rain hitting the RV roof and it was quite relaxing. Mom says she sleeps very well here. The mattress on the bed was like one that you'd find on a sleeper sofa – only about 3 “ thick and quite stiff. We got a 4” gel foam from amazon.com and it took about 4 days to completely unfold. Once it did it was very comfortable. Mom has never liked memory foam because it's holds the heat and she gets too hot while sleeping. The gel foam doesn't seem to do that. It does, however, make an impression under your body and you have to inch your way out of the bed. Since she has to sleep with a brace on her leg she's limited in her maneuverability. It's kind of funny watching her trying to scooch her way out of bed. I try not to laugh at her because I don't want to hurt her feelings.

The view at Country Living

This morning we'll leave for Lil Taste of Eden. Mom's looking forward to it because of the farm aspect. I'll let you know what kind of animals they have and how much fun we have there.

--Cruz