Day 3: 6 a.m. + Neighbor-with-Chainsaw = #@!$&!*#*&!!!!!
There are two kinds of campgrounds: those that have some trees, but with the RV spots lined up like sardines, and those that are nestled in the deep woods, with the RV spots placed here and there, so no large, old trees must be sacrificed. The latter are our favorite. Last night’s campground was like that. While it was tricky getting in, being surrounded by forest was worth it. One of the pine trees on our spot had a trunk more than three feet wide! Max hugged it.
Two mornings ago, we were woken up by somebody’s dog who had the most annoying, high pitched, screeching bark. This morning, one of the campground employees turned on a chainsaw just a few feet from our RV. I was NOT happy.
Max and Mason made a new friend last night, Lucas. He’d come to the playground when we were there, shyly shuffling his feet. Mason immediately said, “What’s your name?!” They all three played together for the next two hours and had a grand time. Lucas was six and had a walkie talkie on him, which he was using to talk to his dad, who was in their RV. I have no idea why any parent would allow a six-year-old to walk unsupervised through a campground. We’ve read that lots of child molestors live in campgrounds when they can’t find a place to live in towns, which regulate how close they can live to schools and such. We never let Max and Mason out of our sight. The world just isn’t what it was when we were young.
Anyway, we got some big news from home this morning! We recently adopted a stray cat that had moved into the hayloft above our garage (which used to be a barn). Frank and Ali took “Mollie” to the vet. They ran several tests. Mollie does not have heart worms, lieukemia or feline herpes. And, “Mollie” has been neutered. So, “Mollie” is now “Ollie.” Ollie is very friendly so we knew he’d had a previous home. We wonder if somebody had to dump him because of the economy. We’re happy to take him in.
We just crossed the Connecticut / New York state line. The country roads in Connecticut are beautiful! The farms are so large and well manicured. There are flowers everywhere right now. The corn looks a bit short for this time of year. Maybe they’ve been having too much rain, too. I sure wish we’d had more time to do some poking around in the small towns we passed through. But, Richard has us on a schedule and, since the wifi at the last campground didn’t work, we have to get to the next one so I can catch up on some work. Hey, gotta keep making money to pay for this gas guzzler!
UPDATE – After Midnight: We’re in New Jersey. The wifi at this campground is horrible. It cuts in and out and even disconnects you once an hour to make you log back in. Ridiculous. I spent most of the day switching back and forth between their wifi and the AT&T card, which isn’t great here, either. In fact, I spent more time wrestling with the connection than I did getting actual work done.
Richard fixed homemade pizza for dinner. That was a TREAT! At 8:00 p.m., we took Max and Mason to the pavilion to paint ceramics. You have to buy the figurines and the paint but it was super cheap and the boys had a great time. They both picked trucks to paint and, miraculously, neither truck had broken by the time they went to bed tonight.
We also took them to the playground (Mason laughed SOOOO much on the swings!) and to see the farm animals that reside here. We walked around the campground just before dark and there were fireflies everywhere! The boys were thrilled!
This is a really nice campground. If the wifi worked, we might even be tempted to stay an extra day. I’m on the AT&T card right now. I have the best connection that I’ve had all day, probably because there’s less demand for the service right now. Richard would have to explain it. When it comes to electronics, I only know two things – either it works, or it doesn’t. Richard knows the the ifs, ands, hows and whys of it all. Sometimes he tries to explain it to me. I look at him and smile but all I can hear coming from his mouth is, “Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah….”
You can see our photostream from this trip (and past ones) here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94822774@N00/
July 9th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Wow! Wish I were on those Connecticut country roads with you. Must be beautiful.
Have fun!
Todd