DAY 6: UP and down and UP and down and UP and down…
We took a walk around the campground last night and it wasn’t too impressive. There was a magic show and the kids enjoyed that. The boys ran for the playground. A little boy there said, “Do you want to play with me?” Max and Mason said they did. The little boy then said, “Okay, you have to do everything I say.”
Max and Mason turned around and walked away.
We left that yucky campground as fast as we could this morning. The spray painting kids not only hit cars, but marred one of the campground canoes as well.
We stopped at Cracker Barrel for breakfast. That was the first restaurant we’ve been to on this trip. We’re not towing a vehicle this time, only Richard’s new scooter, which he had fixed up so it goes 50 mph now (sigh…). That thing scares me to death. Anyway, we’re pretty much glued to campgrounds for this trip. We need to run by a store today but I’m wondering if that’s going to happen. We’re on back roads all day and it’s difficult to find a grocery store with a big enough parking lot to accommodate the RV. We drove up and down mountains all day today so Richard gave gears 1 and 2 a good workout.
First the windshield wiper…and now the driver’s side door. When you drive your house on the freeway, it bumps around to and fro and things inevitably break on a regular basis. Today, we pulled into Shell to fill ‘er up and Richard couldn’t open his door. He had to exit the main door.
I just saw an adorable scarecrow in a small home garden. Couldn’t grab the camera fast enough so I can’t show it to you. It was holding aluminum pie plates (shiny objects to wave in the wind and scare birds), and wearing a large western shirt. It also appeared to have a white ball for its head with a smiley face drawn on.
The mountains of West Virginia are breathtaking, awe inspiring…truly one of God’s great creations. We’re at our campground now. Lots of flies for some reason so we’re paying Max a quarter for each one he gets with the fly swatter. He’s already made $3.50. There’s a nice stream here and it’s very quiet. The wifi works. It’s not fast but at least it’s consistent. Richard is putting up the satellite dish, just in case, and Max and Mason are playing with their trains on the picnic table. Richard is making his chicken salad for dinner. Yummy!
Bad news. Mason figured out he can get out of the baby gates that we put outside for security (to keep him in!). He simply lifts them up and crawls under. Should be an interesting week…