“Adventure must start with running away from home”

From Tuesday, June 7, 2011

We went to Jennifer’s this morning for showers and coffee. She had fried some bacon and had the makings for BLT’s, so of course, we couldn’t turn that down. The geese had returned and were eating their breakfast too.

All too soon, it seemed, we had to get packed back up and leave. We’re going as far as the KOA campground in Cartersville, Georgia today.

Before we left, Jennifer gave us a loaf of her homemade bread as well as the recipe. She says it works every time she makes it. I also have a bread machine, so I will use this recipe instead of the bread machine mixes I usually use.

We arrived at the KOA around 4:00pm. It’s a pretty park, lots of trees and a wide, grassy field for Sheila to get her walks and exercise in. The WiFi is good, but there are really no good cable channels to choose from, so we didn't even plug in the TV.

We decided early in the trip that when we arrived at a campground each evening, we’d allow ourselves and the cats and Sheila, some time to decompress from the day. So, that’s what we did. For about an hour we sat on the couch and had a glass of wine, listened to music and talked. All three cats stretched out and slept their day off. Sheila went into her kennel and slept for the first time that day.

We had dinner and sat up for awhile longer. Then I went to the campground’s bathroom to brush my teeth, etc. to get ready for bed. When I came back to the RV and opened the door, Jason was right there waiting to run out.

It was dark and I didn’t see which way he went at first. Then Charlie came out with a flashlight and we saw Jason under the camper next door. It must have taken us 5 minutes to get him back inside. Sheila tried to help us at first, but we were afraid she was doing more harm than good and she might run off too, so we put her back inside the RV.

So, we got our exercise for the day, thanks to Jason.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

We slept well last night. Today we will go on to Mississippi to visit Charlie’s Uncle James. He is home from the hospital now. Charlie’s cousin, Debbie, and his Aunt Marie will be coming up to see us and of course, James, tomorrow. They live in Calhoun City, MS, which is about an hour away. That makes it work out fine, because we usually drive down to see them. We visited them last month at the beginning of our trip.

More later……….