Driveway
Clayton, NC
We left the RV Resort in Roanoke Rapids and arrived in our driveway on Sunday. It felt really odd to pull in to the old subdivision again. We have said our final goodbyes to our neighbors twice already but have returned after the house didn't close each time. Really, really odd.
Another odd thing happened on Friday while sitting outside at the park in RoRap. A couple was out for their evening stroll and the woman asked if I had a blog. Well I said yes and she said that she was a follower although more of a lurker. Bonnie and Richard have their house in NJ on the market and they are on their way to Texas to go to the RV Dreams Rally. Another small world moment in the rv lifestyle. We chatted for a while and enjoyed their company. Hope their Mifi is doing well now.
Yesterday we sold our kayaks. Let me back track a bit. Gin checked Craigslist a few days ago to see how many were for sell and what would be a good price to ask. As it turned out, someone had posted a "want to buy" ad for our exact models and they lived only a couple of miles from our house. After emails were exchanged, Gayle came over and ended up buying both of them and our two hullavators. We plan to replace them with a Seaeagle Paddle Ski soon. It was so nice to get them off of the roof of the Suki. It looked so sleek. We took the opportunity to give it a full body spa treatment today (wash and wax and vacuum). I must admit though, it will be hard to find the car in the parking lot after shopping. :) Those kayaks on the roof kinda made it stick out in a crowd but now I can take it through a car wash whenever I want to. An end to an era but the Paddle Ski will suit our needs just fine.
Thanks for dropping by and enjoy each day of your life's journey by finding beauty in the ordinary.
Showing posts with label small world. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Cedar Point Tideland Trail and Another Small World
Cedar Point CG (site #37)
Croatan National Forest
Cedar Point, NC
There is a nice hiking trail right beside the cg here that has been cleared out nicely after last month’s Hurricane Irene. It’s wide enough to enjoy a bike ride to get away from the many mosquitoes.
There are about five bridges to walk over the marshy areas. I’m not real sure if it’s legal to fish from them, but I doubt that he was catching anything.
The trail makes a loop so that you come out at the beginning point and is a little more than a mile long. I didn’t walk the whole thing because the mosquitoes were horrendous. I learned from Sherry that it’s ok to follow the same trail back because you see the same things from a different angle. Here’s an example. This bird feeding station was recently added to the trail. See how different it looks.
This little fella was glad that the squirrel guard was working. He wasn’t much bigger than the mosquitoes that threatened to carry me away.
There is also a shallow boat launch right here that will handle kayaks very nicely. A small jon boat would be ok at high tide.
A little closer look at the sentry on the far post…
We are in site #37 which is the last site in the cg. It is becoming one of our favorite sites because you have a private patio area and it is close to a water spigot. I enjoyed relaxing with Smudge after checking out the trail.
On Friday after taking Wanda to freshen up at the dump station, the neighbors across the road asked Gin to help them with their vuqube satellite dish receiver. They had noticed that we had ours on the roof and they were having trouble getting reception on theirs. While chatting with them, it was discovered that they not only live near Clayton but they actually live in our subdivision! They live two cul de sacs from us. They have noticed that Wanda hasn’t been in the driveway as much as usual while walking their dogs. Bill and Judy have had truck campers in the past but got a nice 5er this year and enjoy it a lot. Another small world moment in the rving lifestyle.
We will leave here soon to go to Rocky Mount for a few days. Gin’s mom is having surgery this week so we will help out in whatever way we can.
Thanks for dropping by, and enjoy each day of your life’s journey by finding beauty in the ordinary.
Croatan National Forest
Cedar Point, NC
There is a nice hiking trail right beside the cg here that has been cleared out nicely after last month’s Hurricane Irene. It’s wide enough to enjoy a bike ride to get away from the many mosquitoes.
There are about five bridges to walk over the marshy areas. I’m not real sure if it’s legal to fish from them, but I doubt that he was catching anything.
The trail makes a loop so that you come out at the beginning point and is a little more than a mile long. I didn’t walk the whole thing because the mosquitoes were horrendous. I learned from Sherry that it’s ok to follow the same trail back because you see the same things from a different angle. Here’s an example. This bird feeding station was recently added to the trail. See how different it looks.
This little fella was glad that the squirrel guard was working. He wasn’t much bigger than the mosquitoes that threatened to carry me away.
There is also a shallow boat launch right here that will handle kayaks very nicely. A small jon boat would be ok at high tide.
We are in site #37 which is the last site in the cg. It is becoming one of our favorite sites because you have a private patio area and it is close to a water spigot. I enjoyed relaxing with Smudge after checking out the trail.
On Friday after taking Wanda to freshen up at the dump station, the neighbors across the road asked Gin to help them with their vuqube satellite dish receiver. They had noticed that we had ours on the roof and they were having trouble getting reception on theirs. While chatting with them, it was discovered that they not only live near Clayton but they actually live in our subdivision! They live two cul de sacs from us. They have noticed that Wanda hasn’t been in the driveway as much as usual while walking their dogs. Bill and Judy have had truck campers in the past but got a nice 5er this year and enjoy it a lot. Another small world moment in the rving lifestyle.
We will leave here soon to go to Rocky Mount for a few days. Gin’s mom is having surgery this week so we will help out in whatever way we can.
Thanks for dropping by, and enjoy each day of your life’s journey by finding beauty in the ordinary.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Nice Unexpected Guests and Relaxing Drizzle
Cedar Point (site #37)
Croatan National Forest
Cedar Point, NC
Sunday was a busy day with people leaving the cg. Gin’s folks decided to leave also instead of waiting until Monday so we were visiting with them at their site before lunch. When I went back to our MH, there was a note tucked in our door from Cynthia and Ronnie. They follow our blog and were spending the weekend at their 5er which is set up in Page Place, a nice seasonal park across the road. I gave them a call and they came back over for a visit.
Small world moment, it turns out that they live about 10-11 miles from our house in Fuquay-Varina. Even smaller, Gin’s brother lives in Page Place right beside their weekend getaway. They know Butch but had not put the two of them together as siblings. We enjoyed chatting with them for a while. Cynthia has recently retired as a teacher and Ronnie has over 33 years in with his company so he’s getting close. They had recently visited with Gail and Rick to glean a little info about the fulltime lifestyle. They want to get a MH in the near future to join the ranks. We encouraged them to go to an RV-Dreams Rally to meet others who want to enjoy the freedom that only fulltime rving offers.
Today started slowly for us but we decided to go to the shore for a couple of hours. We even took grumpy little Smudge with us and let her get her feet dirty in the sand. No pictures because it was very overcast. As a matter of fact, it began to rain as we drove back to camp and will probably rain for the next two days. I feel a pajama day coming up real soon.
Thanks for dropping by , and enjoy each day of your life’s journey by finding beauty in the ordinary.
Croatan National Forest
Cedar Point, NC
Sunday was a busy day with people leaving the cg. Gin’s folks decided to leave also instead of waiting until Monday so we were visiting with them at their site before lunch. When I went back to our MH, there was a note tucked in our door from Cynthia and Ronnie. They follow our blog and were spending the weekend at their 5er which is set up in Page Place, a nice seasonal park across the road. I gave them a call and they came back over for a visit.
Ronnie, Gin an Cynthia
Small world moment, it turns out that they live about 10-11 miles from our house in Fuquay-Varina. Even smaller, Gin’s brother lives in Page Place right beside their weekend getaway. They know Butch but had not put the two of them together as siblings. We enjoyed chatting with them for a while. Cynthia has recently retired as a teacher and Ronnie has over 33 years in with his company so he’s getting close. They had recently visited with Gail and Rick to glean a little info about the fulltime lifestyle. They want to get a MH in the near future to join the ranks. We encouraged them to go to an RV-Dreams Rally to meet others who want to enjoy the freedom that only fulltime rving offers.
Today started slowly for us but we decided to go to the shore for a couple of hours. We even took grumpy little Smudge with us and let her get her feet dirty in the sand. No pictures because it was very overcast. As a matter of fact, it began to rain as we drove back to camp and will probably rain for the next two days. I feel a pajama day coming up real soon.
Thanks for dropping by , and enjoy each day of your life’s journey by finding beauty in the ordinary.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Before the Wedding
RV Resort site #P22
Roanoke Rapids, NC
(I’ll be doing two posts for this date...I finally posted the Wedding/Reception post so please read on)
It was nice to come home to the MH and relax in our own familiar surrounding and sleep in our own bed. Gin was worn out from the festivities last night so she lounged on the couch while I went to visit with Mom and other family members at her house. Remember that I mentioned the Frisbee Dog competition? Well it was held at the park just a couple of blocks from Mom’s house. This nice MH actually stayed at the RV Resort last night.
The owner of the dogs travels 48 weeks out of the year and has different trainers joining him for the competitions and shows in different areas of the country. Now that’s some serious Frisbee Dogs! Here’s some of the competition.
My other nephew Jeff and his wife Becca are here from Colorado with their two daughters. My sister Virginia can’t get enough of her granddaughters.
This is a busy weekend in Roanoke Rapids. They are holding an event in downtown and have blocked off the streets near the church where the wedding is to be held. I decided to check by there on my way back to the MH to see if I could still park near the church. As I turned around in the street, I noticed two people dismounting from a nice touring motorcycle. It turned out to be JC and Bev who are staying at the Thousand Trails RV Park on Lake Gaston which is only a couple of miles from the family water front spot on the lake. We were parked beside them last month at the RV-Dreams Rally. Talk about your small world moments!
Thanks for dropping by, and enjoy each day of your life’s journey by finding beauty in the ordinary.
Roanoke Rapids, NC
(I’ll be doing two posts for this date...I finally posted the Wedding/Reception post so please read on)
It was nice to come home to the MH and relax in our own familiar surrounding and sleep in our own bed. Gin was worn out from the festivities last night so she lounged on the couch while I went to visit with Mom and other family members at her house. Remember that I mentioned the Frisbee Dog competition? Well it was held at the park just a couple of blocks from Mom’s house. This nice MH actually stayed at the RV Resort last night.
The owner of the dogs travels 48 weeks out of the year and has different trainers joining him for the competitions and shows in different areas of the country. Now that’s some serious Frisbee Dogs! Here’s some of the competition.
My other nephew Jeff and his wife Becca are here from Colorado with their two daughters. My sister Virginia can’t get enough of her granddaughters.
This is a busy weekend in Roanoke Rapids. They are holding an event in downtown and have blocked off the streets near the church where the wedding is to be held. I decided to check by there on my way back to the MH to see if I could still park near the church. As I turned around in the street, I noticed two people dismounting from a nice touring motorcycle. It turned out to be JC and Bev who are staying at the Thousand Trails RV Park on Lake Gaston which is only a couple of miles from the family water front spot on the lake. We were parked beside them last month at the RV-Dreams Rally. Talk about your small world moments!
Thanks for dropping by, and enjoy each day of your life’s journey by finding beauty in the ordinary.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
We’re Here!
River Plantation RV Park site #435
Sevierville, Tn
Well of course we’re here. Where else would we be? The RV-Dreams Rally doesn’t officially start until Tuesday but we really needed a vacation so we got here early and we’re staying late. After getting a little nap Saturday morning, we hit the road in the middle of the afternoon so that we could travel about 200 miles. We decided to stay at the Walmart near Hickory, NC. Just as I got out to go in the store, a very nasty storm rolled over us. Gin stayed in the MH while I got supper and asked the folks at the Customer Service if it was ok to stay overnight. He said he would mention it to the security officer. We had no idea that this was the teenage hang out. There’s a couple of shopping centers beside each other and they would cruise in their cars and trucks for hours. Oh well. I guess urban camping isn’t really our thing.
We got up at a decent time Sunday morning and hit the road after a big cup of coffee. The Pilot fuel station at exit # 24 has a nice easy access and was reasonably priced so we pulled in there. After I got the nozzle started, Gin came out so that I could go in to get rid of some of that coffee. An rv sure is convenient. As I walked back to the gas pump, I hear my name being called from the SUV beside us. We are 250 miles from Clayton. Who knows me here? It’s the guy who put the tires on Wanda this winter and services our cars. Sorry I don’t know his name but he got a hug. Tire guy was visiting family in the area and just happened to be there at that exact time. Fate and a small world moment. It made us smile for the next several miles.
Driving in the mountains can be interesting. Even on an Interstate Highway it can be curvy and steep. Last year there was a rock slide on I40 that blocked the road for many months. Talk about a headache.
Sevierville, Tn
Well of course we’re here. Where else would we be? The RV-Dreams Rally doesn’t officially start until Tuesday but we really needed a vacation so we got here early and we’re staying late. After getting a little nap Saturday morning, we hit the road in the middle of the afternoon so that we could travel about 200 miles. We decided to stay at the Walmart near Hickory, NC. Just as I got out to go in the store, a very nasty storm rolled over us. Gin stayed in the MH while I got supper and asked the folks at the Customer Service if it was ok to stay overnight. He said he would mention it to the security officer. We had no idea that this was the teenage hang out. There’s a couple of shopping centers beside each other and they would cruise in their cars and trucks for hours. Oh well. I guess urban camping isn’t really our thing.
We got up at a decent time Sunday morning and hit the road after a big cup of coffee. The Pilot fuel station at exit # 24 has a nice easy access and was reasonably priced so we pulled in there. After I got the nozzle started, Gin came out so that I could go in to get rid of some of that coffee. An rv sure is convenient. As I walked back to the gas pump, I hear my name being called from the SUV beside us. We are 250 miles from Clayton. Who knows me here? It’s the guy who put the tires on Wanda this winter and services our cars. Sorry I don’t know his name but he got a hug. Tire guy was visiting family in the area and just happened to be there at that exact time. Fate and a small world moment. It made us smile for the next several miles.
Driving in the mountains can be interesting. Even on an Interstate Highway it can be curvy and steep. Last year there was a rock slide on I40 that blocked the road for many months. Talk about a headache.
We made it to River Plantation RV Park around 1:00 and got set up. The first couple of friends to hug us were Nancy and Bill. Then we met Laura and Bruce who were walking their sweet dog. I sure am terrible with names. Glad we all get name tags Tuesday. Gave Jim a hug, Mike and Teri, and Paul and Marti too. After getting a bite for supper, we all met at Howard and Linda’s rig for a little socializing. It was great to see Sherry and David again and meet Deborah. Selene and Hank only live about 15 miles from us but we drove about 350 miles to finally meet each other. This is going to be a great week. The weather may not be that good but we’ll have fun none the less.
It’s late and the bed beckons. It sleeps so good. We love rv’ing. Thanks for dropping by, and enjoy each day of your life’s journey by finding beauty in the ordinary.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Rally?
Stix n Brix, NC
Welcome to the latest followers, Pinon and BW & Carol. It's one of those small world moments when a follower has an NC connection. It's a nice state with the Appalachian Mountains on the west end and the Atlantic Ocean on the east and a lot of history in between.
I'm working night shift this holiday weekend and it's been pretty quiet in Raleigh. Maybe the early autumn-like weather has something to do with it. Autumn is by far my favorite time of year. It's been excessively hot this summer.
A few days ago, Howard announced the date and location of the rv-dreams rally for 2011. We went to our first one this past April and had a blast. We met some of the nicest people and went to some informative seminars. I have my work schedule written down for the next 11 months so I took a look at April 2011. The rally is scheduled for the weekend of my four night shifts. Problem. I hate taking off nights because it puts a strain on the rest of the guys. I'm already planning to take off a couple of nights in May for my nephew's wedding so I'm in a pickle. We really want to go to the rally. Problem. I will have to use some vacation days along with almost all of my over-time. If I use too much vacation time, I will have to work another month. :( We've been bouncing it back and forth and I've done some math. If I don't get sick (that'll eat my vacation time), I will just barely have enough time to retire on my target date...so...we're going. We stayed at River Plantation in TN a few years ago and it's a nice place. I've got to get ready for work so we'll make reservations tomorrow.
Welcome to the latest followers, Pinon and BW & Carol. It's one of those small world moments when a follower has an NC connection. It's a nice state with the Appalachian Mountains on the west end and the Atlantic Ocean on the east and a lot of history in between.
I'm working night shift this holiday weekend and it's been pretty quiet in Raleigh. Maybe the early autumn-like weather has something to do with it. Autumn is by far my favorite time of year. It's been excessively hot this summer.
A few days ago, Howard announced the date and location of the rv-dreams rally for 2011. We went to our first one this past April and had a blast. We met some of the nicest people and went to some informative seminars. I have my work schedule written down for the next 11 months so I took a look at April 2011. The rally is scheduled for the weekend of my four night shifts. Problem. I hate taking off nights because it puts a strain on the rest of the guys. I'm already planning to take off a couple of nights in May for my nephew's wedding so I'm in a pickle. We really want to go to the rally. Problem. I will have to use some vacation days along with almost all of my over-time. If I use too much vacation time, I will have to work another month. :( We've been bouncing it back and forth and I've done some math. If I don't get sick (that'll eat my vacation time), I will just barely have enough time to retire on my target date...so...we're going. We stayed at River Plantation in TN a few years ago and it's a nice place. I've got to get ready for work so we'll make reservations tomorrow.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Rally
Longs, SC
Willow Tree Resort site #8
We arrived at Willow Tree today around 1:00, got a bite to eat, and went to the RV Dreams social and checked in for the rally. This is a really nice campground but as Howard noted, it is in the middle of nowhere to be so close to Myrtle Beach. I had to trust the tom-tom when we got close, so the last 15 minutes took us 30 minutes of driving. We rode our bikes around the big pond. It's 1 mile around. Our site is waterfront. We may get the kayaks in the water tomorrow afternoon if the weather is nice.
There was a "small world" moment at check-in when I noticed a couple that had the last name of Rommel. They were from NC so I asked them if they had a son in Raleigh. They did. I work at the same place as their son. I guess that's not quite as "small world" as a couple of years ago when we were at the NC Outerbanks. I saw a camper and truck from Maine that had a Raleigh thin blue line sticker. I asked the couple about it and their son worked with me also. Maine. Small world.
We had a catered dinner and social time. We met Jim and Linda that have a blog that I have followed for quite some time. Sitting at our table were James and Tonya. They are from Jacksonville, NC and have lived in their 5er for 4 years while he finishes his time with the military. He retires this summer and they hit the road. Also at our table were Sherry and David. They made their maiden voyage here in a 2004 Winnebago Brave 34 ft. They had posted it on the rvdreams forum and we posted that we had a rig very much like theirs. They were hoping to meet us and we will gladly show them some things that Gin did to make the rig a little better.
It is an interesting blend of folks here. Most are not full-timers yet. Several don't even have rv's. But we all seem to know how to enjoy each others company. We plan to go to some seminars in the morning so I better get some beauty sleep.
Willow Tree Resort site #8
We arrived at Willow Tree today around 1:00, got a bite to eat, and went to the RV Dreams social and checked in for the rally. This is a really nice campground but as Howard noted, it is in the middle of nowhere to be so close to Myrtle Beach. I had to trust the tom-tom when we got close, so the last 15 minutes took us 30 minutes of driving. We rode our bikes around the big pond. It's 1 mile around. Our site is waterfront. We may get the kayaks in the water tomorrow afternoon if the weather is nice.
There was a "small world" moment at check-in when I noticed a couple that had the last name of Rommel. They were from NC so I asked them if they had a son in Raleigh. They did. I work at the same place as their son. I guess that's not quite as "small world" as a couple of years ago when we were at the NC Outerbanks. I saw a camper and truck from Maine that had a Raleigh thin blue line sticker. I asked the couple about it and their son worked with me also. Maine. Small world.
We had a catered dinner and social time. We met Jim and Linda that have a blog that I have followed for quite some time. Sitting at our table were James and Tonya. They are from Jacksonville, NC and have lived in their 5er for 4 years while he finishes his time with the military. He retires this summer and they hit the road. Also at our table were Sherry and David. They made their maiden voyage here in a 2004 Winnebago Brave 34 ft. They had posted it on the rvdreams forum and we posted that we had a rig very much like theirs. They were hoping to meet us and we will gladly show them some things that Gin did to make the rig a little better.
It is an interesting blend of folks here. Most are not full-timers yet. Several don't even have rv's. But we all seem to know how to enjoy each others company. We plan to go to some seminars in the morning so I better get some beauty sleep.
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