June 26, 2009
The adventure has begun! The Dropouts didn’t get a very early start this morning. We finally backed out of our driveway at about 9:20 a.m. As always, there were a few extras thrown into the car—just in case. I’ve been reminded by everyone that “there are stores”, but something in me wants to prepare for any eventuality, no matter how improbable.
We ran into a number of really hard rainstorms, but our little Teardrop held its own, never giving us a moment’s worry. I guess a Teardrop feels at home in water. We really should get some Rain-X for our windshield.
When we drove up to Wisconsin to pick up our TD (Teardrop), we reintroduced ourselves to McDonald’s. We had always avoided it like the plague. We discovered the Southwestern Salad with chicken and thought it was pretty good. We stopped there for lunch today and were almost driven out by the number of flies. We got some coffee later this afternoon and found the service to be lacking even more than usual. Maybe we’ll have to start avoiding McDonald’s again. Subway? Burger King? Grocery stores and picnics? If you have any good ideas, let us know.
We arrived at Three Rivers State Park today at about 5:00 p.m. It’s really a pretty park. We had to drive for quite a while before we got to the area around the lake where our campsite is. On the way we were greeted by a cute little deer. The campsites are only O.K. There are lots of trees around, but they placed the sites very close together. Everybody’s very quiet, though, so it’s working out just fine. We didn’t bother setting up our gazebo or little side tent, since we’re leaving tomorrow morning. We registered at the park office and chatted with the Campground Host. Every state park, and probably every national park, has a Host. They’re volunteers who live for free in exchange for the work they do at the park. Our host is a 60-ish woman from California. She said she was here so she could be close to her son and grandchildren in Georgia. I think she’s really here because her boyfriend is a resident at the Florida State Prison nearby. Don’t ask me why.
We’re going to cook some hamburgers, broccoli and linguine for dinner tonight. Sound exciting?
We downloaded all kinds of stuff on our I-Pod. I can’t wait to hear all my new Splendid Tables, This American Life, This I Believe, etc. In addition, I just joined Audibles.com on the advice of my friends Lynn and Laurel. I downloaded a book called The Help and I’m dying to get into it. It’s so great to have these podcasts going when you’re traveling. --- Jolley
The adventure has begun! The Dropouts didn’t get a very early start this morning. We finally backed out of our driveway at about 9:20 a.m. As always, there were a few extras thrown into the car—just in case. I’ve been reminded by everyone that “there are stores”, but something in me wants to prepare for any eventuality, no matter how improbable.
We ran into a number of really hard rainstorms, but our little Teardrop held its own, never giving us a moment’s worry. I guess a Teardrop feels at home in water. We really should get some Rain-X for our windshield.
When we drove up to Wisconsin to pick up our TD (Teardrop), we reintroduced ourselves to McDonald’s. We had always avoided it like the plague. We discovered the Southwestern Salad with chicken and thought it was pretty good. We stopped there for lunch today and were almost driven out by the number of flies. We got some coffee later this afternoon and found the service to be lacking even more than usual. Maybe we’ll have to start avoiding McDonald’s again. Subway? Burger King? Grocery stores and picnics? If you have any good ideas, let us know.
We arrived at Three Rivers State Park today at about 5:00 p.m. It’s really a pretty park. We had to drive for quite a while before we got to the area around the lake where our campsite is. On the way we were greeted by a cute little deer. The campsites are only O.K. There are lots of trees around, but they placed the sites very close together. Everybody’s very quiet, though, so it’s working out just fine. We didn’t bother setting up our gazebo or little side tent, since we’re leaving tomorrow morning. We registered at the park office and chatted with the Campground Host. Every state park, and probably every national park, has a Host. They’re volunteers who live for free in exchange for the work they do at the park. Our host is a 60-ish woman from California. She said she was here so she could be close to her son and grandchildren in Georgia. I think she’s really here because her boyfriend is a resident at the Florida State Prison nearby. Don’t ask me why.
We’re going to cook some hamburgers, broccoli and linguine for dinner tonight. Sound exciting?
We downloaded all kinds of stuff on our I-Pod. I can’t wait to hear all my new Splendid Tables, This American Life, This I Believe, etc. In addition, I just joined Audibles.com on the advice of my friends Lynn and Laurel. I downloaded a book called The Help and I’m dying to get into it. It’s so great to have these podcasts going when you’re traveling. --- Jolley
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