Waves, North Carolina

July 22, 2008

Sue and I were up early this morning beginning our preparations for the day's travel. As I was packing chairs away, a gentleman came up and asked questions about the tow dolly. I was pleased to assist in his research. We checked the anitfreeze and oil in the Silver Lady and both were fine. She is still leaking oil and blowing some of that leaked oil from underneath all over the tow dolly and the car. My efforts as diesel mechanic the other day seem to have slowed the leak a little and the coating on the car and the dolly are not as bad as they were before I worked under the chasis.

We headed east on I-40 from the Asheville Campground a little after 11:00 am. As the day moved along and we travelled further east, outside temperatures climbed. With the front A/C not working we were both a little uncomfortable. We stopped just west of Durham, NC for fuel and a sandwich and pressed on into the coastal plain of North Carolina. We finally arrived in the Outer Banks about 7:30 pm and then headed south to Waves. We arrived at Ocean Waves Campground a little after 8:00 pm to greet our friends and long time hosts Clyde and Carolyn. It was good to be in familiar territory.

After dropping the car, we headed for our campsite. To my chagrin, I could not get the hitch lock on the tow dolly to work. Several other campers came along and helped me finish dropping the tow dolly and storing it at the back of the campsite. After that, I was able to back the Silver Lady into her site and complete setting her up. Sue and I have become experienced at this and everything went smoothly.

It was so very good to withdraw inside, sip a drink, listen to smooth music and relax. I said to Sue that I was looking forward to just doing nothing tomorrow. I can get up when I want, nap when I want, swim when I want but there is no adgenda. For the last 25 days we have been more or less on a schedule to be somewhere, see something or get on the road. Sue's plan for this break at the end of our trip was wonderful and much needed.