We camped out at South Mountains State Park in Roaring Gap, NC.
Blowing Rock, a 250 million year old cliff formation, is 4000 feet above sea level. It's North Carolina's oldest tourist attraction. There are a lot of turtles next to the visitor's center.
Stella & Google are so tired even though our trip just started. Maybe they're just resting up for the adventure.
Stella & Google got showers today but Google was camera shy.
I brought 5 Tervis Tumblers to their store in St Augustine to be sent in for free repair.
Google LOVES snuggling with Mr. Duck!
The balustrade railing is down at Memorial Park from a bad storm.
I got a little too close while taking some pix & got drenched!
The water was so gross!
With 2 cracks in my windshield from flying debris, I finally decided to get it replaced. First the camera had to be removed.
The last step was calibrating the camera in my driveway.
Stella doesn't like going up on the couch anymore so it's such a treat for me when she does.
The actual door handle on the inside of our RAM Promaster Embassy is the one on the left. We bought & installed the one on the right. It's so much bigger & so much easier to open now.
Time to trash some old Lightware shipping cases. I probably used them for 30+ years!
Time to say goodbye to the creepy gnomes on the welcome sign.
While Mary & Barbara finished up the van, I got in the back to adjust Google's seatbelt. Apparently his leg slipped out when I put it on him in the cabin.
This morning we went to Heritage Farm, inside the park.
I made my favorite pasta dish for dinner. DeCecco Racchette pasta (I usually use mini penne), fresh spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, chicken, pine nuts, garlic, oilve oil & Romano cheese.
Of course I saved some plain pasta to use as a garnish in Stella & Google's Farmers Dog breakfast & dinner.
Google was checking out our screened porch.
Stella hasn't discovered the Gopher Tortoise burrowing in the hole behind her yet.
They're everywhere!
Cool evening walk with Stella, Google, Barbara & Mary.
On our way to General Coffee State Park in Nicholls, GA. to escape the fireworks in Jacksonville.
I sat in the middle row by myself. Google & Stella were in the back row. Mary & Barbara were up front.
Our home for the next few days.
