R and R

Recap and recovery. The trusty Iphone found us a tire store in Elkin, NC, about an hour from where we stayed and getting the tire replaced only cost us an hour and not a lot of moola either. But the day was long and hard, the anticipation of arrival is not there as on the outbound journey. Gene had predicted early in the day that we would arrive at 6:20 PM and he was on the money. The house looked fine, no disasters. The yard, not so much! All the grass appears to be dead and the bushes and dogwoods are wilted to the max. The exception is the area around the fish pond which neighbor Kathy has been caring for. We left a large tank of water for that purpose. We turned on the water and water heaters, got the car out and went off to our favorite Mexican restaurant. Upon return Gene immediately began watering and I emptied the camper fridge and got our essentials out. There is always tomorrow.
Well, today is that tomorrow and there is a lot of unloading, sorting and cleaning. But easier to tackle after a good night's sleep, surprisingly not as good as I was getting in the camper.
The northeastern part of our wonderful country is certainly lovely. I will miss the mountains, streams, lakes and rivers. Those magnificent forests resplendent with fir trees. The inns, the country stores with fresh produce and baked goods. The green pastures with horses, cows and sheep. The wonderful barns, wish I could have photographed more of them. The lack of big box stores, strip malls and real malls. We were blessed with blue skies and puffy clouds. Only lost one day due to rain. This was a dream we had and we brought it to reality. Thanks for coming along with us and check in every now and then for further adventures.