Movin on South Ya All

After spending an experience full weekend in Washington, DC with Jess and Rob, we have headed south. Our DC weekend started out with an Italian dinner with Jess and Rob. Our plan was to get into DC and then out before Hurricane Sandy hit! However that did not happen!  Saturday morning took us to the local vet.

Our cat, Winnie had been losing weight, urinating where she was not suppose to and starting to act sick. So, after spending a healthy sum for blood work, we got the news we expected. She had kidney disease and was failing. After all she is 16 years old, or 86 people years! Living in our coach, traveling, Jess unable to have more than one cat in their apartment, and flying trips home made this a unique decision. As we talked and cried, we came to the conclusion that our dear, sweet kitten had to be put to sleep. We signed the paper work and doubled our money spent at the vet! We still expect to see Winnie greeting us at the door! She was a wonderful companion and we miss her.

 The kids had now talked us into driving them to Rob's soccer game Saturday afternoon and then giving them a ride back home with their nephew, Jack.  We left them at that point and traveled back to our coach at Cherry Hill RV Park.

The storm was getting closer! But, we could not say no to the invite to Julie and Jay's home on the Chesapeake Bay to celebrate Julie and Rick's birthdays. It was fun as all of the parents were there, even Jay's who were not too thrilled that their flight had been cancelled due to the weather. So, after a grand tour, good food and birthday cake, Rick and I headed back to camp.

We woke our earliest morning yet! At 6:00 am we were running from Hurricane Sandy and headed south. We drove 8 hours and ended up in Beaufort, North Carolina. We had read that it was a quaint town to visit. We wandered and visited the Aquarium, had good seafood, and decided that the tourist season was over, and it was time to move on.

Our next stop was Wilmington, North Carolina. We both liked the feel of this town! After wandering the streets and shops, we drove to the U.S.S. Battleship North Carolina.  It is an authentically restored World War II battleship, a National Historic Landmark and a memorial to WWII servicemen. The ships is almost 2 1/2 football fields in size and Rick wondered how he would not get lost. It was fun to walk through and imagine what life must have been like living out at sea.

Now we are in Myrtle Beach. The temperatures have reached 70, and the sun is shining. After walking the boardwalk yesterday, we had a yummy bucket of seafood for supper. Corn on the cob accompanied the crab, shrimp, and oysters. Yum! Who knows what today will bring.