A quiet day, cows, and fireflies!

Monday, July 27

Many pulled out yesterday, and more today, and the field that  was the parking lot behind us is empty….not surprisingly for a Monday. Rained heavily last night, and disturbed our sleep, and it is gray this morning, so I cleaned and put in laundry and took a walk.  Clem and Sas napped a bit, and now he is looking at maps and notes. 

We set out tomorrow, and ultimately head to NC to see his cousins and uncle, so I am waiting to see how much more we do before going back to Florida.  I do let him set the pace, as he gets tired of it, and then gets cranky!

We decided to go to dinner at the Fulton Steamboat Inn, which was most likely a tourist trap, but intriguing to Clem, so we went. Very cute, fair meal.  Headed out after to get a photo of the huge Amish farmer/Roadside Attraction, and stopped for gas at a local station on the way.  Low and behold, there was Santa Claus!  I of course, asked if it was not a bit early for him, and he proceeded to give us his life story.  Quite a character, but a good soul, and I finally had to tell him we needed to leave, in order to get away!  He gave me his card!

 As dusk set in, we took a walk, and the cows were in the pasture across from the stream, and the fireflies were twinkling.  Lovely….would be neat to get a site near the water.  We chatted with two couples who had  a site on the water, and they said they come every year , and absolutely love it, and in fact would like to retire in the area.  They recommended Deiners Smorgasbord, as the couple did when we pulled in.  Guess we should have tried that instead of Millers!