Quarantine

We are still here at the Country Oaks campground. To our disappointment, on March 25th we received a cancellation notification from the resort in Emerald Isle. It stated that unless we could get to the campground by the next evening, they would be canceling our reservation due to the coronavirus and mandates by the NC Governor. Really? Now what. We thought things over and decided with the current state of the country we best stay here a little longer, if possible. Luckily, we were able to extend our stay for another week. This gives us time to plot and plan for our next destinations.

The morning of March 30th we find a notice taped to our door effective immediately. A 72 hour moratorium on campgrounds....if you are here you can stay, but no new reservations. Also, a curfew has been implemented from 8 pm to 6 am for the next 7 days, except for the essentials. Well now, we weren't prepared for this! The virus seems to be ruling the world right now. The stress of figuring out where we can and can’t  travel was more than we wanted to (or could) deal with. It seems we are never going to get to Michigan. The college and high school graduations have already been cancelled, and Ford Motor Co. is down until the “stay in place” is lifted. That being said, the urgency was not as great, but we sure do want to get home to see our kids, grandkids, and those great grandbabies.

Once more I make a visit to the office to see what our options are. They are more than generous and understanding. She erases names, moves names, and a few other things I wasn’t sure of, and then WhaLah!!! She had room for us until the end of the month! I could have hugged her but we were practicing social distancing. The only drawback was we had to move to another sight, which was no big deal except it is on a slope and it took some creativity to get it level enough so we didn’t feel like we were walking like a drunk.

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                                                    This is Flash, miniature horse here

This is Leonard, resident cat

Since we will be here for awhile, now we will tackle a few RV issues that we have been putting off. We certainly can’t say there wasn’t enough time to do it! This “stay in place” has created a different set of issues though, such as: how bad TV REALLY is, I am baking goodies way too much, running out of ideas for creative meals, and have started new routines with the dog that I am sure will be hard to break. But, the big issue here is to stay healthy, happy and safe. I am confident this Coronavirus will pass soon and we will once again be on the road toward Michigan. Until then wash those hands, practice safe distancing and when outdoors, look up, it’s amazing out there.