RAIN + MUD = STUCK ROAD HAZARD

First lesson learned... don't park in grass that when wet, will turn into mud. If you come back tomorrow you will see pictures of the Tow Truck coming to winch us out! We are literately stuck in Solomons.

All the driver, Reta, can do at this point is smile.

Lesson Two - make sure your dues are paid up when you call Good Sams Road Side Assistance so that they will help.

Lesson Three - No one works on Sunday's in a small town. Sit down, be patient and wait till Monday morning.

Charlie, the owner of the property, has discovered what I have done to his grass in the process of trying to get out. Me, I'm just frustrated and need to choke someone.

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It doesn't look like a lot but the RV is almost bottomed out and all the rear tires do is spin. Not the start we had in visioned. It was more like those Bonn voyage clips you see in the movies, with confetti flying and everyone waving. This is more like mud flying and hands waving gestures at the mud that would make a sailor blush.

Oh, I can't wait to see what adventures tomorrow will bring us!

Road Harzard

Here is a slide show of Road Hazard. This is before we put our personal touch and, of course, the tassels!

The weather outside is frightful...

...but in RH it's delightful!

So, how was your day yesterday? Thanks for asking but mine was interesting to say the least. While the ladies went out shopping I mistakenly volunteered to help out around the house. (I know what you're thinking but please keep comments to yourself.) I got to sew. That's right, sew. I thought, "I can sew. I've done buttons before. How hard can it be?" To my surprise Deb showed up with an industrial size needle. I'm thinking "what have I gotten myself into?" Then she hands me a spool of Dental Floss. This, apparently, is what I will use to sew with. Now at this point I am sure you are wondering what the hell is he going to sew. A tooth that keeps falling out? A piece of leather? An elephant with a deep gash?

This is it! Tassels! Because of my "Latin" background I think Deb figured I couldn't mess it up. It turned out so good I'm thinking about sewing some around the windows of RH. What do you think?

Now that isn't the only thing we did. We also helped decorate around the house. Here is a picture of the "Main" tree. If I counted correctly there are a total of 14 Christmas trees around the house. Tonight is the big night of the Christmas Party. I'll be sure to take many pictures and have a slide show for you.

Yesterday for lunch we met Charlie's nephew, Larry. Quickly we realized how close they are when to our surprise they shared a dessert. Good thing they're related. I thought we had taken a wrong turn and ended up in West Virginia.

Did they ask for extra whipped cream? It makes you wonder...but of course, not that there is anything wrong with that!

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Yesterday we took the RH out to dump the tanks. Here is the big news!!!! The first thing RH took out was a "FLOWER POT"!!!!! I had my co-pilot, Kendall, with me. I told her to watch her side and I would watch mine, as we pulled out of the driveway. Well, I kind of brushed up against a flower pot, on my side. I didn't even knock it over but I did put the first scratch on the RV. Oh well, I'm sure there will be more to come.

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I know I've said this a few times but tomorrow we are leaving for Tennessee. This times it's real. So the next post will be late Sunday evening.

Stay tuned!

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(check out the "Joke of the Day" on the right hand column. Patty W sent it to me and I wanted to share it with everyone.)

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Thanks Evelyn and Johnny for making our holiday better, with your performance.

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Truth be told.

39 and cloudy.

We are staying in beautiful Solomons Island until Sunday. Why? Good question.

Truth is we have really enjoyed staying with our friends and meeting their friends. This Saturday there will be a "Christmas Walk" here on the island. They also have the parade of boats that will go up the river, all decorated with lights.

Today, Reta is going shopping for some warmer clothes because we didn't think we would be in this cold of weather. I think because we are so close to water it just makes it so much colder. I will sit around and organize a few things on the RV. I might even take it up the road to "dump" our tanks. It has been great to stay on the RV and really see what we need or how better to organize it. I'll upload some pictures of the inside of the RV later, so that you can see what a great home we have.

What day is it?

That's the question that I often ask. The reality is, last night we were enjoying a night cap with Deb and Charlie, in the "lodge" (our friends beautiful home that we refer to the lodge since we are camping out in their back yard) when I asked the question again. What day is it? Then after further conversation I said "I know, its the 3rd of December". Well, I was off by two days. That's the terrible dilemma that I am faced with every day. Please send condolences to my email address: eliaselton@msn.com

(The view from inside Road Hazard!)

On our way back to the "rig" last night, from the lodge, I almost bit it. After all the rain/snow the ground is very wet and soggy. Reta said, after much laughter, that I looked like I had ice skates on and was performing on ice. My arms and legs were going in every direction to help maintain my balance. Luckily, because of my true athleticism, (stop rolling your eyes) I was able to perform a beautiful triple axle salchow and land on my feet. Now my clothes on the other hand, got a little dirty.



When we tried to leave this past Monday for a road trip, the Road Hazard got stuck in the mud. After a few maneuvers we got out but we don't want it to happen again. We checked our schedule and realized that we have no schedule and are not in a hurry to get out. So, we are going to stay another night and leave early Friday morning.


Hey, what day is it?

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

Have you seen the weather lately? It's calling for snow! The Road Hazard does not do snow. We are still sitting here in Solomons Island deciding which way to go. I think our plans of Tennessee are quickly changing because Rt 81 South has a "wintry mix" the whole way down.
Stay tuned...

First Night

We are getting closer to "officially" starting our trip. Reta and I spent our first night in the Road Hazard and it was great. Very comfortable and warm. Too warm for Reta. Imagine that! This is the person who is always wearing 5 layers of cloths just to stay warm.
Yesterday we drove the RV up to Baltimore to see my parents and show them our new home. They are going back to Brazil in January so this is probably the last time I will see them on this trip. Of all days to drive, we had to pick yesterday. I'm sure you have driven your car when it's really windy and you have felt the car get pushed around. Well, imagine driving something that is 40' long by 12' high. Its like a huge sail! I drove up and Reta drove home so that I could get my afternoon nap in. The trip went well. The wind just made the driving very interesting.
Today we are headed off to Mananas, VA to purchase the last few items missing in the biggest RV store in the area, Camping World!
The plan is to hit the road tomorrow and start heading to warmer weather. We are heading to...