Day 26
I was asleep on the couch when Don got up; I knew he was there in the living room, but I kept my eyes shut and tried to sleep some more. I think I was still tired from the long walk that Geri and I took last night. He got the coffee going and started his morning computer browsing. Geri got up maybe a half hour later, and made me wake up and have breakfast. The morning walk with Don was no big deal, just down to the sewage plant for me to make my contribution, then back up the road aways to look at motorhomes in their open air garages. When we got back, Geri had taken off for the showers, so Don started a little housekeeping work. Maybe this is a good time to point out that this thing we live and travel in is a house on wheels, and needs the same kind of care that our wheelless house does. Like, Don was working this morning on raking up some of my discarded hair from the carpets; it was a surprising amount, causing me a bit of concern over possible excessive hair loss. I don’t want to be a Balding Retriever. They have to do this regularly, plus vacuuming the floor, washing the windows, cleaning the mirrors, and dusting. And Don has to clean the bugs off the front of the coach at every stop, so that we look halfway decent. So, there’s some work involved in this kind of travel.
When Geri came back from the showers, Don and I got in the truck and went out for a little exploring. We drove out toward the Space Center, and found a County Park that had a RV Park in it. It was called Manatee Hammock. Don told me that manatees are creatures who live in the water, and have two flippers up front and a tail flipper in back. They are pretty big, and have nice personalities. But Don didn’t think they slept in hammocks, whatever they are. There were a lot of RV’s there, but not many the size of ours. It was pretty woodsy, and the roads were real narrow. We parked and walked around for awhile, and it was very pretty and fun to walk in. Lots of good sniffs. We didn’t see any manatees. When we got back to the rig, Geri was ready to go out shopping, so I took a nap (after lunch) and Don did some more cleaning work.
When Geri got back, we all got in the truck and went for a drive into Titusville. The weather here has been very pleasant, and we’re not at all worried about me getting overly warm in the truck, so I get to go with them more often, unless they are going to be away from the truck for a long time. We saw some really beautiful old homes along the riverfront in town. They must have a really good view of the shuttle launches, which happen right on the other side of the river. We found a park along the river, and had a good walk, with a few good grassy rolls. Don took a lot of pictures, so some of them might show up on the blog. We went back to the coach, and Don cooked steaks for dinner on the grill. I got some great plates. We worked on the blog, watched some TV, and went to bed.