Day 32
Things are not so good aboard our coach; Geri’s coughing is not getting any better, and she feels like doo-doo. So, after our morning routine, we got in the truck and headed for a nearby walk-in clinic. Geri went in, and Don stayed with me in the truck. After about a half hour, Geri came out and said that she had finally finished filling out all the forms, and the Doctor would see her in another half hour. Don said that was enough time for him to go to an ATM that Garmie said was nearby, a credit union ATM that doesn’t take more money from you than it gives you. We took off, and eventually wound up at a hospital. Don went into the hospital, and came out grumbling about Garmie losing her mind. It turned out the she had led him there by the long way around, and the ATM snagged him for two dollars, because it wasn’t a credit union ATM. I’m glad he never gets that mad at me. So, we went back to the clinic and parked, waiting for Geri. I noticed that there was a big grassy area next to the clinic that looked very inviting. It was obvious that Don was not considering my desires, so I banged on the window between my area and the cab with my paw. That got his attention, and he let me out of the truck to do some running and rolling on the grass. I finally got tired of running, and Don put me back in the truck. Soon after, Geri came out of the clinic and we headed for WalMart to get her prescriptions filled and do some shopping. It took awhile. Don came out with the groceries, loaded them in the truck, and came back to talk to me. We had quite a long conversation, which was private, so I won’t tell you about it. Some time later, Geri showed up with her prescriptions and we went back to the rig.
When the groceries were all put away, Don invited me to go out in the truck again to go shopping for some Scotch and maybe a little exploration. Again, Don found fault with Garmie for guiding him to a store that didn’t exist; I’m glad I didn’t do it. On our way back to the RV Park, we stopped at a nearby museum that was devoted to the “S & O Canal”. Don had no idea what this was, so he went into the museum and talked the volunteer there. It turns out that back in the 1820’s, right after the Erie Canal was built, a man in Georgia got some of the people who built it to come down and build another canal connecting the Savannah and Ogeechee Rivers, to allow barge traffic coming down the Ogeechee to get to Savannah easily. The canal was very busy until the railroads put it out of business. So, Don and I explored the canal, walking down the path alongside it all the way down to the Ogeechee River, which is very big. There were a lot of interesting things along the way, like the remnants of the locks they used to lift and lower the barges. Don explained it all to me in terms I could easily understand, and I sincerely appreciated it. I was off leash, and led the way across all the bridges, and got to sniff a lot of strange plants. It was a really fun walk. When we got back to the rig, Don and Geri decided not to leave tomorrow, but to extend our stay for another night so that they could really visit Savannah. Don and I walked up to the office, and they told us that another coach was coming in to take our spot, but they decided to move it to another site so we could stay in our site for another night. Don was happy about that. Everyone’s food schedule was messed up, so Don didn’t cook, and I got a little soup and a bit of cottage cheese in my plates. Well, not such a bad day after all. See you tomorrow!