Day 36
Good news! Geri’s feeling better this morning! The combination of her medicine and a day of bed rest seems to have really helped. She was even feeling good enough to complain about the level of Don’s housekeeping during her day off. Don and I went for a nice long walk through the woods, and I was off leash most of the time, allowing me to do a lot of exploring and harassing squirrels. The funny thing is, I don’t really want to catch one, even though it’s in my nature to do so. What would I do with it? I wouldn’t want to eat it, because it’s mostly fur, which isn’t proper food. I could take it to Don, but I don’t think that he would want to eat it either, and I’m sure he wouldn’t want to make a pet of it. At least, I hope so. I remember the only time that I caught something that I was chasing. It was a pigeon, at a park in Las Vegas, many years ago. I remember the feel of feathers in my mouth, and the bird wiggling like crazy; I thought, “What am I going to do with this thing?” I dropped it almost immediately, and ran back to where Don was. Then I got chewed out royally because I had run into the street to catch the stupid bird. I was sorry I even chased it. Buddy was with me then, and he looked at me like I was a total fool. So, now I chase, but I don’t have any real desire to catch.
When we got back to the rig, I had to rest a little bit, then Don and I went out and started wiping some of the dust and junk off the coach. A little while later, Geri and Don’s friend Les drove up. I gave him a good welcome, and got some pets. He had never seen our coach before, and Geri gave him a tour of the rig. Then Geri and Don got in Les’s car and took off, after seeing that I had everything I needed for my comfort. Understand, I’m always a little sad to see them go off without me, because I love them dearly and miss their company. But I also need my sleep. Don’t forget, I’m a dog. Dogs need a lot of sleep. When they take me out in the truck in the afternoon, what do I do in my comfortable, spacious compartment? I sleep! When we stop to visit something, I wake up, take my walk with them, get back in the truck, and go back to sleep. So, when I’m left alone in the coach, I get my sleep time in. When they return, I really let them know that I’m glad to see them by doing big tail wags and getting a toy to offer them.
Today, when they got back to the rig, they told me about going to lunch at Palmetto Bluff, a big resort near Hilton Head. They said the place was very beautiful, and it was located right on a river where they saw porpoises in the water. Then Les took them to Parris Island, where our US Marines get trained. They really enjoyed that, because Gary, my original owner and trainer, was a Marine, and I was trained to be a Marine dog. Les took them to look at some of the beautiful old homes in Beaufort, the ones Don and I saw yesterday. After that they came back to the rig, and I got my dinner (finally), and another good walk in the woods with Don. Their lunch was pretty big, so they didn’t cook dinner; no plates for me. Don and I worked on the blog, then off to bed early. Sounds like another touring day tomorrow. OK with me.