Thanksgiving

Yes, we live in an RV, but Thanksgiving was the first time that we took a trip in the RV for pleasure only. We definitely need to do that more often.

We went to Wilmington, NC to visit our friends, Tom and Joni, who we met in New Mexico. Tom and Joni are working at the KOA in Wilmington and even though we've been four hours away from each other since April, this was our first trip to visit.

First, I've got to tell you that traveling in the RV, especially to visit friends, was awesome. We had all the fun of a visit without our hosts having to wash sheets or towels for us. We had all our stuff with us, so no need to wonder what the weather would be like (though it was absolutely perfect...sunny and 70 the whole time) so we packed the right things. We could hang out together, but also each had our own space. No need to board the dog, because he went along (and visited his friend Tequila. Well, visit is probably a strong word. Both dogs happily ignored each other.)

We had Thanksgiving dinner at Cracker Barrel and I'm now a convert to eating out for Thanksgiving. We had a nice meal, no clean up, no preparation, no grocery shopping and no fridge full of leftovers.

On Saturday we went to the water front for a Christmas flotilla. We weren't sure about parking and whether we'd have to stand around for a long time beforehand, but it worked out perfectly. We left early. Found parking in a restaurant parking lot. Walked across the street to the restaurant and found out they didn't open until 4. It was about 3:30. We also found out that all the tables on the deck were reserved. But, the helpful bartender told us we could sit on 'the ledge' and have drinks and dinner and stay as long as we wanted. Not only did we have a great location, but the food and drinks were fantastic.

Drinks and appetizers on 'the ledge'. 

     

The view from 'the ledge' as the sun was setting. 

One of the boats going by. Notice the big crowd at the restaurant across from us.


P.S. I stole these pictures from Joni's Facebook page.

All in all, it was a wonderful trip. Thanks, Tom and Joni!