And so it ends

Monday, 8:10pm

Feeling nostalgic and trip isn't totally over though all we have ahead of us is 8 plus hours of driving.

We spent most of the day at Carowinds Amusemnt Park; kids had a blast going on all the roller coasters - Sophie even went on some scary-looking drops. She and I fought the crowds at the water park portion of the park and a good time was had by most ( Evan might have something else to say...). Izzy hung in the RV at the park because as big as she is, she didn't make the height requirements.

I'm nostalgic because even though I said this last RV trip, I'm fairly certain there really won't be another one. For one thing, the sleeping arrangements were definitely tougher this time. The bunk beds were narrow and the bottom one was coffin-like. Secondly, other than RVing out West, no ideal destinations come to mind. And lastly and sadly, we only have three years until Mike is off to college so family vacations as we know them are numbered and as fun as the adventures are, we want to do other things as well. (Club Med by way of an airplane would be nice!)

So to close, here are some things we either forgot to mention, or weren't worthy of a full post or just want to include so we can look back, have a laugh and thank Aunt Fanny for a good time:

The man who collected our tickets at the Natural Bridge was named Wilber Lee and we understood every fifth word he said;

Danica Patrick was shorter than what we expected;

Jumbo turkey legs aren't that bad;

At the cavern gift shop Evan joked that Cameron needed a Major helmet for his big noggin, not a Miner one;

The longer we were in the south the more Evan started talking with a drawl;

When we rolled into the last RV park, Izzy spotted a cat and in her utter excitement, honked the horn;

Evan's appreciation for nature exceeds Gail's;

Gail's appreciation for clean clothes exceeds Evan's;

The woman who spoke to us at the beach party at Jellystone had way too many teeth in her mouth and we understood every ninth word;

Gail had two gyros on this trip - not the expected cuisine;

You know you have very accommodating children when they are actually disapointed we didn't stay at a wal-mart;

NASCAR never was and still will never be on Gail's bucket list;



Our family is great and our kids' good health, safety and happiness is really all that matters. If I have to keep them in an RV forever to ensure they remain so, I'll do it. As long as we can locate the nearest Cracker Barrel (who knew?) and jumpy pillow. What more do we need?


Thanks for cruising with us.