HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
TRAVEL DAY: NORTH EAST, MARYLAND TO FELTON, DELAWARE.
Day 21 – It was a long night. To provide enough light in the shower stall for the camera to film the cats using the litter box at night, we had to leave a bright light on in the hallway all night. Everyone wants to be filmed while going to the bathroom, right? LOL. Well, the cats seemed mystified, noticing the camera and looking up at it, and dumb old mom & dad left the light on in the hallway – this is what happens when they drink too much! So half the time, they’d see these changes, the light & the camera, and not use the box. Then, they’d come back in and try again. And again. And so it went. The bright light and all this activity did not help us sleep either. Anyway, so far, we cannot find a cat with a bladder problem, but they will be watched and filmed for a couple of weeks. That light will drive us all crazy, though!
Before driving, Rob moved the camera from the shower stall to the bedroom so it would film the girls while we were driving. We always leave a litter box with them when we travel.
We left Elk Neck State Park at 11:25 a.m. after dumping tanks. We would have departed earlier but there was a line at the dump station. It was 56 degrees with light rain. We took a route similar to the one we took to get here 3 days ago. We made one stop to purchase propane. Only a few pictures were taken since it was pretty dreary out. We crossed back into Delaware and reached our destination not too long thereafter.
We arrived at Killens Pond State Park at 1:25 p.m. and promptly checked in (back to the 1 p.m. check-in times like most State Parks – YAAAA). It was 64 degrees, cloudy and breezy. There were people checking in right before us and more followed us in. The flow of incoming campers continued throughout the afternoon, and this isn’t even the weekend. As we drove past the dump station at this Park, there was a LONG line-up of RVs and trailers waiting to dump. NOTE TO US – leave early enough to miss the line of vehicles when we depart here on Thursday!
We had reserved site #B4 for four nights. In all five loops, the campsites are packed in there fairly close together; the loops are small. This is an older campground. We did, however, have 30-amp electrical hook-ups and water. This will be a nice change, and the girls will have their heated pads back. Site B4 was bigger than most of them (which was one reason we picked it) and on one side, there aren’t any other campsites (the other reason we picked it). We put up the tent on the side where no one would be camping. The other side has a campsite fairly close to it, and soon after we arrived a truck and large trailer pulled in and set up camp. It was an older couple and their cats. Cool! They are very nice. The woman sweetly asked Rob to help them move their picnic table. I don’t mind lending Rob out from time to time. This site should work out fine.
We had our lunch late and set up camp. Then we reviewed the film from the drive and were amazed at how active a couple of the girls had been. Not in the litter box, but roaming around the bedroom, getting up on their hind legs, looking out the window or climbing up their climbing wall. (Usually when we periodically check on them when we’re driving, they are sleeping in one big furry mass. Not today though.) And happily, we found that their potty habits seem normal, so far.
Later in the afternoon we sat in the tent. The wind was picking up but the trees around us are large and blocked the wind. As the sun was setting we went inside and made dinner. So far, so good. Only Pixie has discovered that the heated pads are again warm. We won’t be seeing much of her now.