Today was another beautiful day with partly cloudy skies, variable breezes and cool temperatures.
One of the more common problems with RV's is battling insects, especially since we're usually set up in natural areas in rural environments. We've had an ongoing ant problem the last couple of weeks.....nothing big, but we were seeing ants in the shower daily. We've been using Terro ant baits, a well-respected remedy for ant problems in RV's. Some care is needed using chemicals in and around RV's because of the materials involved and the close living quarters. Wednesday, ants appeared in the kitchen sink as well. We suspected a gray tank infestation and treated the gray tank accordingly. This morning, ants were found in a kitchen cabinet. Obviously, stronger measure were needed.
We removed all open containers of food from the cabinets and pantry, as well as many utensils and dishes from drawers and cabinets, placed them in the car, and used a fogging insect repellent to penetrate all surfaces to find the little pests and eliminate them. Hank also once again sprayed the basement areas and outside around the RV.
We spent the time away from the RV with Art and Betty Strong exploring the hills and valleys around the areas - mostly mountain farm country, and enjoyed lunch at the Dairy Bar.
We returned about 3 hours later to air out the RV and found many dead
ants in the shower basin and some in the kitchen sink. All dishes and
utensils not removed from the RV earlier were washed.
Tonight we had a group dinner at Macados in Galax, VA then returned to the RV to finish putting away the items we removed earlier. Even with our ant battles, today was a lovely day to be in the southern Virginia mountains.
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