FLORIDA TO NORTH CAROLINA

It's been a busy week and a half.  Our last post was from east of Jacksonville, FL.  On Friday, July 1, we celebrated our grandson's wedding (he's the son of our oldest daughter, Kathy, from Alabama).  The bride's family is from the Jacksonville area. What a great day!  There was brunch in the morning at the home of daughter, Karen, then we went to  the church for the nuptials, followed by a reception, followed by an after-wedding party at a local bistro.  Here's a picture of the happy couple, Matthew and Hope.




Since it was a holiday weekend, our family stayed around to spend time in and around Karen's pool and just enjoy being together. The group included  4 of our 5 children, and  8 of 11 grandchildren as well as a niece and her daughter from Louisville, Ky.  Some left on Monday and the rest of us headed north on Tuesday, July 5.

We traveled northeast to the Norman Lake area of North Carolina, since we were giving our son, Mike, and his girl friend, Hailee, a ride back to Cornelius, NC.  After 8 hours, we arrived in Sherrills Ford, NC and got Little House set up at the Cross Country Campground. This large campground is on the west side of Lake Norman, and we had a pull-thru in the front of the park.  Then it was time for dinner at a local Mexican restaurant before taking the young people to Cornelius on the east side of Lake Norman.  We returned to Little House for a welcome night's sleep.

Wednesday, July 6, was a day to catch our breath and enjoy the companionship of another ham radio/RV couple - Bill and Nancy, who lived close by.  We spent the day visiting, doing some sightseeing, then going to their house for a delicious dinner. Meeting up with friends on the road is always a good time.

After a leisurely morning on Thursday, we got the big rig moving once again for the 2 1/2 hour drive to Raleigh and the NC State Fairgrounds campground behind the Hunt Horse Complex.  The next week or so will be spent taking care of various chores and visiting with the many friends in the area that we left behind when we started our full time RV lifestyle.