Tuesday, March 13: We were awakened by the sound of construction equipment and dump trucks. The Moose Lodge is in the middle of renovating their building. They also wanted to level the surrounding grounds and so there were many loads of dirt delivered over the next few days to be spread by a a bulldozer.
Here's a link to lodge photos: https://www.facebook.com/pg/raleighmoose/photos/?ref=page_internal
Monday night's snow was gone by the time we had to leave Wake Forest, NC around noon to head to Raleigh and the NC State Fairgrounds. Hank was expected at a meeting regarding the Raleigh Hamfest to be held there on March 31. After the meeting, we drove to Cary for Hank's annual eye checkup with his opthamologist. No change in his vision was found so there was no need for new glasses. After a break at Arby's for a snack, we drove to Raleigh and a radio club meeting, where we met up with familiar faces and some new ones. After the meeting, we had a late dinner with friends at the Edwards Mill Bar and Grill before arriving back in Wake Forest at 11:30 P.M.
Wednesday and Thursday, March 14 & 15 were relaxing days in the coach. There was plenty going on around us as the deliveries of dirt continued as well as the bulldozer continuing to work. One side of our coach faces the parking lot and building and the other side faces busy Hwy. 401 so there's always something to look at. We each have our computer interests to take care of, and the days went by quickly. Thursday night was 50 cent Wing Night, so we went inside to share a basket of wings and some onion rings. (Moose lodges are known for their good food at reasonable prices.)
Friday, March 16: No more dump trucks today. Hank had a 1:30 appointment to have a place on the top of his ear and on his head frozen and scraped. We made a quick visit to our storage unit to get another water hose to replace one that's getting old and bad. ( The sewer hookup we can use is a little too far for our sewer hoses to reach from where we were asked to park so we wouldn't be in the way of getting into the maintenance shed or be in the way of getting in and out of parking places.) We also got an oil change for the HHR before heading back to Wake Forest. The lodge was having a chicken dinner which we enjoyed - fried chicken, cooked cabbage, corn and hush puppies. In the evening, Hank played in a pool tournament and placed third.
Saturday, March 17: We drove to a Golden Corral in Raleigh for another club meeting and another chance to catch up with old friends. The Moose Lodge had a St. Patrick's Day party that night with DJ music, games and a corn beef and cabbage dinner...all open to the public. Since we had a large lunch at GC, we decided to pass on the festiviites and enjoyed a quiet evening on our own. Overnight, storms moved through the area.
Today, March 18: The Lodge is normally closed on Sunday although the members who are helping with the renovations start arriving about noon. We got permission to move the coach a little closer to the hookups so we could empty our tanks (after 12 days), and get caught up on laundry.
The weather has ranged from lows in the 20's to highs in the 60's and everywhere in between. Precipitation included rain and snow but there were sunny days, too. The weather forecast is for aother below-normal temperature week ahead. We plan to stay here until at least March 25.
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