CALL OF THE WILD

 

                                                                  
We continue to travel through this beautiful country of ours and are currently staying in the middle of a Virginia Forest near Fredericksburg. It is very lush and green, as they have had plenty of rain. Last night at dusk we had a visitor at our camp site. A wild turkey came walking through our camp as if she owned it. (maybe she does). Other things came out at dusk, no not just mosquitoes, Lightening Bugs! Remember when we were kids and we caught them and put them in a jar? How simple life was then. We just don't see lightening bugs in Florida any more. I often wonder if spraying for mosquitoes has killed them off?

 Each morning and night, Sam and I go for walks. The other morning there was a loud bellowing sound echoing from the forest. Being a city girl I was clueless as to what that sound was and Chris told me it was a male deer calling for a female. Men, they always are a little noisy.

We visited downtown Historic Fredericksburg yesterday morning. Our stops included the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, Rising Sun Tavern and Mary Washington's House. They have done a nice job of preserving our country's heritage. This area is filled with so much history, both Colonial and Civil War. Something for every history buff!

Tomorrow we break camp and head for Hersey, PA. Yum! I normally don't care for chocolate but somehow a Hersey's Chocolate Bar is different. Especially fit between gram crackers and toasted marshmallows over an open campfire! Stay tuned for more travels.