WHERE IN THE WORLD           IS SAM?


Back again to bring you up to date. Our trip to Maine from Mass. was only 150 miles. When we got to Wild Duck Campgrounds our favorite camp site was ready. We see a lot of friends from last year and they are excited to see me (everyone says I have gotten big). The weather is a little warm, going up to 90, but I don't mind since I get to swim in the salt water canal here at the campground. Guess where the campground gets its name? You got it DUCKS! They are everywhere. Too bad Mom and Dad won't let me chase them.

Remember me saying things run in 3's and we were finished? Guess I was wrong since our front A/C went out and because this is tourist season there is a 2-4 week wait for service. (We have become the tourist that clogs the streets and causes long lines at the restaurants. Revenge is sweet!) Good thing the weather has cooled down with days in the mid 70's and nights high 50's. Great weather for evening campfires! The RV Service was in the park so we got looked at early. We need a new motor and hopefully it will be in on Monday.

I had my 2nd birthday on Mon. July 7th. Boy did I have a great day! I got to go to the Portland Head Light House where I ran off lease in an open field and played along a wooded pathway. There was a 4 month old black lab puppy there who thought I was his dad. (Not possible, Mom took care of that.) I played with a lot of friends that morning. On our way home we stopped at McDonald's (Mom knows where they all are) and I got a cup of ice cream and Mom got her diet coke. I usually don't get people food but Dad grilled me a hot dog as part of my dinner. I think birthdays should come once a week!

Mom has a trip planned to the Two Lights State Park. She says this is a great "photo op" as it has a beautiful rugged coastline. Looks like our next blog will have an album attached. Hope everyone is having a fun summer, we sure are. I'll be back soon.

Love, Sam & Family

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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS
                   SAM?


    HAPPY 4th of JULY


Well did all of you think I got lost? It seems that when one camps deep in the woods the "free WIFI" is so slow, even opening email is a problem. We are now settled in Maine with great connectivity. So let's get you caught up.

Let me tell you what happened when we got gas in PA at a truck stop. Filling up the RV works a little different than filling a car. We have a 100 gallon gas tank to fill with diesel. The routine is Mom goes inside the Truck Stop to have the pump turned on while Dad fills the tank. Then Mom comes out after paying, gets in, locks the door and we are ready to rock and roll. This whole time I sit behind the driver's seat supervising everything. I have a lot of truck drivers say hi and laugh when they walk by. I think they think I am driving. (I'm not old enough to drive.) After filling the tank, Dad sometimes goes to the back of the RV to the bathroom.

This particular day Dad walks around the back of the RV while Mom walks around the front. She gets in and thinks he is in the back and locks the door but Dad is NOT IN THE RV! He comes up and tries to open the door but it is locked and he somehow thinks I have locked the door with his keys inside. He walks around the RV thinking he has to CLIMB in a window. Good thing Mom saw him outside and opened the door. (How could I lock a door?)

This was the start of a weird day.

We traveled on to a campground deep in the woods of the Hudson Valley in NY. Normally directions to the RV Park are marked with several signs leading you to the campground. Thank Heaven for map quest and GPS, they helped us finally get there. In addition it seems the RV Park has moved the office and we even  have to ask directions to find it. The park grass needed cut, the staff was not friendly and there were RV's that looked abandoned and parked for who knows how long. Not a nice park. Only staying one night for sure!

Things go "south" from there. We are sitting inside when there is a knock at the door. I go crazy barking at the "Trick or Treat" youngsters of preteen to teenagers. They have make up on their faces and are wanting candy. Dad, after a frustrating day, tells them to move along or he'll call the police. Come to find out, the unfriendly staff failed to tell us about this activity. Needless to say we have a very restless night since we are sure we are going to be egged!

Sometime in the middle of the night we hear a bus arrive and when we get up in the morning their are people sleeping in cars. Mom took me to the dog park early and as we passed some tents there was a man smoking a corn cob pipe. (Is that a banjo playing in the distance?) We were out of there by 7:30 am!

Our trip to Mass. was, thankfully uneventful. I have more to tell you later in my next blog.
Love, Sam and Mom, Judy and Dad, Chris