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Day 30 May 19, 2009- Inland to Greensboro NC
The day certainly looked like it was going to get brighter. And it did! After so many days of the needed rain (NC is now officially NOT in a severe drought.) The sun came through.
CASPIAN TERN SPEAKING
We travelled from Fairfield on the coastal plain to Greensboro, stopping along the way for necessities like, gasoline, lunch and as we approached Greensboro, (Durham actually) we spotted a “Truck Wash”. Ah, ha we both said as we knew that the salt has to go. After 5 weeks along the seacoast the salt build up becomes permanent if not removed. A Truck Wash next to a “truck stop” (TA) was spotted and we pulled in, but wait, there are six trucks ahead of us! Too late, as there is an “in” drive and no “out “drive. Once you are in line that is a commitment. (Ever been in that situation?). Anyway we found that there were 7 guys doing each truck so the line went quickly. We had the chance to watch them wash down the inside of what must have been a produce hauling truck as the dirt , soil and cabbage leaves that came out of the truck were piled on the floor of the truck wash afterwards. The men were efficient and quick. We were in and out in 35 minutes from the time we got in line.
What does a complete wash cost with car and trailer, you ask? Thought you’d never ask? With no frills like wax or special treatment it was $37.00. Basic price. IT was clean on the outside at least and saved from deterioration.
We arrived at 5:00 at a campground on the south side of Greensboro and set up camp. This is not peaceful and quiet (but sometimes you never know) but under the shade of big trees one of them a Shagbark Hickory. When was the last time you saw one of those? But the noise is from me -85 Bus which is just across the street so to speak. But we settled in and had supper and relaxed with updates on computer pictures and bird notations.
Thus is a good letter to reflect again as we look back on the earlier and longest part of the trip. I am always thankful and almost never disappointed in the people that serve us along the way. Most are very friendly and helpful and have a good word to say. A few times there might be silence or some “non involvement” and that is Ok, too. These people across the USA are legion. The cashier in the gas stations, quick serve stops and grocery stores, the volunteers in the NWR offices and Visitor Centers, or a householder who may just answer a question or give directions (we don’t always stay on the “beaten path”. There were the campsite workers, the utility workers, the repair man at he gas pump who was grateful to be working, the truck wash guys who even though the work was dirty and wet, seemed to have a happy time with it. The country is filled with good people who serve us every day. Some are seen and some are unseen, but know that without them things for us would not be so smooth.
Tomorrow we meet up with daughter Therese. She is here at Greensboro working on Women’s Military History. The term is over so her papers are graded from her assigned class and her work is turned in for now. It is a good time to spend a few days with her on her own “turf”. Therese has been collecting data from women who were in the military from 1945 through 1975 .Women had not broken any glass ceilings in those years. She is doing personal interviews in many cases of those serving during at least in part, those years. Tomorrow we pick her up at the airport here in Greensboro as she was in West Branch helping her mother to pack things for moving.
What does a complete wash cost with car and trailer, you ask? Thought you’d never ask? With no frills like wax or special treatment it was $37.00. Basic price. IT was clean on the outside at least and saved from deterioration.
We arrived at 5:00 at a campground on the south side of Greensboro and set up camp. This is not peaceful and quiet (but sometimes you never know) but under the shade of big trees one of them a Shagbark Hickory. When was the last time you saw one of those? But the noise is from me -85 Bus which is just across the street so to speak. But we settled in and had supper and relaxed with updates on computer pictures and bird notations.
Thus is a good letter to reflect again as we look back on the earlier and longest part of the trip. I am always thankful and almost never disappointed in the people that serve us along the way. Most are very friendly and helpful and have a good word to say. A few times there might be silence or some “non involvement” and that is Ok, too. These people across the USA are legion. The cashier in the gas stations, quick serve stops and grocery stores, the volunteers in the NWR offices and Visitor Centers, or a householder who may just answer a question or give directions (we don’t always stay on the “beaten path”. There were the campsite workers, the utility workers, the repair man at he gas pump who was grateful to be working, the truck wash guys who even though the work was dirty and wet, seemed to have a happy time with it. The country is filled with good people who serve us every day. Some are seen and some are unseen, but know that without them things for us would not be so smooth.
Tomorrow we meet up with daughter Therese. She is here at Greensboro working on Women’s Military History. The term is over so her papers are graded from her assigned class and her work is turned in for now. It is a good time to spend a few days with her on her own “turf”. Therese has been collecting data from women who were in the military from 1945 through 1975 .Women had not broken any glass ceilings in those years. She is doing personal interviews in many cases of those serving during at least in part, those years. Tomorrow we pick her up at the airport here in Greensboro as she was in West Branch helping her mother to pack things for moving.
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