Great Visits with Old Friends

Captains Log May 14 - It was a hectic long day!  We didn’t have to leave so early this morning as we were only driving to Lima, OH on our first leg.  We left a little early to take advantage  of parking in the Walmart lot and pick up a few groceries before lunching with friends.

My friend from Lima, who was my neighbor and first friend I made when we moved there as a freshman in high school, Pam and her husband Dave, picked us up for lunch.  They picked a new spot that is part of a chain started and owned by a local.  It’s Beer Barrel Pizza and Grill and it was more of an upscale restaurant once you read the menu.  Bill went with a BLT with sides and raved over it and I had an Atlantic Salmon Rice Bowl.  Oh my, was that ever delicious.  Pam told me it was her go to meal there but she tried Fish Tacos and said they were awesome as well.  I could have licked my bowl clean.  It was riced cauliflower with avocado, spinach, pickled onion and a light lemon vinaigrette.  Wish we had one of those restaurants at home!!  Thanks Pam for picking a great spot for us to try!!

We enjoyed about 90 minutes of food, drink and great company before it was time to head back to the RV and get on the road.  Pam and Dave are super and we hope they will visit us in Florida since his sister lives in The Villages!

The drive to Whitehouse, OH (near Maumee and Perrysburg) went pretty fast.  Bill took a nap while I drove.  We’ve stayed many times at Twin Acres Campground and they had a nice pull thru full hookup for us as usual.  I had made a mistake when booking and did 3 days but Bill noticed on my itinerary I had listed 4 days so he had called yesterday and asked if they could add a day.  She called back this morning that it was no problem, “whew”! 

We didn’t get to do much relaxing as Bill had scheduled us to have dinner with friends of his, Clyde and Jane.  Good thing I had a low point lunch!  I went with the Shrimp Cocktail which is my Mexican “go to” meal since I joined Weight Watchers.  It was delicious, filling and lots of shrimp and avocado.  We spent about 2 hours with them, catching up and as always they laugh over some stories of their “old days” together. 

Before heading to the RV I wanted to stop at Meijers, which is similar to a Target, so get some Ohio State stuff for my son.  Bill found some Detroit items for himself as well and we got 2 insulated mugs with camping motif on them that I think I’m going to love!

It was nice to get back to the RV and just relax!  The best part is we will be here 4 nights so I can get caught up while I have good WIFI!