Croton 9/30/14 A New Site

As mentioned in an earlier blog, our time was up Monday at noon.  We decided to hang around another week.  However, only R&K were able to keep their present site.  V&G and I had to vacate for others arriving midweek (we shall see).  My new site is lucky #13.  V&G will be at #14.  The treat of the day was watching Vicki move their big Allegro to their new site.

Leaving one site....

....Arriving at the new site

As you can see below, the sites in this park are very spacious; more so than what you'll find in the private RV parks.  In the future, I'll try not to decide on another week at the end of a stay but rather book them beforehand.  It's not that I'm not satisfied with the new site; rather, the hassle of packing up, draining tanks, pulling in slides before moving to what amounts to "down the street" is a big pain.

A corner lot no less

Yes, it's as cozy as the last one.  I'm finding my level of comfort is less discriminating than the feeling I get when I'm nestled in Mother Nature's environment.  This seems to be the reason I'm here in a "home" away from home to begin with.

As an example, you may remember that which caught my eye while sitting and reading at my picnic table in Rhode Island.  It was just a quick glance into the wooded area adjacent to my site.  The only movement that caught my eye.  There was no breeze, and no other leaf moved.  Just the one leaf.  Mother Nature's amazing trick lured me toward it to find out what was going on. What was it that made this single, solitary leaf spin?

The Turning Leaf

Today, once again, while seated at my table reading and enjoying Travels with Charley, movement catches my eye.  This time it's not a turning leaf  but a single, solitary leaf driven by unknown and unseen forces; a rhythmic swaying back and forth as accurate and mesmerizing as the pendulum of a clock.  No other leaf seemed to be affected by wind or breeze.

Nature's Pendulum

There's one last observation I made before I let you go for the night....both George and Ray have noticed it also; it was about other campers in this park:  They are just plain ol' unfriendly....not rude or mean.  Past experiences at different RV parks (and in different states) is quite the opposite as Ray will confirm.  The simple act of nodding hello to you or waving as they drive by, just doesn't happen.  They don't even look at you. That gesture is generally the accepted and expected unspoken protocol of RVers....much like not walking through their site or getting settled down at the appointed hour set by the campground.  So far, I can make this generalization about New Yorkers here.  I take the time to check their tags to see which state they're from.  This is my fifth stay here in Croton and "friendliness" here will be my benchmark.  So far, I've been to Maine and Rhode Island and can attest to the fact that RVer are different. (Aha! I hear her now: "Maybe it's you."  Ha Ha, don't think so.)