The Prequel

Picked the RV up in Social Circle near Atlanta having driven down the night before from Wilmington. That particular day was a little fraught. First of all, the team of four plus dog were folded into a Honda CRV along with assorted baggage. The players on this journey are the author, Allan recently relieved of responsibilities for BASC, his wonderful wife, Julia, who also has earned time off for good behaviour, Dan who is on vacation from his UNCW vacation, Nic who also has finished at the school and Abby the English Springer Spaniel. I will develop the characters of the players as the journey progresses so for now, be patient.
Back to the journey from Wilmington, my being stopped by the police caused enormous humour from the two youngest and will only add to my growing reputation as a man not to be a passenger with. My misdemeanor was to be in a ‘left turn only’ lane and travel straight across. The wonderful Officer of the Law gave me a warning as he could tell that I was not “from round year, y’all”. If I had been a local then, as sure as two dimes and a nickel make a quarter, the driver next to me would have known of my reputation and kept well away!
Six hours cooped up in a Japanese automobile, made for diminutive Japanese people, left us crumpled, sweaty and irritable. When we eventually arrived at our internet chosen ‘pet-friendly’ hotel, ready for a long cool swim, we discovered that canines were designated illegals.