We have lunch at Maggie’s On the Prom in Seaside. It’s on the promenade by the sea. We drive unhooked and leave the RV at a large municipal lot.
When we get back to the RV, I see a shop across the street, “Saltwater Taffy.” I haven’t had any taffy that I liked in decades. When I was in elementary school, a group would sell taffy at school once a year for a fundraiser. It was homemade stuff, unpackaged, in strips separated with wax paper and dusted with something like powered sugar. I may not like it now, but I am curious to try it again and have been looking for it for years. I don’t like the little candy that is sold as taffy now that is too hard to chew.
The shop sells the little pieces of candy in clear cylinders going up to the ceiling, each cylinder holding a different flavor. I don’t want any of it, but, not to disappoint the cheerful young clerk, we pick out a few pieces of several flavors. He weighs it and the price is something like $2.19. It would cost a lot more than that, though.
Back in the RV, I put one piece in my mouth, start to chew it, then spit it out. Jane starts chewing, then feels something in her mouth that doesn’t belong there.
We just left Charleston (actually Mt. Pleasant) after a few days welcoming and holding and holding and holding and loving on our new little bundle of joy making us proud “great g’parents” of our 4th….1 boy; 3 girls.
And, yes, the humidity was horrendous. Had to spend one night in the nearest Walmart to KOA where we had reservations but arrived a day early due to the threatening weather in the Lake Junaluska area. No vacancies for that one night. Site was good but definitely had to run generator as it was so hot especially after enjoying cooler temps in the Blue Ridge Mts.
We have also taken trips with a closet full of the wrong clothes. Wish we could trade for a few days, we planned an Oct trip, thinking how nice the weather would be. We are at Huntington Beach State Park, heading down to Charleston. It’s 86 deg with smothering humidity
So you are getting into the “writer” thing. Left us hanging on the taffy issue !!
Well, I haven’t bored you with a response for a while now, so I’m behind, but will say:
CONGRATULATIONS GRANDMA AND GRANDPA. Job well done. Good work.
Your life is about to change almost as much as it did when you transitioned from married without kids to having munchkins running around. I’m serious. I’m not the first one to say it, but getting these grandchildren in some ways is actually better than ending up with your own. You can spoil the living crap out of them, get away with it, and then fade off into the sunset. Grandma and Grandpa can do no evil. It’s payback time.
The next big thing will be what your new given names will be. Think carefully here. You are getting ready to be branded again, so at least state your own preference for whatever it’s not worth.
You touched on Lewis and Clark – what a truly remarkable journey in all of American history.
What is your route home – if indeed you ever intend on returning to your former home in GEORGIA?
Travel safely. TD
Thanks for your wisdom, Terry. The 2,762 miles will make a difference, though. The route — stay tuned. I’ll be catching up on posts.
Rob – I FULLY understand about the 2,762 L O N G miles! Our little three year old wonderboy is up in the Colorado Rockies, only 1,400+ miles. But, for the first time, they will be able to be here in Jawja for Christmas, so he is getting ready to be even more spoiled than when Grandpa and Grandma are out in Eagle. His parents will survive, I guess. Not my problem though. LOL
p.s. what are the kids doing up there in Canada, anyway – besides producing grandchildren for you and Jane?
I haven’t thought about that taffy they sold in elementary school in years! I used to love it!
Wish I knew where to find some. If I remember correctly, it came in vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate.
Sorry it wasn’t the same kind!
Maggie’s looks nice!
Thanks, Chris, I am so glad you remembered. Now there are two of us.