Toads Go East - Day 9

Salem on Saturday

Sunday.

Slightly earlier and slightly shorter report today; it's a travelling day tomorrow and I shall be breaking camp during my usual blog writing time.

Today was a rest day. We hadn't really planned it that way but after the grocery shopping this morning and the laundry this afternoon, there wasn't too much time for anything else. Actually it's been a really hot day and the prospect of foot slogging around a busy tourist centre was just too much so this afternoon we've just chilled out and watched the sun go down, happily clutching a beer and a glass of wine.

We've enjoyed it here in New England but the edge has been taken off a lot of the stuff we've done having to negotiate the appalling traffic. Yes, the summer makes it worse but apparently it's bad all year round here. Ho hum.

One good thing today has been the disappearance of the tadpoles. They went off to the bouncy pillow and stayed there for an hour or more. It's taken them a whole week to pluck up the courage to join in with the Kamping Fun, but at least they did it in the end.

Tomorrow we strike north, across the Appalachians again. It'll be a long day but I'm hoping for some good scenery, a bit less traffic and not too much hill climbing; we can but hope.

Tune in again for further adventures from our next landing spot.