Mammoth Goes Birding…and stuff, Day 15

Tuesday, April 22

It rained overnight, making the dog park muddy. But it was still usable.  I took a short jog, then we did our Walmart run, then ate lunch and went to play with the grandkids.  Note to remember—in the Northeast they still have the old-style Walmarts that are not supercenters. The one we went to had stuff but no groceries. Actually, they had a tiny bit of groceries—maybe two aisles and a small freezer section; no produce.  Which didn’t work for us—most of our list was produce!  We wanted to get veggies and salad for the drive home.

But rather than drive twenty minutes to a Supercenter and then waste another twenty minutes driving back, we just got the things they had and then walked across the parking lot to a very nice grocery store. I don’t remember the name of it, but if I lived there, I’d shop at it all the time. They had a lot of organics and unusual brands we can’t get back home.

Edward got home at about 6:20. We played Minecraft again, went outside for a while (it was a nice day, in the 70s), and then had some very good carry-out Chinese food.  And then it was time for a sad good-bye.

Next time. Sigh.

 

REVIEW Pine Lake RV Resort and Cabins  

I liked this place a lot. It was well-managed; our hookups worked fine; everyone was excessively friendly and helpful. Although it was already quite huge, they seemed to be building even more stuff. Wow.

It’s hilly but the roads are wide and easy to drive around. Plenty of big pine trees and other trees around the sides and scattered around in and among the sites. Our original site was at the end of a row which made our Starlink want to point right into some big pine trees, but the management was happy to let us move down a few spaces. The speed was the same at both sites but there were fewer interruptions away from the trees.

Very convenient to Interstate 84 (I think?)  but I suspect we ended up paying unnecessary toll a few times. With the toll tag, I don’t always know. There’s a small but perfectly adequate dog park, with poop bags and two benches; it’s right next to a very small playground. Also adequate, but considering how big the place is, they might want to consider adding another of each at the far ends. There’s a nice basketball court centrally located; also a pool but it was closed for the season.  There was even a workout room in the office building.  And a big “party” area with artificial turf for the kids to run on and a firepit. They served us a free Easter dinner on Saturday night, along with other Easter activities that we missed.

There’s even a walking trail around the lake. It needs a little maintenance, but it made a nice hike. A few ticks, true, but also chipmunks and a river otter.