Moncure, NC

Friday, July 29, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 70 degrees partly cloudy, to 101 degrees and partly sunny.
Buster is going to stop in Rockford, Illinois where George's niece Kim lives there for a short time longer before moving back to Florida next month.

Ariana, Cindy and Paco

George and Bonnie went to dinner at Christine's, Cindy was there also with Paco. The kids were enjoying the pool when we arrived, Paco too. After dinner we all played Mexican train domino's with grandma the big winner.

Paco and Zane

Saturday, July 30, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 72 degrees partly cloudy, to 102 degrees and partly sunny.
We tried to stay cool today so staying inside was the best plan and going out to have dinner, Mexican in Fuquay-Varina with Christine, John, Ariana and Zane. After dinner it was another round of pool for the kids and then another round of Mexican train for all of us. No pictures as the camera was safe in Buster .

Cindy, Zane and Ariana 

Moncure, NC

Monday, July 25, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 77 degrees partly sunny, to cloudy 93 degrees and rain. This afternoon we has a good rain and thunderstorm, enough wind to move the satellite dish off signal requiring a re-aiming to re-acquire the satellite signal. Thus we stayed close to Buster today doing chores and resting up from the weekend

Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 72 degrees overcast cloudy, to 97 degrees and partly sunny. No rain but almost, sticky humid day. Chores day, batteries watered, black tank flushed and drained, packed some outside things for our travels next week.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 70 degrees partly cloudy, to 97 degrees and partly sunny.

More adjusting to our travel plan where Buster stops and parks. Went to Ariana's softball practice this evening, Cannon stayed safely in Buster (no pictures). Our time here in North Carolina is winding down the end as next week Buster goes to work running down the road.

Thursday, July 28, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 70 degrees partly cloudy, to 98 degrees and partly sunny.

Silver Sally and Buster in Moncure, NC

Buster had a shower this morning, a short rain of about four minutes. Latter in the day Silver Sally took us to Apex for shopping and a light dinner.

Moncure, NC

Sunday, July 24, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 75 degrees partly sunny, to 98 degrees muggy and partly sunny.

First game today 9:55 AM Bonnie needed the morning to clear a headache, late night and early get going yesterday. The Ariana's girls softball team played very well winning the game a one hour and fifteen minute timed game, finish the inning format. (To enlarge pictures; Click on picture to enlarge, click return button (<) on your browser to return to post).

Ariana bunting

Next game at one ten, enough time to get Bonnie back at Buster. Ariana’s 10 U softball team lost this game going into the losers bracket with the next game at four o'clock. But there was a thunderstorm that delayed the game following, the four o'clock game started latter.

Coach Bill G. with first place trophy

The team won that game and played again the team they lost to at one ten. Ariana’s team (Fuquay Bombs) beat them this game then a tie breaker game played that Ariana’s team won thus winning the weekend tournament awarded team and individual trophy’s for first place.

Ariana receiving her first place trophy

It has been fun watching the girls grow in the sport and friendships made with others on their team and other teams.

Marissa and Dad

Two teams first and second place
Ariana front right red uniform

Winning Team
Ariana front center

Rewards
Ariana right with ribbons in her hair

Moncure, NC

Friday, July 22, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 73 degrees partly sunny, to 104 degrees and partly sunny. Hot enough for you? Silver Sally took George and Bonnie to Sanford, NC to have dinner, too hot today to do anything else earlier today.

Ariana (#11) batting

Saturday, July 23, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 73 degrees partly sunny, to 104 degrees and partly sunny. Ariana (10) our granddaughter has a softball tournament in Angier, NC and for George and Bonnie driving Silver Sally about thirty minutes from Moncure. It will be a hot one today.

I left the camera in Silver Sally for the first game just not thinking and it was a long walk back to the car. The second time we got Sally parked closer to the field and I remembered the camera. (To enlarge pictures; Click on picture to enlarge, click return button (<) on your browser to return to post).

Ariana coming off third base, and scored

What a day the first game was at 9:45 AM and the second game was at 7 PM and started a half hour late. The girls started slow in the first game and the format is timed at seventy minutes so they tided at four runs. We went home and relaxed kept cool and returned for the second game refreshed. The second game is also a timed game at seventy five minutes, finish the inning, Ariana's team were the visitors this game. If the home team is behind, they complete their half of the inning batting.

Post game watermelon

"Little brothers"

After spending some time at Buster George & Bonnie went to Christine's for a cookout dinner that we had inside, "too hot outside". There was a shower on our way to Christine’s and sprinkles at the game, they won with good defense and some good hitting the ball fourteen to zero.

Back at Buster there was a good thunder shower as our outside rug was blown around and the awning tie down was on the ground.

Moncure, NC

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 73 degrees partly sunny, to 100 degrees and partly sunny. Another hot and muggy today with some dark sky’s off in the distant north with possible rain. We went to Apex this afternoon to do some shopping then to Fuquay Varina to watch Ariana’s softball practice.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 73 degrees partly sunny, to 103 degrees and partly sunny. This afternoon Silver Sally took George and Bonnie to Christine and John’s for a swim, the cannon camera stayed safely in Buster. Just before leaving Buster there was a short rain shower one that makes you stop and think is going swimming the right thing to do. We went anyway as it was only a three minute shower with the darkened sky clearing after the shower.

Moncure, NC

Monday, July 18, 2011

Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 63 degrees partly sunny, to 92 degrees and partly sunny.

Retire to Buster today, up and out early two days in a row we are not used to the anymore. Redoing the plans for our west trip next month, adjusting stops picked and what days where.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 71 degrees partly sunny, to 101 degrees and partly sunny. Hazy hot and humid this week, not fun.

Our Canopy

We went to the last swim team meet in Apex, NC tonight for Ariana (nine - ten) and Zane (6 and under). Got there early to set the canopy and chairs then went out to eat some fast food in air conditioning. Then had to find parking for Silver Sally, got lucky only a short walk to the pool.

Ariana 363 and Dad

The competitors are numbered for timing and scoring. Three represents nine and ten age group and one hundred is six and under.

Zane 106

Ariana and Zane won at least one heat race tonight. Zane competed in three events (strokes) fifteen meters. Ariana competed in relay 4 by one twenty five meter, one pool lap, individual four strokes, free style, breast, back stroke and butterfly.

Zane going into the pool

Ariana at the finnish

Moncure, NC

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 63 degrees partly sunny, to 93 degrees and partly sunny.

Up and out early for a softball game at 8 o'clock today, Ariana’s team won that one with the next game at twelve forty. The afternoon game was a good game winning until the last half inning losing 4-3 there were twelve teams playing this age group. On the way back to Buster we stopped in Smithfield on the way back to Buster for dinner.

Fiels #2 taken from our camp area

Camp area taken from field # 2

Sunday’s camp or lunch is not a big deal as they are in a loose go home schedule and like the second game today "if they won" they retain the field playing the next game right after (a short break in between games) or back to back.

Moncure, NC

Thursday, July 14, 2011 Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 73 degrees partly sunny, to 101 degrees and partly sunny.

Two hundred and sixty one miles driving Silver Sally yesterday, retired today.
Working on August travel plans today in Buster.

Friday, July 15, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 61 degrees partly sunny, to 90 degrees and partly sunny.
I noticed getting up this morning coolness and the air conditioner did not cycle during the night or early morning.

Saturday, July 16, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 63 degrees partly sunny, to 92 degrees and partly sunny.

Softball tournament for our granddaughter Ariana (10) in Micro, NC for George and Bonnie driving Silver Sally about an hour from Moncure. There were three games with the first two being timed at an hour and ten minutes, game over (lost the first 4-3, won the second 9-0 ). The third was an hour and fifteen minutes they lost. Sunday 8 o' clock the next game loose again we go home.
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Ariana right center (black knees)
Between first and second game the team relaxing. Using electronic games.



Ariana with black sleeves
After second game fixing their lunch

Moncure, NC

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 73 degrees partly sunny, to 104 degrees and partly sunny. There was some rain in the early evening but not stormy by us.

Bonnie at Billy Graham Library

George and Bonnie drove Silver Sally to Charlotte, NC to visit the Billy Graham Library. It was a one hundred and twenty eights mile trip one way. To Bonnie's right is Billy's fathers home that was moved to this site from the family dairy farm.

George at library "Barn"

This was a purpose built structure for the library, this face to resemble the family dairy barn.

Moncure, NC

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 79 degrees partly sunny, to 97 degrees and partly sunny.

Windy over night last night with the large awning snapping now and again during the night and I not wanting to get dressed and go out release the tie down and roll the awning in some.

Ariana (9 & 10) and Zane (6 and under) had swimming meet at the Apex pool we arrived an hour early five o’clock and parking was at a premium. The meet starts at six o’clock, I stopped to unload the canopy chairs and cooler then going to find a spot to put Silver Sally was right ahead of me on the left I had started looking further away first.

Zane and John at the starting block

Zane at the finnish rope with "helper"

Zane only swims fifteen meters, there is a rope stretched across the pool that the six and under swim to. There are "helpers" in the pool for their age group also. 7 - 8 and 9-10 swim the pool one lap twenty five meters.

Ariana starting with pink cap

Ariana swimming

Moncure, NC

Saturday, July 9, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 72 degrees partly sunny, to 95 degrees and mostly sunny.
No thunder storm, Hurray. We went to Apex this evening for dinner.

Sunday, July 10, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 73 degrees partly sunny, to 98 degrees and mostly sunny.
Second day there was no rain. Bonnie and I went to Fuquay as Ariana has softball practice this afternoon at South Park. Christine and John went back home to catch up on a weeks worth of chores not done while on vacation. George and Bonnie took Ariana home and on the way we brought pizza home for dinner. I have been working on trip plans for South Dakota and Wyoming as we are to be in Piedmont, SD on the twentieth of August. Then in Gillette, WY on August 28.

Monday, July 11, 2011
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 70 degrees partly sunny, to 98 degrees and partly sunny.

George and Bonnie went to our daughter Cindy's for dinner today. Cindy is a nurse in the cardiac care section of Rex Hospital here in Raleigh, NC working the over night shift.

George worked on travel plans for our travels west in August today. For me it is all about where we will stop each night and how far Buster travels each day trying to keep the miles to two hundred plus or minus fifty, or three to five hours of driving. That is about our maximum travel day with Buster. Also calculating Busters drinking location (purchasing diesel fuel).

Moncure, NC

Friday, July 1, 2011 thru Friday, July 8, 2011
Friday,
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 61 degrees mostly sunny, to 90 degrees and partly sunny.
We went to Apex, NC for some shopping today.

Saturday, July 2,
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 61 degrees mostly sunny, to 90 degrees and partly sunny. We are on vacation (staycation) for the week as Christine and the family are going to Jamestown, New York where John's parents live. George and Bonnie are laying low checking that the garden does not burn up with out water.

Sunday, July 3,
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 66 degrees mostly sunny, to 90 degrees and partly sunny.
Quite day today.

Monday, July 4,
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 72 degrees mostly sunny, to 90 degrees and partly sunny. After seven tonight a storm rolled in from the north wind and light rain for a bout an hour. Did not disrupt the Television signal.
We went to Christine and Johns' house to water the garden and use the pool.

Tuesday, July 5,
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 72 degrees mostly sunny, to 90 degrees and partly sunny. Thunder storm while we were in Apex shopping there are small puddles back at Buster in the campground.

Wednesday, July 6,
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 72 degrees mostly cloudy, to 90 degrees and partly sunny. There was a big thunder storm today wind and rain enough to fill the ditch behind Buster. Lost television signal for a while, just watched a recorded program. Went to check on the pool and see how much rain there for the garden yesterday (1.1 inches).

Thursday, July 7,
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 72 degrees mostly sunny, to 90 degrees and partly sunny. Afternoon thunder storm, 2.1 inches of rain yesterday.

Friday, July 8,
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 72 degrees mostly sunny, to 92 degrees and partly sunny. Tried to rain today but just sprinkles.

Merry has found a new hiding place from the rain and thunder. In our house in Florida we would fine Merry the cat under a bed when there was a storm. In Buster there are not that many places to hide from the noisy rain and thunder claps. The latest is on the printer shelf. Merry has found that with the computer shelf out there is room to get into the computer desk and rest on the printer shelf.

Moncure, NC

Friday, June 24, 2011 thru Thursday, June 30, 2011

Friday, Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 73 degrees mostly cloudy, to 97 degrees and partly sunny. Getting ready for a softball tournament weekend

Saturday, June 25, Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 70 degrees mostly cloudy, to 98 degrees and partly sunny. Our granddaughter Ariana had a softball tournament weekend in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina.

Ariana at bat

The first game scheduled was 8:30 AM with the second at 4 o’clock. Well fine, we all Christine, John Ariana Zane George and Bonnie went to lunch with Cindy in Fuquay it is her birthday on Wednesday.

Ariana's team (ten and under) won two games and lost one Saturday and Sunday is win or go home. This weekend Ariana's team "Fuquay - Varina Bombs" are hosts and participants thus there are assigned duties for parents of team members to operate the concessions, parking and field maintenance and other duties to man the event. We did not have a big tent canopy set up as the parents were all coming and going to do their duties. Ariana’s ten and under and fourteen and under played at South Park while the twelve and under played at Action Park.

Sunday, June 26, Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 63 degrees partly sunny, to 98 degrees and partly sunny. Three games today starting at noon, it did seem like four games as the last went into an overtime tie breaker that they lost.

Fuquay Bomb's team

Monday, June 27,  Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 72 degrees partly sunny, to 93 degrees and partly sunny. Thunder storm this afternoon, recovering from the weekend.

Tuesday, June 28,  Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 74 degrees partly sunny, to 91 degrees and partly sunny. There was a big Thunder storm this afternoon coming from the north

Wednesday, June 29,  Happy Birthday Cindy
Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 72 degrees partly cloudy, to 93 degrees and partly sunny.

Thursday, June 30, Dickens RV Park Moncure, NC 61 degrees mostly sunny, to 93 degrees and partly sunny.