Hi Guys, it’s me, Millie.

After driving for miles on quite empty roads we got here to this Salem place and I couldn’t see a Witch anywhere.

Well to be fair I am not sure what Witches look like, although I did have a good look around, but I couldn’t see anything that I thought might be one.

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After we set up the RV, Mum and Dad took me for a walk around the RV Park and although they didn’t say anything, I think Mum and Dad were looking for Witches too, but nothing was said so I don’t suppose they saw any either.

The next morning we all jumped into the car (well to be fair, I am the only one that jumped, Mum and Dad have long legs and they can just sit down in it) and set off to explore.

We went into a place called Sioux Falls, I thought somebody called Sue had fallen there (I hope it wasn’t my Auntie Sue), but Dad said no, these were famous water falls there that we were going to see – oh ok, I can’t know everything.

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We walked around the falls, which were impressive, even to me and even with my bad hearing they were noisy!

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Then it was back into Salem (probably looking for witches again) into the little town to a Farmers Market, well, all I can say is that the farmers around here are not too good because it was very small, but still it was big enough for Mum to buy a few things.

It was just a short stop here (just to see the Witches I think) as we were on our way east to a place called Michigan, where Mum and Dad said I would be having a nice surprise – yummy, I like surprises as they usually taste really good!

So the next morning we set off again and for a change and for only the second time on the whole trip, Mum and Dad had not booked us an RV site ahead.

It was quite a long drive and we were all tired when Dad pulled off the road into an RV site and said “we are here”.

But he was wrong, the site had no room! – “not to worry” he said, we will try another, well after a short drive, we pulled into another – same story, there was no room!

No problem, Mum and Dad got out the computer and found another one, which they rang and the site said “yes we have room” – yippee, I’ve had enough of driving for one day.

So off we went, we seemed to be driving for ages, but Mum said it was only about an hour.

Well when we got there, it looked a proper dump, but we pulled in anyway.

The RV’s and Trailers that were parked there were dirty and dropping to pieces and looked as if they had been there forever.

Whilst Dad went to pay, Mum was muttering to me that she “didn’t like the look of this place”, but it was late and when he came out of the office Dad said it was only for one night and anyway the Sewer (whatever that is) needed emptying.

So we paid up and pulled in, which is when disaster struck  —  Yuk!

Dad had set up to empty the sewer and as he took off the lid, the messy smelly stuff came out and went all over him before he could close the valve – even I thought it was rather a smelly mess and I usually sniff these things.

Well Dad was covered in it (at least that is how he described it, Mum said “don’t be a baby, there is only a bit on you”),  it was just on both his feet, his left leg, down both of his arms and down the side of his face, the rest of him was quite clean really, but he does like to make a fuss.

Well me and Mum hosed him down, using my shampoo, which Mum had in her hand all ready to give me a shower, I thought, goodie, I have got out of having my shower.

Picture of Dad ‘covered’ with the smelly poo!

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Whilst we were hosing Dad down, we were trying not to laugh as we did it and we kept going until eventually he was fairly clean and tough guy that he is, as soon as most of it was off him, he carried on emptying the sewer – muttering and chuntering away.

When that was done, he took all his clothes off and went straight in the shower and me an Mum sat smiling to ourselves listening to him cursing and muttering to himself as he washed all over!

Then Mum took me outside to my shower kit and I had to have my shower as well, I will say this, I don’t like showers as much as Mum and Dad do, but Mum said I smelt doggie, but what’s wrong with that? I am a Doggie (I think!), anyway I did feel a bit better after my shower (but I would never admit that to Mum and Dad as they might give me more of them!)

When Dad came out of the shower, he and Mum looked at each other and without another word, they started to pack the RV away, I thought “what’s happening?”, then I realised, they weren’t staying here, although it was late we were moving on.

Dad said to Mum that we would find a Walmart and stop there, so we drove around and around and around and around looking for a Walmart.

Well you can never find one when you want one can you? – But we did eventually and Dad went off to check that we could stay and came back to say NO, not at this one – could this day get any worse?

So off we went again, I was getting proper fed up, it was getting towards my bed time!

Eventually, Mum spotted a Truck Stop, so we pulled in there, it was almost full and we took the very last parking space!

Five more minutes and we would have had to go somewhere else!

At last our luck for this day was changing – you think?

What a day! – At least we can look forward to having a restful night – who was I kidding, some of the trucks had their engines running all night long – Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

The next morning we were off bright and early, half asleep, well I was, I hope Dad was wide awake as he was driving, but I have to admit I didn’t look, I just had a snooze under Mum’s feet near my window!

Right, that’s all for now, I will tell you about the nice surprise waiting for me in Michigan in the next blog.

Bye for now
Your friend Millie x