Whew! We arrived in Exeter, NH about 7:30pm last night after deciding to drive about 350 miles from our last spot. Of course it POURED all the way... and I mean literally ALL the way. Traffic was going about 30MPH in some areas because it was raining so hard. Our aux braking system for our toad was acting up, so we stopped about 3 times to try and fix THAT problem, but finally I just disconnected the thing. Sigh.
Our friend told us that we would be able to boondock in an abandoned parking lot across the street where she lives, but when we got there, we couldn't get in the lot because we are too big. Uh oh. Now what do we do?
We disconnected the toad, and I sent Kathy ahead of me with walkie talkie in hand as a scout to be sure we could drive out of the narrow streets we found ourselves in. We finally made it out of the neighborhood and back on the main road where we found and empty lot right next to a Dunkin Doughnut shop! SWEET! Both of us were worn out from the drive, so we parked it in the lot.
About 11PM we have bright lights shining in the window and Exeters finest was walking around the RV trying to figure out what the hell we were doing parked there.
Someone had called us in as a "suspicious vehicle." WHAT? US?? Suspicious?? Get outta here!
Of course Elvis is barking his head off, Kathy is digging for ID's, I'm begging the officer to PLEASE let us stay the rest of the night and we'll find another place first thing in the morning - I promise! Being the staunch enforcement officer that is expected here in Exeter, the officer called his station to ask his sargent for permission to let us stay ( It IS private property after all. Just a 2 acre blank piece of black top with a big freaking "For Sale" sign in front. It WAS the local McDonalds lot until they moved about FIVE YEARS AGO).
No answered the phone ( hmmmm I wonder where they were at 11:15pm on a Monday night?) so he let us stay! YEAH!
Now I have to find another place to park before someone calls in to report us as a "suspicious vehicle" again. HA!
We're off to visit, sight see the area and eat a BIG lobster tonight for dinner :))
The good news - I get to have Dunkin Doughnuts and coffee in the morning (parked about 50 feet from the door)! Oh yeah - our coffee pot broke yesterday after falling to the floor so I NEEDED a good cup of java anyway...
