Moncure, North Carolina

We are visiting our friend Patti in the small town of Moncure, NC which is southwest of the state capital, Raleigh - in the middle of the state. We'll be here through Thanksgiving, joining Patti and her family on Thanksgiving Day, before heading east toward the NC coast on Friday. Everyone is okay but we experienced a little high drama yesterday at the RV Park where we are camped. A ride-on mower cleaning up near our site shot out a rock that hit our van and completely shattered the van driver side window. We were all sitting at the table inside the van at the time and, given that it is hunting season around here, we were all rattled to hear what sounded like the crack of a gunshot as the window splintered into thousands of jeweled pieces. Fortunately the glass mostly stayed in place with only a few flying splinters ricocheting into the van. When we touched it the glass began to fall apart with pieces cascading down inside and outside the van. Rain was in the forecast and with slight sprinkles already in the air we quickly secured some plastic wrappers over the remaining glass and the whole window. We were concerned that the broken window would make the van cold overnight (we're getting down below freezing) but the van heater kept us warm and toasty regardless! Today is our 3-month anniversary of being on the road. It was filled with traveling to a nearby town to get the window repaired. We've delayed our anniversary celebration until tomorrow while we continue to clean small glass splinters being found inside the van and on our clothing.