Ed and Carol and Gopher the Dog

We just had our first "Drive-way Dockers!”  As stated in the title, Ed and Carol and their Aussie dog, Gopher spent the night here at our place last night. (Eugene, OR)


Ed and Carol are from south Florida and have been wandering around Oregon waiting for their appointment with AM Solar.  We have been wanting to meet these follow Lazy Daze owners so yesterday they came and spent the night before heading off to AM Solar this morning.  Just a quick shout out to other bloggers who travel in Lazy Daze coaches:
Kate and Terry Travels in Cholula Red
Jim of Jimbo’s Journeys
Jim and Gayle, Life’s Little Adventures
Andy Baird, http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Sharon and Bill, The Odd Essay
Ann and Jerry, Fulltime USA
Hope I haven’t missed anyone.  Anyway, we are all enthused about our coaches and it’s fun to read about one another’s adventures.  Check out their blogs and see what you think.


Ed and Carol’s dog, Gopher, is such a good girl.  I never heard her bark the entire visit.  I was concerned at one point though.   I had sprinkled slug and snail bait in my flower beds a few days ago and when I went outside, there was Gopher lying in the middle of my corner garden.  I tried to get her to move and she just looked at me with that, “Who are you and why are you trying to boss me around” kind of look.  My first concern was that she had eaten some of the snail pellets and was too sick to move.  The pellets can be attractive to dogs and I hadn’t thought to warn Ed.  I quickly called to Ed and told him what had happened but Gopher seemed none the worse for wear.  Guess she didn’t eat any of the pellets…she just wanted to lay in the garden!  No harm done, but I wish I had taken a picture.  I had nightmares of Gopher getting sick – but she was fine.


Ed and Carol have had two Lazy Daze coaches so they were a wealth of information for us.  I think we picked their brains clean!  They even encouraged us to not be afraid to boon-dock and to go ahead and drive our Therapy on a dirt or gravel road once in a while.  They assured us the Lazy Daze are built for that and it wasn’t going to hurt a thing. 


We shared a couple of meals with these fine folks and like always, it was like meeting  old friends.  We had a great time and we’re hoping that Ed and Carol and Gopher did too.


Here is the group as they were getting ready to leave this morning.  You will notice that there are shadows on the pavement.  You know what shadows mean don’t you??  SUNSHINE, of course.  We have had intermittent bouts of rain and sun all day.  It doesn’t ALWAYS rain in Oregon but I have to admit, the best times to visit are July – September.  You’ll all be jealous then of our gorgeous weather ha-ha.





And Gopher had to steal one last belly rub from Russ.



Look at the little tongue here, trying to sneak in a poochie kiss. (click to enlarge)



We felt good knowing that on the road, they always have a back-up driver if Ed should get tired.



Safe travels Ed and Carol and hope to see you again.