A Quiet Day

June 4, 2007
College Park, MD

Today was a "decompression day". We've been on the road and having something going on every day since we left Alabama. Today, we had "second sleep". That's when you get up around 7 AM and take the dogs out to pee, but then go back to bed and sleep until 9-something. Oh, yeah.

We thought about making today a clean-up day but didn't quite get the traction on that we'd hoped. I went up on the roof and put some C-10 sealant on a couple of spots that looked ready to let some water into the coach, which is pretty important since we're in "rain territory". While "Barry" is almost gone, we had another round of severe thunderstorms late this afternoon.

True to our habits, we headed to Whole Foods this afternoon. Geri found a recipe for a poached Halibut that was great -- a keeper. The poaching liquid starts with sauteed shallots/garlic with a white wine reduction, chicken stock, white beans and quartered grape tomatoes, with a little red pepper flakes for kick. It's served over wilted escarole. Good stuff. We'll scale the recipe and make this one again for friends.

After the thunderstorms passed, the weather cleared out quickly so we sat outside for a while. We spent a little time meeting and chatting with the people in the coach next door. They're from Santa Rosa, CA (love wine country) and have spent time in AZ near us so we had a chance to compare notes on places we've been. We'll see them again since we're here for the rest of the week and they're here through the 12th. They're trying to decide whether or not to stop in NYC on their way north. As expected, we vote a resounding "yes".