{"id":19702,"date":"2013-05-03T17:33:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T22:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=19702"},"modified":"2016-09-20T20:12:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T17:12:57","slug":"hanging-out-with-the-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/hanging-out-with-the-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanging Out With the Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That post title really has sent me into &#8216;crazy cat lady territory&#8217; hasn&#8217;t it? \ud83d\ude00 But it&#8217;s true. Neelix and I have always been more of polite roommates than companions. Since it&#8217;s been just us, he&#8217;s stepped in to take Tabitha&#8217;s job of Chief Cuddler. He even asks for my lap now! He&#8217;s a great comfort.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19702 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/imgp6691\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP6691-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19703\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19703'>\n\t\t\t\tMy rig at the Stromsburg campground. The railroad is directly behind me. The train has not been a pain at all.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/imgp6692\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP6692-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19704\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19704'>\n\t\t\t\tStromsburg is the Swede capital of Nebraska. I wonder if the fictional town of St. Olaf was loosely based on this place (points if you get the reference, and, yes, I know St. Olafians are Norwegians. *g*).\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/imgp6693\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP6693-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19705\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19705'>\n\t\t\t\tDowntown Stromsburg. I&#8217;m standing outside city hall.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/imgp6694\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP6694-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19706\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19706'>\n\t\t\t\tMy boy being cute as usual.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/imgp6695\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP6695-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19707\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19707'>\n\t\t\t\tHe spent all of Thursday on his cushion by the heater, but only a few hours today. It&#8217;s getting warmer!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/imgp6696\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP6696-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19708\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19708'>\n\t\t\t\tThere were two sunbeams in the rig and he decided to hang out by me. *awwww*\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>My last post sure did stir up some comments! I would like to clarify that even though no payment is expected and that I am unimpressed with Strombsburg&#8217;s inflexibility, I am going to be leaving some money in the donation box, just not as much as I had planned to ($2 vs. $5 a night). That will more than cover the services I have used.<\/p>\n<p>Even though I have permission for four nights, taking me to Sunday, I&#8217;m moving out tomorrow. I&#8217;ll be going about one hour up the road to Columbus where there are a number of free parks with no donations accepted (although I would leave one if there is a collection box) that allow a seven-day stay. I wish I had known about Columbus earlier on. I would have stayed in York Wednesday and arrived in Columbus on Thursday. Oh, well.<\/p>\n<p>Columbus puts me an hour closer to the border and 17 miles closer to Omaha, so I will still be able to meet up with P.J. and her hubby as planned on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, I plan to haul ass to the casino in Hankinson and reassess the weather. If it looks clear, I&#8217;ll make it to Minot on Tuesday, and Canada on Wednesday, but I&#8217;d have two extra days in case I want to hang out longer in Hankinson to catch a <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=13780\">crab leg buffet<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>My mother called today to catch up and had the same thought I did: that I can land on my property, even if it is spongy, if I lay my levers perpendicular to the tires to get them to absorb the weight of the rig. If I do that, then I am going to try the Montana entry point that&#8217;s right at my property rather than the bigger one at Portal, ND, which will save me beaucoup bucks on fuel. I can drop the rig, then make a grocery and internet run with the toad the next day.I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;ll be in Canada no more than a week from today. Where did the winter go?!I&#8217;m off to reread earlier blog posts to remind myself that until I pointed the rig north from San Antonio, I was having an awesome time! Yes, some pictures of palm trees would be just the ticket right now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That post title really has sent me into &#8216;crazy cat lady territory&#8217; hasn&#8217;t it? \ud83d\ude00 But it&#8217;s true. Neelix and I have always been more of polite roommates than companions. Since it&#8217;s been just us, he&#8217;s stepped in to take Tabitha&#8217;s job of Chief Cuddler. He even asks for my lap now! 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