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I think this is the first time in my (ahem, cough, cough) years of going to Red House that we’ve actually arrived prior to check-in time. The Grumps, while I love ‘em to pieces, are those people. You know the ones: they’re perpetually late and the family tends to tell them things are happening two hours before they actually are? Yep, that’s my folks.
Today, though, we’re all so jazzed that we actually get out of Bob’s hotel before the regular check-out time. Another first for The Grumps, I’m sure!
Leaving the bustling town where we’ve spent the night, The Princess and I watch our surroundings turn more and more natural, the roads more and more red. I feel my blood pressure going down with every mile we travel through the beautiful landscape.
Along the way, The Princess sings and smiles, dances and plays. I just can't believe how well she's doing with all this car travel. In a million years, I never would have guessed.
Within a couple of hours, we’ve arrived in town, completed our grocery shopping, and wound through the turny, hilly, red-paved roads that lead back to the lake.
Umpa parks his truck and boat near the front office, and I finagle my little car into a gravel patch right next to the pool. Reaching into the cooler in the boat, we pull out a couple of PBRs, pop the tops, and breathe in the fresh air. We can't help but grin.
We’re here.
Stay tuned for Part Six.
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