Mom and I did not make a post on Wednesday. She decided it was time for a camping trip at the beach. She packed the van; loaded Miko, Missy, and me; and pulled out of our driveway early. I didn’t like the start of this trip because it was foggy out. I don’t like to look out the window, but when Miko complained I knew it was bad. The fog turned into a misty rain for most of the day. It cleared up when we got to our first stop for the night, Lake Corpus Christi State Park. It was a nice place to spend the night, because there was a wooden post just outside the sliding door. Miko liked to sit on it, and I sharpened my claws.

It felt strange to not have Dad sleeping in the second bunk. Missy claimed it for her own. I tried to give Mom extra kisses, because I knew that she was sad without Dad. In the morning mom drove all the way to the beach. She took Missy for a very short walk. The silly dog didn’t like the sound of the waves any more than I did. Miko wanted to know if we should play in the sand, and I told her “Absolutely not!” I felt bad that Mom had to take her beach walks alone for the four days we were there. We all got out at our campsite, because it was far enough away from the waves. They were just too loud.

On our way home, we spent the night at a winery. There was a car parked right next to us until after dark, so we didn’t get out to play until morning. We heard a dog barking outside the van during the night. Missy of course had to bark at him. With dawn, Mom checked that it was okay for us to be out, when she took Missy for her morning walk. Miko and I were busy sniffing the grass when they got back from the short walk. I could hear the coffee pot starting to perk, when I saw a great big white dog that looked like a wolf heading our direction. Miko and I ran for the van door. Mom said it was a Great Pyrenees, but I still thought it looked like a wolf. I guess the dog was guarding the winery overnight. We were all happy when Mom closed the door, and got us ready to leave. It felt really good to get home.