July 7, 2008 The Legend of The Mothman

I slept like a log, with no leg cramps, and woke before the alarm, at 8:05. Laura was still sleeping, so I made my breakfast in the dark before waking her up. (such a nice Mommy!) We went up to the front porch to eat, and I was glad I'd brought my own, since the offerings were the same boring choices as yesterday. I only managed to eat about 3/4 of my breakfast before feeling stuffed--I guess this is going to be a tiny pouch day!

After breakfast I headed up to the Engine Room Bar for a game of Trivia. Now, I'm usually really good at this stuff. But alot of the questions this time were about steamboats, a subject about which I know very little. I managed to get only 21 right out of 43, and was feeling pretty lame, until the winners turned out to have only gotten 27 right! I actually did better than most of the people there!

After trivia, I knew my poor little pouch had had enough, and, sure enough, back in my room, I revisited my breakfast. Feeling MUCH better, I wandered into town. It was a tiny, run-down, town that looked like it was stuck in the 1950s. But Daddy had found a computer store with internet access, so we went in and got online for awhile--long enough for me to log in some food and exercise. We went back to the boat for lunch, and I was fine that time around, having a yummy chicken Ceasar salad.

After lunch, Danny and Gordan and I headed back into town. I'd seen some guys with their old Model A Fords offering free rides. So we went for a ride in a 31 Ford that looked like an old gangster car. It was so cool! Dan, our driver, was great, and told us all about the car and it's history. After the ride, Danny and I went to check out the town's greatest claim to fame--the Mothman Museum. Apparently, back in the 60s 2 couple were up at the local parking spot, and saw something that they described as half man, half insect. And so, the legend of the Mothman was born. The following year, a bridge collapsed, and they blamed it on the Mothman. Since then, movies have been made about it, including one starring Richard Gere! (give me a break!!) We got some postcards, and of course, Danny had to have a T-shirt. Then we headed back to the boat.

OK, so now I've got intestinal stuff going on, and I'm running to the bathroom. What's up with THAT?? I relaxed for awhile up in the Chart Room, just reading until I really felt OK. Then I headed up to the gym to spend 45 minutes on the elliptical. After a nice relaxing shower, I really wanted to go to sleep! But I went to dinner, and was so glad I did! We had this AMAZING Butternut Apple soup. It was like eating dessert! I can only imagine the calories, but it was worth every single one!! I asked if the chef would share his recipe, and he will! So not only can I calculate the actual calories, but I can make it myself! Mom asked to have it for Thanksgiving. Sounds good to me!

After dinner, we headed up to the Front Porch to watch the river. We went through a lock, which was really fascinating. You sail into the lock, and are literally "locked in" by gates in front and behind the boat. Then they raise the water level, and the boat rises up too. When you're equal to the water upstream, they open that gate and you sail on! COOL!! We ended up staying on deck watching until nearly 9:30, which gave a late start to our movie time. But it was well worth it. By the time I fell into bed about 11, I was ready for some serious sleep!