Felt like a scavenger hunt

 August 25, 2022

Junius Pond Cabins and Campground site 89

Phelps, NY

Momma and Dad headed to Walmart in Waterloo this morning after breakfast.  I sure was hoping to see some LARGE dog bone treats in the bags when they returned.  All I've been getting every night is a tiny Chihuahua sized treat.  Hey, how do you expect me to keep my teeth clean with these tiny little things?  I told my green frog my sad tale.

Momma said she really gave her phone a workout at the store.  This Walmart had a totally different floorplan so she had to access the Walmart App to locate many of the items.  Actually, the floorplan really was agreeable once they figured it out.  Typically the pharmacy is on one side of the store along with the health and beauty items while the groceries are on the opposite side of the store.  This store was laid out with groceries on the far left and as you moved toward the right, you encountered the health and beauty along with pharmacy next, then clothing followed by housewares and finally, sports near automotive on the opposite side from groceries.  But the store wasn't as deep so the aisles of groceries didn't follow the typical flow and in-store locations.  The cheese wasn't on the outside wall.  The Arizona tea was hidden. The tissues were being elusive.  It wasn't a quick in and out trip, but they managed to fill a couple of paper bags. No plastic bags in grocery stores have been seen since entering New York State.

Now Dad has once again lived up to his reputation.  Why purchase fuel at the low price when you can wait a couple of days and pay more?  We really didn't use much fuel traveling to this campground so it just made sense to do the 'running around' before refueling ....and sure enough, the price went from just under $5 a gallon when we arrived to $5.09 a gallon.  So our current caculations show the average fuel price per gallon that we have paid is now $5.21 since we began filling the Ram tank in June.  Not quite as high as our expectations, but we still have a couple of months left in our adventure for things to change.  Will it be an improvement or will our average climb? 

Well, it's about time for the moment of truth.  Will I be getting another Chihuahua sized after dinner treat or something that will last longer than a couple of bites?  Lay it on me.....

I'm Chloe