Today was a travel day so we loaded the Barbarian Invader and happily slipped out of Forest Lake TT near Advance and Lexington, NC. We were able to stay on back roads, all the way to our next destination at Denver, NC, not far from Ruth N’s house which sits along the edge of Lake Norman. Ruth is part of the Gang of Many who all join us in Cabo San Lucas every winter so we take vacations from doing nothing. Lake Norman is a massive reservoir almost wholly owned by Duke Power that is located northwest of Charlotte. A good portion of the lake shore is dotted with really gorgeous houses owned by folks who make more money than we do.
It was hot and humid when we arrived but we did our due diligence and got the trailer set up pretty quickly although we were pretty damp at the end. Not long afterwards, we contacted Ruth and she invited us over to her beautiful house that has superb air conditioning and nice deck to sit on while gazing out over the lake. Ruth barbecued up flank steak for dinner alleging we must be tired so she was going to feed us. The steak was very tasty. We eventually left the confines of her cool house and headed the 10 miles or so back to our trailer with an arrangement to meet again tomorrow for a cruise out on Lake Norman.