Day Five (9/18) - Band-aids and Blue Crabs

It was a regular work day for Don, so the kids and I hung out in the camper for the morning and did schoolwork and worked on scout requirements. After lunch, I drove the new truck for the first time! Granted, it was only to the laundry room across the campground, but I didn't back into anything or scrape any paint off the hips, so it still counts!
It cost us $7.00 to wash and dry three loads of laundry. Ugh. But I wanted to get it done because I didn't know what the laundry facilities would be like at the next campground. While it washed, we sat outside and read a book about Abraham Lincoln in Harper's Ferry and played I Spy to practice our Spanish color words. During drying time, we went across the road to play a round of miniature golf. It's always interesting because Gavin is a stickler for the rules and Gabriella is a big cheater pants. I don't what the big deal is, because we don't even keep score! It was fun, but right before the last hole we had the first injury of the trip. Gavin was running up the timber and gravel steps to hole 18 when he tripped and sliced his knee. There was some spurting blood, but he eventually recovered enough to play the last hole and walk back to get the laundry.
Once Don was done with work, we headed over to Virginia to Lowry's Crab Shack because Gabriella has been dying for some blue crab. The place was a bit of a shack. We would have liked to sit outside but it has been "unseasonably cool" as soon as the sun goes down. Their crab dip was really good; the fried dill pickle chips okay. Don and I had crab cakes that were so-so, but the corn fritters were delicious!! The kids shared a half-dozen blue crabs. Gavin discovered that he doesn't like crab as much as he remembered. Maybe they just weren't as good as the ones that Tammy and Eric made for us! Gabriella loved smashing them with a little hammer and cracking the claws, but wasn't all that successful at getting out the meat. So, Mom and Dad ended up doing most of the work. The few bits that I snuck for myself were really very good, and Bella enjoyed all of it. It must have been too much excitement for her, because she conked out on the way back to the campground.