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New Day, New Website
Before we left the beach yesterday morning, we took one final stroll and saw this beautiful sunrise. I thought it was a perfect way to introduce what we have been working on over our holiday break – a totally refreshed website at The Thundering Herd. All of the content remains, but we have updated with…
Read Today's Herd StoryLast Night at the Beach
We are wrapping up our beach trip and headed back home to the mountains. The weather when we get home should be about 6 F (-14 C) – compared to to the 30’s -40’s F we have seen at the beach each day. At least the snow showers should have stopped at home until Monday.…
Read Today's Herd StoryNew Year’s Resolution
On New Year’s Eve, we were strolling the Battery in Charleston with The Herd Watching Rusty turn everything he does into a game And our New Year’s Resolution for 2010 became clear – Enjoy all of the little moments in life as much as Rusty does. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FROM…
Read Today's Herd StoryStormy Night
When we came back to our RV Wednesday evening, a storm was rolling in. Still we took our evening stroll down the beach, though it was not as pleasant as every other night this week has been. The surf was beginning to pick up, the sky was darker, and the air was frigid. But the…
Read Today's Herd StoryPirate Treasure
This posted is dedicated to our blogging buddy, Captain Maverick. One of the great things about being at the beach is that you can find buried pirate treasure. Or, in this case, not so buried treasure.
Read Today's Herd StoryHuntington Beach State Park
As we mentioned Sunday, we are staying this week at Huntington Beach State Park. We are often asked why we prefer state parks to the commercial RV parks that offer so many more amenities (like, say, wireless internet rather than struggling to get a Verizon Wireless Laptop Card to connect to the internet). Let us…
Read Today's Herd StoryRusty at the Beach
Like he does with everything else in life, Rusty turns going to the beach into his own game. Hope you all enjoy watching Rusty at the beach as much as he enjoys being there (or, frankly, anywhere else). Doing a little digging Walking on the wet sand Watching the wave come in Don’t let the…
Read Today's Herd StoryTethered Ruby
First of all, yes we made it to the beach. For those of you asking, we are at Huntington Beach State Park (South Carolina) in the S-RV and will be making excursions in the Jeep to Myrtle Beach and Charleston for sure (and maybe even Savannah). Unfortunately, the drive from our house to the beach…
Read Today's Herd StoryBeach Trip
We had a fantastic Christmas Day and hope that all of you did as well. But our hu-dad shared a special Christmas present for us – and, today, we start enjoying that present for the next week. Here is hint # 1 – Yes, that is the patented Cheoah S-RV face. As our good friend…
Read Today's Herd StoryMerry Christmas
Since this past week has meant very little work for the humans, we have been receiving tons of attention, belly rubs, treats, and general Christmas spirit. But, WAIT! We will not be ridiculed with Christmas decorations just because it is Christmas, will we? Queen Natasha the Evil Bah! Humbug! Remove this thing or you will…
Read Today's Herd StoryBreaking Trail in Deep Snow
Finally, YouTube cooperated and we were able to upload the video we meant to post yesterday. We went for what we thought would be a simple little walk, but it took a little more effort because we were the first people / dogs / creatures that had ventured this way after this weekend’s snowfall. We…
Read Today's Herd StoryUnder the Snow
Natasha says something good is down there. For those of you concerned that Queen Natasha the Evil is working on an escape from Sibe Quentin, she has a long ways to go here. That fence is buried 12 inches (30 cm) in the ground in a concrete trench that is 6 inches (15 cm) wide.…
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