KOA, East Tallahassee , FL Milton , FL 9:30 again this morning. A short drive
day today, but really short for me, since I just drove 45 minutes or so to the
Flying J where we stopped for breakfast.
A reversal of yesterday where I drove 3 hours or so and Mike drove 45
minutes. Anyway, we headed to the
Denny’s Restaurant here and as we walked up to the entrance there was a dog
sprawled out on the grass. I thought
he’s probably waiting for someone inside, but no leash. What a well behaved dog I thought. After our breakfast and as I was paying our
check, I inquired about the dog and was told he’s a stray and has hung out at
this Denny’s for over two years now.
They’ve called animal control and people have tried to encourage him to
go with them, but he runs whenever anyone approaches him. They have a food and water bowl out there for
him and lots of people drop their left-over breakfast in his bowl. He/she looks very healthy and in good
condition. This is definitely his home. Maybe someone dumped him there and he’s
waiting for them to come back? Reminds
me of an obscure movie with Richard Gere titled “Hachi: A dog’s Tale”. It’s a touching, true story of a dog who
waits at the train station every day for his owner to return from work. The setting in the movie is a small town
outside of NYC. One day this guy has a
heart attack on the way home in the train, so of course he never gets off the
train. That dog sat at that station for years
waiting for his owner to return. After
the dog passed away they erected a statue of the dog at the station. What a great movie! Anyway, a short drive today—only 3
hours. And we gained an hour and are now
on Central Time (YES!). The drive on
Interstate 10 was uneventful. Signs of
spring everywhere—trees leafing out after being dormant all winter and clusters
of wild flowers here and there along the highway. It was very windy though. Mid-60s today.
Pictures of this sweet, homeless dog who has made Denny's his home.
