{"id":346,"date":"2012-05-29T22:34:35","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T22:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/?p=346"},"modified":"2012-06-03T02:45:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-03T02:45:37","slug":"its-real-rustic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/2012\/05\/its-real-rustic\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s REAL Rustic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It must be something to do with my accent. Whenever I telephone to book accommodation I seem to throw whoever it is at the other end into a fit of utter panic.<\/p>\n<p>I like to think I sound reasonably normal. But now we are in North Carolina, and we have been in Virginia, and we are going to Kentucky. Whereas most accents involve the occasional mispronunciation of a vowel or two, in this part of the world entire new syllables and grammatical forms are invented round the campfire on long winter nights. As a result, perhaps, Lucy and I are <em>most definitely<\/em> not from round these here parts (y&#8217;all).<\/p>\n<p>We have been staying in a series of beautiful countryside cabins and campsites, yet whenever I call to make a reservation I get a long speech as if the Queen was coming to stay:<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s rustic (nervous) no, it\u2019s really rustic &#8230; it was built in the 1930s (panicked) you have to walk ten yards to the bathroom \u2026 wifi only works near the main lodge (really panicked) you may have to run the hot tap a little before it heats up \u2026 the fridge is only small &#8230; (desperate sounding) the cooker runs on gas \u2026 your cellphone might (pause) not WORK!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-346 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/P8.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/P8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rocking chair\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-347\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-347'>\n\t\t\t\tLucy in her rustic rocking chair, with her rustic laptop\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/P9.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/P9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rustic cabin\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-348\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-348'>\n\t\t\t\tOur rustic cabin, with its two rustic queen sized beds\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/P10.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/P10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rustic tent\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-349\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-349'>\n\t\t\t\tOur rustic tent, covered in rustic flowers and ducks\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/P11.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/P11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rustic campsite\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-350\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-350'>\n\t\t\t\tThe trouble with campsites these days is the crowds of other people\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/P12.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viggers.com\/roundtheworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/P12-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Eating in the trees\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-351\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-351'>\n\t\t\t\tI mean, the neighbours are enough to send you crazy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Despite the physical hardship, we are sleeping ten hours a night. Life is tough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It must be something to do with my accent. Whenever I telephone to book accommodation I seem to throw whoever it is at the other end into a fit of utter panic. 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