Tuesday, 25 February 2014


Second day in Montenegro

Hi agan, I am Sarah Rubino


Today I climbed the city walls. At first was ok then it got hard as heck! It was vary hot. It took 1 hour for me to get up.
(Now I am regretting doing that).  As I went up I just could not get away from the bees!Finally I got up, it was a pain.
Then it got cooler, it was a dream getting down. When we got down we got treats.Then we got dinner at a really good restaurant. 
I had french fries to eat. Then we went to walk back to the rented apartment.


                                                                                                                                                                    ❏✓    climb city walls




By Sarah J Rubino

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

A day in Montenegro

9 feb,  A day in Montenegro:  I am Sarah Rubino. Yes I am Martha`s daughter, so lets get to the bit you want too hear.

So we started our drive in Kotor, Montenegro but first it was OK, after a couple of minutes I got carsick, because we started to go up a mountain.
As we went up the more carsick I got (The drive was 2 hours). Finally we got there,and when we did I was so carsick I 
was a slow poke. So I got out of the car and started to walk. (Hint on getting uncarsick, start by running around.)
Then we went to find a restaurant, as we walked on our way we saw a Scottish pub ( even though we are in Montenegro).           

When we found a restaurant we went in, we played some games of UNO and ate. Then we went out and started  
to walk, on the way me and my brothers had snowball
fights.                                                                                                                                                             


As we walked the more I wanted to go home. Finally we started going back to our rented apartment. As we went back, on our way we saw some beautiful 
sites and nice waterfalled

 Then we got back.
And now it is time too rap up the blog with the best pitchers.


BY SARAH RUBINO

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Day 68 in Captivity: Return of the Guy kinda


Well I have fallen to massive boredom and writers block and have given up on rewriting my adventures so instead I am posting all the content I have Scrambled together and see what you guys think of it….

Day 7-14 in Captivity:

Well were stuck here out in the sticks and I am not happy the days of fantasizing about flying R.V.’s is over the dawn of reality has begun, and this reality isn’t pretty what was planed as a 1-2 day stop by is gone we have found that a best case scenario is that we leave in 4-7 problem was we needed to leave in 1 day. So we all settle in for a long wait and in the morning of our second day here we set off to tour the R.V. factory; well the factory was cool it was run by 94% or something like that with man power PURE MAN POWER!!! But a up side of this stop is at the end of the factory tour the guild said that red bay has a bunch of hidden surprises and it is more than it appears. So she said if you’re interested in this go to her office and she has a bunch of pamphlets about the surrounding area and its “exciting features” and the coon dog grave yard that’s way out in the sticks whatever that means… so we head back and drive off to some place in the middle of nowhere and my hopes were not aroused when we reach a tiny log cabin with a lean-to and a bunch of grounded trailer and some corn silos. (well I have to say I was wrong about this place) Well apparently the restaurant was down a hill bye the grass plain and underneath a really neat stone over hang the whole thing was cool and the food was great; we all went home with our bellies full and we head home. The next day we head out to a swamp where Sarah got some sort of bug bite and then we went to the coon dog seminary where me and James mussed about molly being jealous of the dogs. The rest of the day was uneventful as far as I remember. The next day was comprised of slouching and a bit of dog washing done by mom. The next day after that one me and my dad went out to a local hard where store and built safety’s for our R.V.’s slides so we wont run into problems like this one again. Well todays our last day here and were spending it in the shop lounge and thanks to time laps magic the R.V. repairs are done and now we are setting off 2 WHOLE HOURS AHEAD “wow” sarcasm aside we continue on the next chapter of this grand adventure.

Sry guys but I’m writing this all on memory so I cant give more detail.

Day 41 in Captivity: The adventure begins for real

Today was very eventful, a bit too eventful for my liking, and it all also started like a terrible day. I had to babysit my sister for the evening the day before and my mom and dad were not coming back till 10:30 so I stayed up the whole time to look after the apartment even after my sister fell asleep. So when my parents got home I was really tired but to make matters worse I fell asleep slowly; the last time I looked at a clock was 12:28 A.M. So I woke up tired and exhausted and went to eat breakfast and headed off to the science museum with the rest of my family.

The metro to the since museum was great because I could sleep on it and the overall museum was fun. I especially enjoyed the gift shop; my brother and I were fighting with some toys in the back. After we put the toys back a clerk told us that racism is not tolerated and that we should stop making fun of people’s accents. I was so confused because, in my option, the American accent is the blandest accent in the world and there is no way I would make fun of some one else’s accent. Later I thought that I should have asked who complained so I won’t run into this problem again.

Well the metro back was worse then before because it was rush hour; we arrived at home finally but little did I know the real adventure was about to begin. My brother and I went to walk Molly and we went to our usual place across the street in a church garden. We walked in and everything seemed like normal. We were alone, besides a couple of boys at the other side of the park with bikes and a large dog. As we walked down to the park one of the boys shouted something at us. Neither James nor I could hear him so James yelled, “What?” The boy said something else that sounded vaguely like, “Where’s my lease on the ground?” I yelled, “What?” The guy rides over on his bike and asked me with a British ascent so strong he sounded like it was a threat, “Is your dog good with other dogs?” I take a second to look him over; he was wearing a white hoodie and was 2 inches shorter then me. After taking this in I say, “Yes”. He asked me the same question again and I answered again with, “Yes”. Then he asked me a third time with a little more force than before, “IS YOUR DOG GOOD WITH OTHER DOGS?” By now I was getting really annoyed with this guy so I said with a exasperated voice, “Yeah I would think I know my dog is good with other dogs; you see, I’ve had it for 3 years”. His reaction to this was completely unexpected he took my words as a threat. (Thinking back on it maybe an exasperated American accent is like an offensive British one.) We were reaching the end of the park and I was thankful as the kid I was talking to started yelling at me asking, “Who in the f@ck I think I’m talking to?” He also started to say that he will break my jaw and started to punch me and when I took a step backwards called me a pussy. (Because standing still and getting punched in the face wouldn’t be a pussy move.) Then he called over his friend who brought their dog and looked to be 5 foot 8 and asked me how old I was. I looked at him and said, “13”. He said he and his pal were 14. (I was a little underwhelmed by him but I was weary of his friend who was wearing the same hoodie as the first kid). He then said that he could punch my face in. I respond by saying, “In one punch, really?” He than goes and says where do you live and I react by saying in that apartment right over there and as I’m doing this I start to think about my chances in a fight with these punks. James has run for the hills with Molly and I’m standing still in front of these twerps glaring them down as they do the same. I then say, “Why on earth do you even want to threaten me? What on earth have I done to you that demands neck snapping?” The two of them think on this; the short guy says glancing over his shoulder as someone enters the park at the back, “We’ll let you two go this time but I will bust your jewels if I see either of you here again.” So I turn around and give James an eye roll, who was peeking around a tree looking wary, and as we walk back I was thinking those guys are so dumb. In a fight, I wouldn’t have to throw a punch to win; I was 10 feet a way from a road crowded with people and 40 feet away from our apartment.

Day 43 in Captivity: The Globe Theater

   Today we set off in relatively high spirits mainly because we dint have to do much walking and Sarah was left back at the apartment with my mom. So as we set of I ask my dad where are me going and he replied bye saying that first we were going to check out the London office from one of his old jobs (we were taking the metro for this one) and then we will see if anyone had given back there tickets to the globe to sell (metro this time), so we could enter the theater which before hand would have needed to be booked 2 month’s before hand. So we head off onto a double decker bus and wait for us to reach our stop.  When we reach our stop my dad give me and James all his spare coin and tells us to go of to a café and wait for him to come back. So we do just that I get a hot chocolate and James jot an orange soda from Italy. About 20 minutes later me dad comes back and we head of to the nearest metro station and get on and off at the right stops and we arrive at the globe theater right on time to wait in line for 1 hour. My dad was hungry and so was my brother so they headed off to get sandwiches or so I thought…

37 minutes of line waiting later…

   Well my dad and James FINALY SHOWED UP I was pissed I had to stand in line and reassure the manager 3 times and what did I get nothing (kinda) while in line I managed to snipe myself 3 front row tickets on the first balcony the best seats in the whole theater. My dad was apprehensive about buying them for 39 pounds a pop but I had to remind him that people were starting to leave the live and only 1 ticket showed up before this one so he sighed and bought us 3 and gave me the 3 pounds change for my work.  So we set of to the famers market to get some food on our way I found the first plain crisps yet they were labeled sea salt crisps. So after eating lunch at the market we head back to the globe theater and from a tip off from one of my dad’s friends we got seat cushions for the play. Over all I think the play was excellent I dono if this was done at purpose but all the dark stuff like murders happened when the sun was behind a tower at one end of the theater so the whole theater turned gray expect for the blood on the bodies so over all I have to say that I am impressed with the old brits and as we head off I wonder how would the theater be lit at night.

If you guys liked all that then be ready our wifi is back up and all the fancy writing equipment is here aka: M. Word so be ready for my awesome daily updates. also sry that I couldn't sort the days in order  :(

Sunday, 25 August 2013

Day 4-7 in Captivity: The Untolded Journey


    After we left my dad stopped for fuel after that we drove off to D.C . Our first day away from the crib was uneventful for me mainly because I was hiding in the back, laying on a bed like I always do one these “vacations” so I cant describe any thing despite James my younger brother pointing out the occasional cow and when we entered the desert the rare cow scull but when going through this I had to ask what happened to the rest of the cows body?

   The second day was a complete waste but I still have to point out that these storms are huge my dad hade to kick us out because it was dangerous and our slide had broke : (.  So good buy D.C. hello Red Bay Alabama, the location of the Tiffin R.V. factory. Later in the day another storm blew through but lucky we were of the highway and parked.


  The third day was packed with special action packed action including a breakdown mechanical and mental!?!  All included in a wrapped deal made with a buddle of my mom and here car. Well if you hadn’t guessed already my mom’s car broke down and we were stuck in a semi desert in which looked so bland it looked like the Bureau of land management took a dump on it. Well I was so ticked of that we stopped that I wasn’t paying any attention of what was going on if you want details go read my dad’s stuff.

  The forth and final day on our rerouted trip was REALLY uneventful because all we did is drive through the desert and the more we drove the more I thought how random of a place to make your H.Q. Well after 4 days of rapid driving, a car breakdown, and a mental break down we arrived rugged and weary into Red Bay Alabama.

Day 2-4 In Captivaty: The Road to Eldorado


 Ok Pause one second you know how I said we were driving, It was actually just my dad turning on the generator for the R.V. After being brought up to speed by my brother I found that we were actually camping outside of our house for the next 3 days.  3 Days later...

   Well the past 3 days were uneventful to the point that I wont waste you time by describing them. Well its morning and now its time for us to depart and leave this town. I was so exited I forgot the my request for us to drive to the Eldorado amusement park was turned down. As my dad turned on the engine (for real this time) and pulled out of our driveway, cooly listening to our trademark song "Are we there yet"as this was happening I was thinking "this must be sharkatrass" and then we drive into the rising sun...... (it was vary bright my dad needed glasses)

Day 1 in Captivity: 8 months, 17 days, 7 hours, 32 minutes, 11 seconds Later…

I awake after a long week my feet were sore and my arms aching and the house was a wreck. All of my possessions were packed and shoved into boxes piled into our garage. I was lying in my family’s new class A R.V. I remember that were leaving today, actually we were leaving shortly because past the window my parents were saying goodbye to the new tenants. I sigh to myself this is going to be a long trip and I dreaded coming back to the house for it would be hell to fix. so I got out of bed got dressed and went to the front where my brother, sister, and mother were batting down the hatchets or however that saying goes. I remembered that we have been on many trips but not of such a high caliber like this one. I gulp as I go to my seat in the R.V. I then lay back as the R.V.’s engine roars to life and we drive.  

Prolog: An uncertain future

It all started out on a cool winter evening in mid November, I was lying down on a couch in my living room looking out the window at the black, foreboding clouds rolling silently over the hills that surround my home -- forever foreshadowing the dark days that were sure to come. Suddenly my mother calls out for the rest of my family to come to dinner. I am the first to arrive at the table for my mother made one of my favorite dishes, chicken with thai sauce and rice.  After the rest of my family assembles we say grace, and we dig in to the delicious meal. As we talked to one another my dad brought up the topic of driving a R.V around America. My mom seemed to support the idea, my brother and sister were thrilled by it.  I alone was the only one with any sense. It is funny looking back now --  it makes me wonder if I could have changed it all before it was all late. Well I’m getting ahead of myself I have a long story to tell…