After our showers last night we watched the movie Sherlock Holmes. It was pretty good.
We left River's Edge Campground at 8:30 am (ET). We stopped at a rest stop somewhere along the way and stretched our legs.. I think near De Funiak Springs FL.
In Chipley FL we stopped at Hardee's for a sausage biscuit and a cup of coffee... it was good. Of course by time we got to Newton GA I had to go to the restroom. We pulled over in the Dollar General Store parking lot. Frank had a good shot out of the parking lot until a woman pulpwood truck driver pulled into the lot. So he had to back up some and go around her truck.
We made it home around 1:00 pm (ET). We started unloading the food. Then we took a break for sandwiches. After lunch we did more unloading and putting supplies away.
I discovered the toilet in the house had a leak, so Frank had to go out for repair parts. He dropped by the post office and picked up our mail. When he got back I took a break and went through the mail with garbage can at hand. We got a lot of junk mail and some mail that wasn't ours. I wonder if someone else has gotten some of our mail?
I was pleased to see an envelope from Pic Sweet... remember we had bought some of their brand of frozen squash and it was not good. Enclosed was three coupons for free veggies (12 to 16 ozs bags). We'll probably get baby lima beans that Frank likes so much and not cringe at the price :-)) Not bad to help Pic Sweet keep their quality control up.
Overall we had a great adventure. Now... to planning the next adventure.
We traveled 206 miles today.
In 51 days our total miles traveled is 6,312 miles.
26 May, 2010
Monday 24 May 2010
We left Escatawpa Hollow Campground at 8:25 am (ET). We took US 61 over to I-10. We stopped in Pensacola Florida for gas at $3.09 a gallon.
We stopped at the Alabama Welcome Center to stretch our legs. We stopped somewhere along the way and got coffee at a Pilot service station. It was good coffee. We stopped at the Florida Welcome Center to stretch our legs.
We arrived at River's Edge Campground at Holt Florida at 12:45 pm (ET). We are in site #7.
We ate lunch and watched more of the dvds of the Jack Benny Show. I edited some pictures while watching... didn't know I had so many more to go through. WiFi is limited to an hour here (and I'm tired)... so I think I will wait until we get home to upload the pictures.
Hopefully soon it will be cool enough to take a shower.
We stopped at the Alabama Welcome Center to stretch our legs. We stopped somewhere along the way and got coffee at a Pilot service station. It was good coffee. We stopped at the Florida Welcome Center to stretch our legs.
We arrived at River's Edge Campground at Holt Florida at 12:45 pm (ET). We are in site #7.
We ate lunch and watched more of the dvds of the Jack Benny Show. I edited some pictures while watching... didn't know I had so many more to go through. WiFi is limited to an hour here (and I'm tired)... so I think I will wait until we get home to upload the pictures.
Hopefully soon it will be cool enough to take a shower.
Sunday 23 May 2010
We left Grand Gulf Military Park at 8:45 am (ET). We traveled US 61 to US 84/98. We stopped at Brook Haven Mississippi to stretch our legs. We were supposed to stay on US 98, but missed the turn off. We got on I-55 and made ourway our way back to US 98. It didn't matter much anyway :-))
We stopped in Columbia Mississpi at Subway for a sandwich.
We arrived at Escatawpa Hollow Campground at Wilmer AL at 3:30 pm (ET). We are in site #17 this time... I think last time it was #22. It was still humid but not as bad as at Grand Gulf Military Park. There are a lot of people in the campground and many are parked near our site. The people are by and in the river.
We got set up and called Frank's Aunt Zell. We went over and visited with her a while. We enjoyed our visit with her.
Gas was bought in Lucedale MS for $2.88 a gallon. When we got back to the campground all the swimmers and picnickers were gone. I think the mosquitoes ran them off.
We got our showers at the bath house. It sure was wet in there from the river swimmers taking showers. Frank found 28¢ in the shower and I found a dime :-))
More Jack Benny was watched and we went to bed.
We traveled 272 miles today.
We stopped in Columbia Mississpi at Subway for a sandwich.
We arrived at Escatawpa Hollow Campground at Wilmer AL at 3:30 pm (ET). We are in site #17 this time... I think last time it was #22. It was still humid but not as bad as at Grand Gulf Military Park. There are a lot of people in the campground and many are parked near our site. The people are by and in the river.
We got set up and called Frank's Aunt Zell. We went over and visited with her a while. We enjoyed our visit with her.
Gas was bought in Lucedale MS for $2.88 a gallon. When we got back to the campground all the swimmers and picnickers were gone. I think the mosquitoes ran them off.
We got our showers at the bath house. It sure was wet in there from the river swimmers taking showers. Frank found 28¢ in the shower and I found a dime :-))
More Jack Benny was watched and we went to bed.
We traveled 272 miles today.
Saturday 22 May 2010
This morning we went over to the observation tower in the park and climbed it. It is 66 steps up and 166 steps down... and we both made it without hurting ourselves :-)) We could see bits of the Mississippi River from up there. There is a dead tree in front of the tower and a flycatcher spent a few minutes high in its top... the tree top that I was eye level with. I thought I had no need to haul my big lens with me. Such luck I have! There was also a Downy or Hairy Woodpecker and another woodpecker... maybe a redheaded. I really did need the big lens! It sure was pretty up there.
A walk through the cemetery in the park was interesting. There are graves dating from 1840... maybe older.. a lot of the gravestones are not readable. As we walked through the cemetery we heard bees buzzing. We looked high up at a tree and the bees were coming out of a hole in the tree fast and thick. As we made our way back out of the cemetery we could only see a few bees exit the hole in the tree. We were sweating pretty good by now... 8:30 am (CT) and 85°. We are in the land of humidity again :-))
We drove to what is left of Grand Gulf. It is mostly fishing camps now... just a few people back in the area. On the way back from there a racoon ran in front of us... Frank got him on video.
We then drove into Port Gibson. I had hoped to get a good picture of the Jewish Temple there, but there just was not a good shot. It is interesting to look at though. We topped the tank off there at $2.99 a gallon.
We came back to the park and went through the museum and took a few pictures around the grounds.
Back to camp and lunch of hamburger in gravy, rice and peas... and biscuits.
The humidity got worse as the day progressed. Frank straightened the truck up some and I straightened the trailer up. We took a shower at the bath house and about needed another one as soon as we got out.
Our evening was spent watching Jack Benny again. He is funny.
A walk through the cemetery in the park was interesting. There are graves dating from 1840... maybe older.. a lot of the gravestones are not readable. As we walked through the cemetery we heard bees buzzing. We looked high up at a tree and the bees were coming out of a hole in the tree fast and thick. As we made our way back out of the cemetery we could only see a few bees exit the hole in the tree. We were sweating pretty good by now... 8:30 am (CT) and 85°. We are in the land of humidity again :-))
We drove to what is left of Grand Gulf. It is mostly fishing camps now... just a few people back in the area. On the way back from there a racoon ran in front of us... Frank got him on video.
We then drove into Port Gibson. I had hoped to get a good picture of the Jewish Temple there, but there just was not a good shot. It is interesting to look at though. We topped the tank off there at $2.99 a gallon.
We came back to the park and went through the museum and took a few pictures around the grounds.
Back to camp and lunch of hamburger in gravy, rice and peas... and biscuits.
The humidity got worse as the day progressed. Frank straightened the truck up some and I straightened the trailer up. We took a shower at the bath house and about needed another one as soon as we got out.
Our evening was spent watching Jack Benny again. He is funny.
Friday 21 May 2010
We went to Vicksburg today and visited the national park and cemetery. The tour took us a couple of hours and Frank said we traveled about 50 miles in the area.
We ate lunch at Wendy's and then went into WalMart for a few things. We bought gas for $2.99 a gallon.
After resting a while in the trailer and watching a bit of Jack Benny I did laundry and Frank cooked a few meats on the grill. While the last load of clothes were drying I took a shower and then I called Mama and she was doing okay.
We ate lunch at Wendy's and then went into WalMart for a few things. We bought gas for $2.99 a gallon.
After resting a while in the trailer and watching a bit of Jack Benny I did laundry and Frank cooked a few meats on the grill. While the last load of clothes were drying I took a shower and then I called Mama and she was doing okay.
Thursday 20 May 2010
We left Frenchman's Wilderness Campground & RV Park at Henderson Louisiana at 8:45 (ET). I-10 was not as rough as we left it yesterday to begin with, but it got rough again around Baton Rouge Louisiana.
We left I-10 at Baton Rouge and got on US 61. To start with it reminded us of US 82 back home. Then we ran into a big strip of construction where the speed limit went from 45 mph to 35 mph at times.
The scenery started to look a lot like home. There were green pastures with cattle. Magnolia and live oak trees dotted the sides of the roads. There were fields of wheat. Plantations were everywhere it seemed.
We arrived at Grand Gulf Military Park Campground near Port Gibson Mississippi at 1:00 pm (ET). The roads are paved and the trailer is on a cement pad. There is lots of shade in our site... site #16. It is a back-in. Cost for each night is $17.50.
The Mississippi River is a bit above flood level, but no threat to us... so the host says. She said if it floods where we are Louisiana will be totally under water. With our luck... should we believe her? ;-))
The bath house has only one shower and it is handicap accessible.. which makes it not much more room than the shower in the trailer. The bath house is also up a hill... how my knees scream coming down the steps.
We did tour a few things after we got here and will tour them again with the cameras one morning. At the time we needed to walk a bit... we only made one stop at Natchez Mississippi to stretch our legs. Did I mention it is hot and humid here? Yes... Zaroga's hair is back to frizzy :-((
There have been afternoon showers and lots of thunder in the distance. Most of the bad weather seems to be on the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River.
We have no cell phone or internet access. There is no tv reception. There are lots of trees and hill so it doesn't look like we will have satellite reception either.
We bought a dvd player at the last WalMart. Frank set it up and it worked. We watched a Harry Potter movie and later Jack Benny. We bought the Jack Benny dvd on our 2008 trip, but only got to watch part of it because the dvds were bad... we exchanged it when we got home. It is a 4 dvd pack... and it will take a while to watch.
We traveled 179 miles today.
We left I-10 at Baton Rouge and got on US 61. To start with it reminded us of US 82 back home. Then we ran into a big strip of construction where the speed limit went from 45 mph to 35 mph at times.
The scenery started to look a lot like home. There were green pastures with cattle. Magnolia and live oak trees dotted the sides of the roads. There were fields of wheat. Plantations were everywhere it seemed.
We arrived at Grand Gulf Military Park Campground near Port Gibson Mississippi at 1:00 pm (ET). The roads are paved and the trailer is on a cement pad. There is lots of shade in our site... site #16. It is a back-in. Cost for each night is $17.50.
The Mississippi River is a bit above flood level, but no threat to us... so the host says. She said if it floods where we are Louisiana will be totally under water. With our luck... should we believe her? ;-))
The bath house has only one shower and it is handicap accessible.. which makes it not much more room than the shower in the trailer. The bath house is also up a hill... how my knees scream coming down the steps.
We did tour a few things after we got here and will tour them again with the cameras one morning. At the time we needed to walk a bit... we only made one stop at Natchez Mississippi to stretch our legs. Did I mention it is hot and humid here? Yes... Zaroga's hair is back to frizzy :-((
There have been afternoon showers and lots of thunder in the distance. Most of the bad weather seems to be on the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River.
We have no cell phone or internet access. There is no tv reception. There are lots of trees and hill so it doesn't look like we will have satellite reception either.
We bought a dvd player at the last WalMart. Frank set it up and it worked. We watched a Harry Potter movie and later Jack Benny. We bought the Jack Benny dvd on our 2008 trip, but only got to watch part of it because the dvds were bad... we exchanged it when we got home. It is a 4 dvd pack... and it will take a while to watch.
We traveled 179 miles today.
Wednesday 19 May 2010
Our breakfast this morning was a waffle shaped liked the state of Texas... a complimentary breakfast from the park. We left Gulf Coast RV Park, Beaumont, Texas at 8:45 am (ET). A couple of hours later we were hungry... the waffles didn't last. We stopped at a truck plaza/center and walked around and there was a Hardee's inside so we got sausage biscuits to go.
We bought gas in Duson Louisiana at $2.88 a gallon. A short distance down the road it became a rough ride. We'll probably be sore from it. In the trailer it the sofa bounced a bit and slid forward and the cushions were all topsy-turvy. The cabinets stayed shut... so Frank has for sure fixed that problem :-))
We arrived at Frenchman's Wilderness Campground & RV Park at Henderson Louisiana at noon. Our cost with Good Sam is $28.50 for the night... they overcharged us $2 and Frank caught it and got the refund. They charge $2 for the cement slab out by the trailer. Now isn't that ridiculous? We are in site #38. The campground is shady and the grounds well kept... a really nice looking campground. The roads and sites are gravel.
I checked the bath house out and Frank asked me how it was. I said compared to Castroville Regional Park the bath house is an A+, but compared to Gulf Coast RV Park it is a C or maybe a D :-)) The bath house is clean here, just old looking.
We saw a lot of bayous, rice fields and crawdad ponds today. The clouds have rolled in and out all day. We got a sprinkle of rain after lunch... which was barbecue sandwiches, corn, tomatoes and green beans.
The sun came out and it is typical South... warm and humid. We went for a walk around 7 pm (CT). We probably walked close to a mile around the perimeter of the park. There are a lot of permanent residents. On our walk we saw a snake... we don't know what kind, but it looked like some type of water snake.
Frank set the satellite dish up and we watched In Plain Sight on the USA network and then went to bed.
We traveled 160 miles today.
We bought gas in Duson Louisiana at $2.88 a gallon. A short distance down the road it became a rough ride. We'll probably be sore from it. In the trailer it the sofa bounced a bit and slid forward and the cushions were all topsy-turvy. The cabinets stayed shut... so Frank has for sure fixed that problem :-))
We arrived at Frenchman's Wilderness Campground & RV Park at Henderson Louisiana at noon. Our cost with Good Sam is $28.50 for the night... they overcharged us $2 and Frank caught it and got the refund. They charge $2 for the cement slab out by the trailer. Now isn't that ridiculous? We are in site #38. The campground is shady and the grounds well kept... a really nice looking campground. The roads and sites are gravel.
I checked the bath house out and Frank asked me how it was. I said compared to Castroville Regional Park the bath house is an A+, but compared to Gulf Coast RV Park it is a C or maybe a D :-)) The bath house is clean here, just old looking.
We saw a lot of bayous, rice fields and crawdad ponds today. The clouds have rolled in and out all day. We got a sprinkle of rain after lunch... which was barbecue sandwiches, corn, tomatoes and green beans.
The sun came out and it is typical South... warm and humid. We went for a walk around 7 pm (CT). We probably walked close to a mile around the perimeter of the park. There are a lot of permanent residents. On our walk we saw a snake... we don't know what kind, but it looked like some type of water snake.
Frank set the satellite dish up and we watched In Plain Sight on the USA network and then went to bed.
We traveled 160 miles today.
