Tuesday 06 April 2010

We left River's Edge Campground at 8:15 am (ET). We started off with thick fog which lifted as we reached Pensacola FL.

The scenery was pretty along the way this morning. The wisteria hanging from the trees varied in color from white to different shades of purple and blue. In towns the azaleas, dogwoods and a shrub with long white blooms decorated yards.

We arrived at Escatawpa Hollow Campground at Wilmer AL at about 10:35 am. I saw bluebirds as we entered the park. The park has graveled roads and the sites are dirt, but fairly level. It is expensive at $25 a night. The park has oak and pine trees. Beautiful wisteria is hanging in the trees. There is a tree blooming that we cannot identify.

Soon after we had setup Frank's parents stopped by to say hello. They went on to their motel room. We heated pizza up for our lunch. Then received a call from Frank's parents saying that it was okay to come and visit Uncle Henry and Aunt Zell.

Uncle Henry did not have a good night and his day was not any better. He did manage to talk a little to us. Uncle Henry and Aunt Zell's son, Darrell and a couple of the grandkids, Landon and Hannah, were there along with Uncle Henry and Frank's Dad's sister, Oralee and her daughter Carrie. We had a nice visit with them. We will try and visit again tomorrow.

We then went over to Frank's parent's motel room and visited with them a bit. Then off to WalMart for bread and gas. Gas was $2.78 after the 3¢ discount. We stopped at Hardee's on the way back for a hamburger and a coke. Umm.. we really DO NEED to work on our eating habits. Did I mention we had a turkey and cheese sandwich.. with whole wheat bread... for breakfast :-))

We brought the burgers back to the trailer to eat and watched a tv show Frank had recorded. Then Frank tried unsuccessfully to set up the satellite dish.... there just is not a big enough opening among the trees for him to find the signal. The tv antenna booster seems not be working. Frank will check it out another day.

Then it was off for a walk along the white beach of the Escatawpa River. The water was clear and pretty. The mild scent of wisteria was in the air.

Then showers were taken and now I'm trying to put something down in this journal that won't be so boring and Frank is reading.

I haven't taken any pictures yet. Maybe tomorrow I won't be too exhausted to snap a few shots.

We traveled 122 miles today.