Army Parks

The Army Corps of Engineers builds and maintains campgrounds at many of the lakes that came into being with the contruction of their dams. We like camping in them. They usually have water and electric hookups at the sites. And our National Parks passes let us camp there at half price. So here’s tonight’s $10 view from a pull-through campsite on the border of Florida and Georgia.

I think that’s worth at least $10, don’t you?

TTYL,

Linda

I didn’t know Jack

Anyone who has participated in the Escapee’s on-line discussion forum knows Jack Mayer. As well as you can know anyone you haven’t actually met anyway. We were parked by them in the Escapee’s park in Summerdale, Alabama, for several days.

Only this far away. That’s our car in the foreground parked next to our RV.

Dave met Jack when they both happened to be outside at the same time. I kept saying I should go meet him, too.

But, my timing kept being off. Jack’s parents live somewhere near here so about the time I’d get moving, Jack & Danielle would be off to visit his parents. By the time, they got back, I’d be on to something else forgetting that I wanted to meet them.

Finally I learned they’d be leaving Saturday. So we walked over when Darrell was done installing our new thermostat Friday. I forgot to bring my camera, though, so I took these pictures after we returned home.

At least, now I know Jack.

TTYL,

Linda

Camping World Service Part 3

The people who own Suburban Furnace also own our thermostat. They decided replacing it should be the next thing tried. So our technician, Darrell, ordered a new thermostat. When it came in he thought we shouldn’t have to pack up and come back for just that so he brought it to us Friday.

Nice guy.

He doesn’t know yet that didn’t fix it either.

I think he’s going to suggest they replace the entire furnace next. Stay tuned.

TTYL,

Linda

Dave’s Map

Dave puts a lot more effort into his maps than I do mine.

The Red line is 2008. We went to Wyoming for the Escapade followed by a family reunion in Idaho. Then to Ohio for the Gypsy Gathering. Then drove Route 66. Then scurried up to Oregon to get solar panels. Then drove down CA Hwy 1 then over to Arizona for our SKP class graduation to fulltiming ceremony.

The Green line is 2009. We started in Arizona and followed the southern US border all the way around to the east coast and up as far as South Carolina before we had to head back to Minnesota for doctor appointments. Then we headed east intending to go see our daughter in Maine but we traveled too slowly so weather chased us south via the Blue Ridge parkway and the Natchez Trace and we wound up back in Arizona again for our first annual SKP class reunion.

The Blue line is 2010 where we apparently spent the Spring bouncing around the southwest then again back to Minnesota in the summer. Then we finally made it to Maine and spent the fall driving around the northeast traveling at the same rate as the leaves were changing colors so we had six weeks of beautiful autumn leaves. Then we headed to South Carolina and Alabama to get work done on our RV. We’re still stuck in Alabama waiting for parts with the big question being:  will we make it to Arizona this year or not?

TTYL,

Linda