Well, we enjoyed our stay at the Air Force Base in Little Rock and are now settled in for the week near Eureka Springs, Arkansas. I have an uncle who lives nearby so our plans are to have a nice, relaxing visit with him while we are here. It's been close to seven years since we have seen him. What fun it will be to catch up!!! I sure will miss Aunt Sue though!!! Aunt Sue AND my Aunt Louise both passed away within a week of each other this summer! A friend of mine reminded me recently that WE are now the "older generation". So many of those WE considered the "older generation" are now celebrating in Heaven!!!
Of course everyone knows that Max was beside himself while we were at the Air Force Base....surrounded by C-130's flying all day; airmen, soldiers and some marines everywhere; Taps, National Anthem played EVERY day over the PA system...what more could a retired Army guy asked for!! For me, it's always emotional to go to Chapel services on base. There is just something moving to me about seeing those who are willing to give their lives for our freedom gathered together to worship! I'll post some pictures later...here at the campground the internet service is very S L O W!! I was going to download a video session for the Bible Study I am beginning, but it was going to take SIX HOURS! Nope, not gonna happen!! lol.
OK...I'm off to, ummm, do NOTHING!!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Things to do in the laundromat!!!
1) Of course, wash and dry clothes....but that's no fun!!!
2) Read all the signs that tell you what to do (and that no one pays attention to)
3) Listen to all the crazy conversations..."This dryer is not working!".."somebody call the attendant, there is water all over the floor"...and others that are not repeatable!!! lol
4) Watch the little ones push laundry carts around the laundromat!!!
But, at least the clothes are clean for another week or two!! We appreciate Military Campgrounds more and more because they don't charge an "arm and a leg" to do your laundry! Guess that's because the soldiers already gave that!!!
Yesterday we left Natchez Trace State Park in Tennessee and ended up at Village Creek State Park in Wynne, Arkansas! The campground is "back in the woods", so internet service and phone service is spotty at best!! So, I am taking advantage of service while at the laundromat!!!
Nathez Trace was a really nice campground, right on Pin Oak Lake.
This was the view from our campsite! We had a nice, relaxing time here. Max fished and caught a few, but nothing big enough to keep. Fortunately, there was a camper here that had a pontoon boat (which he took out every morning) and he caught bunches of Crappie. He brought some over and we had grilled Crappie for supper one night.
Haven't taken any pictures of our latest stop, but will do that when we get back from town!! I figured no one really wants to see pictures of us slaving at the laundromat!!!
2) Read all the signs that tell you what to do (and that no one pays attention to)
3) Listen to all the crazy conversations..."This dryer is not working!".."somebody call the attendant, there is water all over the floor"...and others that are not repeatable!!! lol
4) Watch the little ones push laundry carts around the laundromat!!!
But, at least the clothes are clean for another week or two!! We appreciate Military Campgrounds more and more because they don't charge an "arm and a leg" to do your laundry! Guess that's because the soldiers already gave that!!!
Yesterday we left Natchez Trace State Park in Tennessee and ended up at Village Creek State Park in Wynne, Arkansas! The campground is "back in the woods", so internet service and phone service is spotty at best!! So, I am taking advantage of service while at the laundromat!!!
Nathez Trace was a really nice campground, right on Pin Oak Lake.
This was the view from our campsite! We had a nice, relaxing time here. Max fished and caught a few, but nothing big enough to keep. Fortunately, there was a camper here that had a pontoon boat (which he took out every morning) and he caught bunches of Crappie. He brought some over and we had grilled Crappie for supper one night.
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| Our campsite at Natchez Trace |
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| Pin Oak Lake at Natchez Trace State Park |
Haven't taken any pictures of our latest stop, but will do that when we get back from town!! I figured no one really wants to see pictures of us slaving at the laundromat!!!
Friday, September 16, 2011
"What in the world am I doing?".....
Ok....here I go!!! I am trying out my hand at this "blogging thing", not having ANY idea of what I am doing! But, hopefully, this will be the beginning of a way to journal our travels. Although we have been on the road for eight years and I have kept tabs on where we have been through my own personal journals, storing "millions" of pictures on my computer, CD's, etc., I have not had a place to let everyone else "join in" on this crazy life of ours. Well, that's not quite true. I DO post lots and lots of pictures and status updates on Facebook, but not everyone who calls me "friend" may want to "travel down the road" with us! Hence, this blog!! I truly hope to be able to use few words (I'm sure that will be impossible) and show everyone how much fun we are having!! Keep coming back and seeing where this "camper" ends up next.
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| Sunset at Floating Mill COE, Cookeville, TN |
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| Max enjoys fishing no matter where he goes |
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| Our campsite at Floating Mill COE |
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| Enjoying supper at Floating Mill COE |
Right now we are in Tennessee at the Natchez Trace State Park RV Campground, heading slowly west!! We just left Floating Mill COE (That's Corps of Engineers) Campground near Cookeville, TN where we enjoyed relaxing and watching boats go by on the Center Hill Lake as well as enjoying beautiful sunsets! Next stop will be somewhere in Arkansas!!
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