We made it to Texas!!

 Monday 3 January 2022

     What is the worst thing to see when you get up and it is a travel day, that's right snow.  It rained most

of the night and turned to snow as the storm ended.  It was only an inch or so and only on the grass and vehicles. The truck is hooked up and we were thinking we would get an early start today.  Not so. As luck would have it as I put the slides in, we heard a crunching noise the slide toppers were covered with ice and snow.  Not a big deal I got the ladder section out of the bin went to put it on and found out I didn't have enough room to get it hooked with the truck already connected.  So, I put that ladder away got out my other ladder went up on the snow-covered roof to clean off the toppers.  I quickly discovered that snow on a Moho roof is very, very slippery.  I managed to clear the ice without falling off, but it was scary.  Back down put the ladder away then inside to warm up. My hands were freezing. But we were still on the road by 9:30. No snow on the roads at all in fact they were dry by the time we were rolling. A much nicer drive today almost no traffic and the 244 miles went by quickly as we enjoyed beautiful views of the snow-covered mountains of Alabama.  We arrived at Bonita Lakes in Meridian MS, not quite 5 and half hours of driving, much better than the 7 hours yesterday.  We decided to stay for 2 days just needed to rest up and do some grocery shopping.  Diane is anxious to start her P/T but I needed a break.  

Tuesday 4 January 2022

    We had a nice breakfast on the grill bacon and eggs. Very good.  I went to grocery store Diane took a pain pill and laid down for a rest.  Sitting in the seat for 6 to 7 hours a day made her sore again.  I think we both may have needed the extra day.  I came back unloaded and put away the groceries and helped her get a shower. I made chicken on the grill.  It was a fairly nice evening Diane came out just to sit on the chair for a while this was her first trip out since coming home from the hosipital.  She lasted a half hour and headed back in.  After dinner I started packing up for our travel day tomorrow.

Wednesday 5 January 2022

    After a quick breakfast we packed up, hooked up the truck and pulled out around 9:50 for the 215

miles from Meridian MS to River View RV resort in Vidalia LA.  It was a warm day and a nice drive, mostly interstate highways. We stopped at three rest areas and once for fuel and still parked by 3:20pm.  What a nice campground right on the Mississippi River you

The Mississippi River
from the Levee

could watch the barges go up and down the river.  A nice walking/biking trail all along the levees. It was quite warm in the mid 60's and sunny we had burgers on the grill while looking over the list of seafood restaurants in the area.  We already decided to come back here and stay for a few days just to eat if nothing else.  Once again Diane made it outside for a bit while Rudy and I walked around the levee trying to find a spot to turn the Moho around in the morning. 

Thursday 6 January 2022

   This should be our last day of travel and only 189 miles from Vidalia LA to Brookeland TX.  We got a

Sam Rayburn Lake

good jump on the day with the truck being hooked up we were packed and rolling at 10am.  We needed propane and this campground sells it so we pulled up to the propane station. It took 40 minutes for them to find a guy to pump propane and then he had to walk from the far end of the campground.  And it turned out Pat the propane guy saw our PA plates and ask if we were ever at Ives Run, he is trying to get a job there, what are the chances of that happening.  Anyway, we are on the road by 10:45 and only had 189-mile day. No interstate roads today 4 lane roads with traffic lights and cross traffic then a few 2 lane roads.  With no rest areas we had to watch for a spot big enough to pull the Moho into.  Finally, I had to pee, so I just stopped along the road where the berm was just wide enough.  Rudy wouldn't go outside, and Diane was hungry so off we went again.  Again, just in time we found a church parking lot pulled in for some lunch and took a decent break.  We ate, walked Rudy twice, made some coffee and mapped out our last 68 mile.  Looks like we should arrive 2:30 to 3 time frame.  All rested up and with coffee in hand we hit the road again. Just as we were about to cross over into Texas Diane spy's this sign LOW clearance 12' 3" and we are 12'9" so I pull off to the side of road get the map out and the only bypass is 25 mile down a two-lane road.  So off we go speed limit is 55mph, but the road was so rough I went about 45mph and still we had stuff falling from the cupboards, chairs and even her walker fell off the sofa.  Needless to say, our short day of travel turn into a terrible tooth jarring kidney shaking long day.
  We finally arrived at Mill Creek Campground around 5pm just enough daylight left to get settled in before dark. 

 Friday 7 January 2022

  No time to rest.  We headed into Jasper for Diane's first P/T appointment at 10 am. It was almost 12:30 when she came out and they worked her hard.  We hit a BBQ joint for lunch then home a pain pill for Diane and she was out.  I finished hooking up the Moho, meet one of the other hosts here and he wasn't

sure what we were supposed to be doing but the rangers will be here Monday and we should just wait.  So that is the plan for now we will just wait.  We made chicken on the grill and enjoyed a fair enough day.

Not a bad view from our patio!!

Saturday 8 January 2022

   Got up this morning took Rudy out for a walk when I noticed the grill was almost off of the picnic table. I'm guessing some coons were in the grease pan (which was almost full) dumped it over smeared grease all over the grill the top, sides, even the bottom was covered.  Grease dripped down between the boards of the picnic table and onto the ground. I cleaned it just enough to make breakfast scrapple and eggs then afterwards cleaned everything up.  The other host camp back over to see how we were making out and informed us he had a death in the family and was leaving for a week or so and our first shift would be Monday morning.  Now we have no training or even a list of duties, no keys, no way to access any buildings and have not met a ranger, but we start Monday.  This should be good.