Heading back to PA!

 Sunday 17 April 2022   Happy Easter to everyone

     HAPPY EASTER.  We are starting our journey to PA hoping to make it in 4 days or less.  We hit the road at 9:45 on our way to Darien Lake.  Again, we wanted to go a bit further but Diane couldn't find anywhere to stay so Inland Harbor RV Park it is. 

Sunny and very warm temp's in the low 90's. We made amazingly good time stopped for lunch and for fuel before parking at 2:30.  210 miles in under 5 hours.  Traffic on 95 was a little lighter than normal, I guess because it's Easter Sunday.  We parked I got the grill out and set thing up to celebrate Easter with a ham steak and Tony's famous schmutz.  This is a good over night spot but that is about it.  The lots are tight and the roads are narrow, we almost had to ask the neighbor to move in the morning so could get out.  We walked up to the office to pay I got bit twice by mosquitoes and it isn't evening yet. Back to the Moho and air-conditioning.  I put on jeans a long sleaved shirt to cook the ham. The skeeters were terrible. Imagine that 90 plus degrees by the salt water marsh land and the skeeters are bad.  We had diner shut the Moho up killed all the skeeters we could find begore going to bed. We hope to make up some mileage tomorrow with a 300 plus mile day.

Monday 18 April 2022

  Kind of slow today didn't get on the road until 10:00, cloudy and 71 degrees when we hit the road.  Another warm driving day. Diane was trying to get reservations and it was either South of the Border at 261 mile or 315 miles to the next one.  She called Asheboro, NC and no room at the inn so SOB it was.  We pulled into Pedro's campground just before 4pm.  The busy week of traveling has us worn down a bit, so we decided to stay two nights. Worn down was part of it but Diane saw snow, rain and a freeze warning in Dillsburg so staying another day just seemed like a good idea. We took a walk around the complex enjoying what will probably be our last day in shorts and sandals for awhile. I fired up the grill to cook some burgers and when I say fired up I did just that. Apparently I didn't have the gas hose on tight and when I turned around flames were everywhere except in the grill.  Hose melted, side table melted and I think the regulator may have been damaged. I saved the burgers but the grill is toast.

   Tuesday Diane did something like 4 loads of laundry, grocery store and shopped for a grill on line which she found at a Lowes on our way tomorrow. She really enjoyed her day of rest and relaxation. I enjoyed the day even though the temps dropped barely getting out of the 60's. When I took Rudy for his walked I saw a snake all curled up a few sites up from us.  I told Diane so she went to check it out and get a picture but it moved and she was a goner. She flagged down a maintenance worker about it, he got on the radio and Pedro's best descended on that poor snake like a swat team. 4 or 5 trucks parked going both directions the guys jumped out but only one went over to get the snake and just that quick they were all gone again.  No grill so I suffered with homemade meatloaf.

 Wednesday 20 April 2022

   Holy crap it was 42 degrees when I got up this morning. I walked Rudy this morning I had my flannel AND my sweatshirt on.  At least it is sunny and calm. We hooked-up the truck last evening allowing us to be on the road by 9:15.  That is right 9:15! Diane made us reservation at The Mayberry CG in Mount Airy NC. It was sunny and 59 degrees by the time we hit the road. It never did get much warmer the whole trip. We pulled into Lowes in Winston-Salem without any problem.  I drove toward Lowes entrance and dropped Diane off.  A empty parking lot next door made the stop a breeze.  I walked Rudy and not much longer here came Diane with my new grill.  We loaded it up and we were back on the road.  I was quite nervous about pulling the rig in there but it worked out just fine. We still parked by 2:30 after the 203 mile trip with three stops including Lowes. Chicken on the new grill just to break it in right. 

Pilot Mountain, yes it was taken out of the dirty windshield!

Thursday 21 April 2022

  Well, it is quite apparent we are not making it home in 4 days we are already on day 5 and have another to go so maybe 6 days.  In the 40's when I got up no shorts or sandals anymore. Cloudy and only 55 when we hit the road at 10:30. Yea I know later and later every day.  We did have a bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast knowing we only had 187 miles to go today. We stopped for fuel just after getting on I81.  The flying J was terrible, it was busy, the parking lot was very, very rough bouncing the Moho all around. I 81 is full of trucks anymore and the drive is not enjoyable at all. After a rest stop or two we parked at Walnut Hills CG at 2:45. Parked hooked up(water and electric only) a stroll around the CG before Diane went to the Edelweiss German restaurant down the road a bit. The food was great we have never had a meal we didn't enjoy. Tomorrow is back home to good ole PA.

On the road again!

 Monday 11 April 2022

   A lot of anxiety this morning. We are off to the transmission shop 100 miles away and the wind is blowing 15-20 mph, so we decided to drive sperate. A quick breakfast, a short goodbye, turned in our keys, etc. and on the road by 9:30.  I parked at the transmission shop around 11:30 talked to the service manager and she said it would be done for us to sleep in tonight. We were hoping to make it another 100 miles south today yet. Diane picked me up and we set out to kill the afternoon in the truck with Rudy on a hot day and with the top half of the stand in the truck.  We had a nice lunch at the same Mexican restaurant as last time, once again the food was great. A walk and a drink for Rudy and we were off to get some wine. It was just getting boring, so we decided to find a place to hook the truck up as we drove by the shop we noticed the Moho was parked out by the road and appeared to be done. We  turned around pulled in, sure enough it was done. The service manager meet us outside handed us the keys wished us safe travels.  That's right, no bill or paper work, nothing to sign.  We couldn't believe it they were really nice, although it was the second time around.  We hooked up the truck and were back on the road by 3:30 We arrived at J.C.'s RV Park at 5:15 total miles traveled today was only 200 miles, but we are on the road.  J.C.'s was nice place $40 cash and easy access to the highway. Filled up with fuel $4.64.   Left over ribs for diner. Yum!

Tuesday 12 April 2022

   On the road by 9am. We left the truck hooked up and only electric connected we were rolling early.  We are travelling across LA190 to avoid the I10 bridge and congestion in Baton Rogue, always bad even on a good day.  Hit a few light showers but nothing to even slow down. We were just a buzzing along "singing a song" making great time and decided to stop for lunch.  I pull into the rest area Diane heads right to the bathroom I opened the refrigerator door and poof our day went to crap.  An entire bottle of white wine rolls out the door and shatters on the floor!! Oh crap %$$$$, *@#$, and other words.  We are parked in between two trucks can't put the slides out throwing towels, rags, paper towels and whatever we could find at the mess.  Rudy was trying to lick up wine but with so much glass we had to put back in his house. The worst was the shattered glass just everywhere and sticky floors and wet carpet. We cleaned it up enough to have lunch and moved on.   For a good note we stopped at Buc-ee's for fuel, just love this place Diane shopped the whole time I was pumping fuel. $4.90 a gal. Back on the road and we parked at Riverside RV Park in Robertsdale AL around 3:45.  280 miles in under 7 hours with a lunch and fuel break, not to bad for us and spilled wine clean up. As soon as we parked and had the slides were out we were cleaning fools. Diane scrubbed the floor 3 or 4 times soapy water, clean water, soapy and clean I think clean maybe again.  Picking and vacuuming glass in between. Something like a hour and half of scrubbing Diane called it done.

   Diane spent a lot of time on the phone looking for a campground for tomorrow but no luck yet.  Burger on the grill and lots of walks for Rudy.

Wednesday 13 April 2022

   Again, we had a pull through so we were on the road at 9:15 back on I10 heading to Madison FL just outside of Tallahassee. Diane did her do diligence finding us a spot for tonight. We once more hit a few spotty showers and cloudy the whole day and that is unusual for down here. A much needed uneventful day of travel, a few more rest stops and always very careful opening the frig now! After fueling up at Flying J for $5.05 a gallon, we parked at Madison RV & Golf Resort by 4:30. 274 miles in just over 7 hours.   The only place we could find, very nice but a little pricey.  

Thursday 14 April 2022

     Heading to Sumterville and a three night break.  A nice driving day sunny, temps in the high 70's and just a touch of wind.  We were parked at Country Side RV Park and were set up by 2:30.   A 165 mile day in 4 hours two quick stops for lunch and another to stretch and walk a bit. I buzzed right over to Len's since he is leaving for NM tonight.  I pulled in as his last client was leaving. We talked for just a few minutes he had to lock up the office, pack and be on his way to the airport.  By the time I returned Diane had the camper looking like home again.  A glass of white wine was in order, maybe even two while I did chicken on the grill. A nice day.

Friday 15 April 2022 Happy Tax Day

    Sunny and warm today like 85 warm.  We headed down to Mulberry FL to look at a RV, a 07 Winnebago 36g, just like the one we had before. First however we stopped for lunch at the 'Green Door on 8th Cafe'.  Diane has been on a roll finding great restaurants.  Diane had Grilled shrimp in an aioli   sauce with fresh garden salad and I had shrimp and grits( maybe the best I've had) both very good.  We are heading down to this little RV dealer in Mulberry.  We get out they  have about 10 or 12 units all 10-15 years old. Oh why do we do this to ourselves! We looked at three units two were out pretty quickly, they weren't terrible just more work than we want to get into.  The third one needs work but was sound, however the guy we need to may the deal with wasn't in. I'll call on Monday the unit needs some big ticket items like tires and the front clearcoat replaced.  Back to  the Moho, it was 1 1/2 hour drive and the wine bottle was calling us as we walked in. A glass of wine and burgers.

Saturday 16 April 2022

   Today started off good we had a nice breakfast and were heading to Ocala to Optium RV to look at A Foretravel Nimbus.  We had talked and texted the salesman and made the appointment for today.  And texted him when we were close, he didn't reply but who knows he may have been with a customer.  As soon as we walked in we knew something was amiss.  We told them who we were and what we wanted. A few phone calls can't find Wayne and eventually say he is not in but Christa will help us, OK.  We walk back to her office as she excuses herself, she didn't feel good.  Next up walks Hilda and she would help us.  She left us there to go get her phone but after she walked down the isle beside us three times I walked over, "she forgot what office we were in". I'll skip the next hour and a half detail by detail.  She drove us around on a golf cart through the mud, sand and muck stopping at some "other coaches we may like".   Finally, she says they can work up some numbers on the "other coaches" while they search for the Nimbus. We said no and we were leaving. Out comes the sales manger who feeds a line of crap that it must be sold or in shop.  It was never there, I'm not sure Wayne is a real person but that place is worse than CW.  I read some reviews on the place and that has happened to several people.  They advertise a popular model by can't find it and try to sell you something else.  I'll call Wayne Monday see what he has to say. 

   Not all was lost, we stopped for lunch a one of our favorite seafood places and were not disappointed, Diane had scallops and it was shrimp for me. YUM.  

   We stopped and picked up some flowers and went to the cemetery to visit Shawna.  It was very warm, 91 degrees, so we didn't stay long.

Back to the Moho and tacos for dinner.  After that we packed up since we start to head home tomorrow.  

Last days at Sam Rayburn Lake

 Tuesday 5 April 2022 - Sunday 10 April 2022

  Our last week of work in Texas.  The time has just flown by as we worked 5 of our last 10 days here.  The weather is definitely warming up, the days are sunny and hot. The downside has been the wind, blowing so hard the fires were very limited. Thursday and Friday were our two days off and had all our packing for the trip home to do. On Thursday Diane did grocery shopping and cleaning up the inside of the Moho and I vacuumed out the truck.  We made very good use of the last day with a trip to Nuziebell's Antique and Flea Market in Hemphill, TX to recheck a washstand we both liked very much but didn't know if it would fit in the truck for the ride home. Of course, we had lunch on the way over.  Diane found this restaurant/bar at a campground just before the antique store. I was a bit concerned normally not a fan of campground food (mostly frozen then nuked) but I would give it a try. We drove

A great little restaurant!

back this dirt lane to The Lost Frontier Restaurant, turned out to be  just wonderful, everything was homemade and menu was quite different.  The food was delightful with both of us getting the daily special, I had the Shrimp boil and Diane had  the Bourbon Apple Glazed Filet.  Figures, we found the best restaurant just before we are leaving. Done with lunch we go to the antique store, went in looked, measured, back to the truck measured, back inside remeasured, back to the truck remeasured.  We decided we would go home measure the Moho basement storage to see if would fit. About 10 miles down the road we turned around after seeing a yard sale sign drove back a country road never did find the yard sale turned around again. Another 5 miles heading on home we figured this was our last chance, so we turned around again, she took $25.00 off, so we bought the stand.  After weeks of talking about it and thinking about it and discussing it, we just wrote the check and poof it was all over.  Except for how we will get it back to PA. 

The stand we just had to buy!!

 

  Now Saturday came as expected and we are down to just the weekend to get organized, packed and we are on duty both days.  I don't know how time sneaks up on us like this. Diane kind of saved the day she did rounds and most of working stuff.  I spent Saturday morning rearranging, repacking, re-rearranging then re-repacking the basement storage until we could fit the washstand in.  It was a tight fit, but it is in there.  Now we won't be able to getting anything out except the chairs until we get home. I did just enough work on campground stuff to say I participated.

    Sunday was half over before we knew what happened 72 campers checking out trash blown all over the place from high winds last night. Diane spent so much time out picking up trash I thought she left without me.  But the wind died down and as dinner time approached, we were ready for our last fire, last meal (steak and mushrooms) along with some wine. Tomorrow will be a big day we are leaving Texas, getting the transmission worked on, again and hope to get to southern Louisiana by evening.  And lets not forget they are calling for severe weather AGAIN.

The last of our time in Texas as Park Hosts.  Our site for the winter, 

not to shabby and we had a lake view.

And this guy was a genius, a kids powered scooter and a cooler on

the foot area for a seat.  He was never without his beer!!  😂

Springtime in Texas!!

Tuesday 29 March 2022

   Last day to work this shift.  Again, not much happening Diane did rounds I cut up several logs lying around the campground into campfire sized pieces.  I finished and returned for a break by the time Diane made her afternoon rounds almost all of the wood I sawed up was already gone.  The campers must have been waiting like vultures for me to leave.  

Wednesday 30 March 2022

   Things are warming up nicely here now temps are up in the high 70's low 80's spring is here.  But with the warm temps come the spring pollen and strong winds.  The pine pollen is terrible now and wind creates a green fog to say nothing of trying to keep the vehicles clean.  Poor Rudy had to hide in between the stacks of firewood to get out of the wind. We have been trying to get some extra campfire time to use up the wood we collected but wind has not been cooperating.

It must have made him feel better.  He was still in the sun, but out of the wind!!

Thursday 31 March 2022 

Today the Moho goes to the shop to have the transmission checked.  We have had an oil leak and wanted to get it checked before we started our trip east.  So, we were up early and on the road around 9am heading to Alexanderia Louisiana just 90 miles away.  Diane mapped our way making sure we did not get on the same road we took coming here in January with 12' 3" bridge.  There weren't many options just one road, a two lane road that winds around the lakes and through all the little towns.  The first half was very rough and bumpy. The speed limit was 65 and 70 mph but I had to stay around 55 or slower to keep the dishes in the cupboards and Diane in her seat. But we made it! Arrived at lunch unhooked the truck and headed over to the transmission place.  The people seemed nice, Diane picked me up and we headed to the first restaurant we came to, it was now almost 1 o'clock and we were starved.  Food was good.  We hit a few antique stores and before we knew what happened it was 4:30 and time to check on the Moho.  It was finished and ready to go, Oh Yea, leak fixed!! We hooked up the truck and headed home. A long day but we are relieved to know the tranny is good to go.  When we hit the rough and bumpy road we stopped for a break before the last 40 mile.  We were talking having a good time when Diane says this road does NOT look familiar. We missed our turn and are now on a very narrow county road, can't turn around.  Well she got us back home without going under the low bridge and only added 30 miles to the trip. Back, parked and hooked up before dark! Wine for dinner!

Friday 1 April 2022

   It was after 7 when I got up and still wore out. Diane was up by 8 and we enjoyed a nice breakfast. We finished up breakfast Diane started planning our trip back looking for campgrounds and making reservations while I started cleaning up a bit for our cross-country trip. The first thing to go is the huge piece of cardboard I was using to crawl under the Moho to check transmission leak.  Well crap, crap and double crap.  Wouldn't you know we are still leaking transmission fluid.  I went in told Diane she hung up the phone as the day went from wonderful to just wandering in a flash. I took some pictures sent them to the transmission guy, he texted back "they're thinking we need a new boot" and he would call when he found one. Five O'clock somewhere time arrived and no answer so we had a big glass of wine with dinner.

Saturday 2 April 2022

    Another nice day. We headed up to Lufkin to hit a bunch of antique stores we missed the last time. First thing of course was lunch, first we found a nice bistro but all they were serving was breakfast next little place had a nice selection but no dining area.  The place we found was Mom's Diner just a little place you stand in line to order, and they delivered to our table, Diane had a chicken quesadilla and I had a grilled chicken fajita. Done eating we hit the antique stores and found one item so the trip was a success. Back to the Moho, walked Rudy, left overs for dinner.

Sunday 3 April 2022

    A nice day today and Diane wanted to take advantage by steam cleaning the Moho floor, on yea. But it needed done why, you ask, because I spilled coffee creamer during our return trip from the repair shop and the floor was still sticky. We were done by the middle of the afternoon Diane went to the store while I finished putting the rugs and stuff back in the camper.  I called Diane but she couldn't talk fire trucks and such passing her, wondering where the fire was.  Turns out it was beside us.  The pit where we dump ashes and fire pit debris had caught fire and spread to the surrounding woods.  It did come very close to the volunteer's camper, luckily the fire department put it out quickly.  We had hot dogs and hamburgers today, hot dogs for lunch and hamburgers for dinner they just seemed to go together. Another nice day.

The fire is still smoldering 2 days after the original fire.....we are keeping an eye on that.  

Monday 4 April 2022

   Back on duty today a lot of campers leaving and only 4 checking in.  That's the way it goes we fill up on Thursday and Friday and empty out on Sunday or Monday.  There was a Grand Design rally down the road at the KOA, so this weekend and both us and the KOA were packed. Diane did the rounds checking people in and out while I went around pulling out signpost that were loose, the COE are replacing them all and we are just helping.  I did get ahold of the transmission guy and have tentatively scheduled transmission rework for Monday the 11th as we head home.  Certainly hope they get it done right this time.  Diane had to run to headquarters to do paper work and picked up wings for dinner on her way back. Sat by the fire with a glass of wine.

Springtime has arrived in Texas!!

 

    

Side trip for us, off to Louisiana!!

Tuesday March 22, 2022

  I nice day today.  We spent most of the day getting ready to for the drive to visit Buddy and Thresa.  I packed up outside and locked the big stuff up.  The others host told us a few things have disappeared over the years so we took/locked everything, except the sewer hose nobody will touch that. Diane ran into town to get groceries and anything else we needed for the trip.  Just sausages for dinner and we called it a night.

Wednesday March 23, 2022

  Quite a bit breeze today as we packed and headed over to Walker LA to visit with Buddy and Teresa.  We picked out what we thought was a good route to take.  There is no main highway down to I-10 so we angled across Texas  to Baton Rouge.  While the first couple of hours went well things took a turn.  We found a spot to stop for lunch(a rodeo arena) had lunch a cup coffee and headed back out.  Not long after that the road narrowed just a bit then a bit more. Soon there was no berm. The last cup of coffee kicked in and I needed to pull over, can't!  By now we are in the middle of rice paddy farming country, absolutely no berm at all just irrigation ditches. Diane mapped us down to I-10 and found a truck stop and I got to go the bathroom. We get on I-10 rolling to the Baton Rouge KOA, arrival time 4pm not all that bad, enough time to have a drink with Buddy and Teresa.  About a hour out my luck kicks in and traffic starts to slow down and soon comes to crawl.  It was almost 6pm until we parked. much of that time we spent sitting on the bridge over the Mississippi River.  The bridge is really old so every time a truck passed, the Moho would shake and sway. couldn't wait to get off of it.  No visit tonight! We were frazzled we had a large glass of wine with burgers and called it a day.

Sitting on the bridge over the Mississippi River.

Thursday March 24, 2022 (Happy Birthday Shari)

   After a cooked breakfast we packed up Rudy and headed over to visit with Buddy and Teresa.  The sun was out and it was warm as I cooked breakfast, so just before we left I put on shorts wasn't long until the clouds rolled in and I was froze most of the day.  We haven't seen them since before covid and Teresa had and is just now over a very serious bout with breast cancer.  It took awhile to catch up on everything and before we knew it, it was 2pm and I needed something to eat.  Teresa made 2 boxes of toasted raviolis and the four of us ate them all.  We were planning on home made pizza for dinner and with eating that late we were not that hungry.  We played a game of Mexican train which took some time and by 7pm we were hungry, so Buddy made us our pizza.  One everything and one for Diane and I sausage, mushroom and onion. Buddy's learned to cook at his family's restaurant and he is good.  He chopped and cooked all the topping for the pizza while talking with the rest of us.  The pizza was great by time we were all done and ready to leave it was after 9pm and well after my bed time when we got back to the Moho. 

The pizza was delicious!!

Friday March 25, 2022

    Our second and final day to visit with Buddy and Teresa so we only had yogurt for breakfast. After yesterday's food fest we had to cut back.  We were planning a to go look at a RV they were interested in but decided to just hang out at their place again.  A much nicer day today but still windy,  I didn't take any chances I wore jeans and took a sweatshirt along just in case.  Diane braved it again with shorts and turn out she made the right choice.  We talked a lot, checked out the new floor in their motorhome, ordered wings for lunch.  After lunch we played another game of Mexican train. We finished (Buddy won again) in time for Buddy to cook us up a stuffed deer loin.  OMG was that good and a baked potato to go with it.  By the time we were done eating, drinking and saying goodbye it was after 9pm.  Even Rudy was worn out.  We had a good day.

Our dear friends, it was so good to see them!!

Saturday March 26, 2022

  Travel day back to Mill Creek Texas.  We were up moving by 7am but until we had breakfast at the campground, everything packed, the truck hooked up and the dog walked it was almost 10:30.  A nice day though sunny and 80+ degrees by afternoon and it is a Saturday so there was a lot less traffic.  We rolled out, picked up I-12 to I-10 traffic was good and we drove non-stop to Lake Charles (150 miles) before stopping for lunch.  After a nice lunch of salad or as nice as they get in a Wal-Mart parking lot we headed on home.  Diane was navigating us the back roads to Jasper. First road for 50 miles was a nice 4 lane road just enough red lights to keep you paying close attention. Now the second road had no route number marking when we turned onto it.  But I must say it was a decent two lane road for awhile little by little the curves got sharper and the berm faded away. We passed a little town having a craft festival and everyone was looking at us and you could imagine them saying "they must be lost".  But we came out the other end back on the main road and into Jasper.  We pulled into a truck stop filled up ($5.00 a gallon) unhooked the truck Diane headed to the store while Rudy and I headed home.  We were parked, set up and grilling dinner by the time Eric brought the camp host buggy over at 6:30.

Sunday March 27, 2022

   Another hot day today sunny and 85 degrees.  First day back on duty we have 35 campers leaving but only 12 arriving. We were busy Diane did all the rounds checking in and out the campers. I washed the windshield it was covered with bugs, washed the truck it was green with pollen and brown from road dirt.  A hour after washing it was covered with pollen again but at least you can see out of it. By afternoon it was so hot you had to work in the shade so I worked on making a sign holder for our on camp host sign.  we did have a fire but didn't sit by it just enjoyed from afar.  Chicken and grilled asparagus with a glass of wine for dinner.

Spring Break in Texas.

  First, we were on duty for four straight days, the 10th thru the 13th, with spring break in full swing the campground is busy.  We had at least 30 incoming and 10-15 checkout every day.  Things are starting to pick up quite a bit, the campground was absolutely full this week.  It was almost full last week as schools went on spring break and in the over lapping week we filled every site.  We even filled our three emergency sites.

Diane goes for a walk most
days and looks for the turtles!!

   Well, this is the first attempt using voice to text to post the blog, so here we go.  We have to add the punctuation later, so who knows what we might end up with.

   We did manage to squeeze in some fun trips, we drove over to Leesville, LA to Fort Polk to get Diane a new ID card and of course we had to hit a restaurant for lunch.  We ate Thai food and hit two or three antique stores and the exchange and commissary.  It was a nice day for a drive.  We half hated to waste the gas but we needed to get her a new ID card her, old one expired over a year ago.  We were surprised (pleasantly) with the price and selection at the commissary and filled our little cooler up with meat.

    Saturday the 19th we went into town to the azalea festival expecting to find a lot of azaleas and such for sale but only one vendor was actually selling azaleas.  It was more just an arts and craft show they just happen to have when the azaleas are starting to bloom.  The normal food trucks were there but nothing we wanted to consume, giant fried corn dogs and fried shrimp on a stick just to name a few. So after  listening to a local radio station and of course we believed everything they said "gotta be true if it is on the radio" well, I think they kind of over rated their advertisers.  We went to the Cedar Tree restaurant "best seafood" around, no it wasn't, everything was fried shrimp, catfish, clams and even their stuffed shrimp was breaded and fried.  And almost I forgot, it came with french-fries and fried hush puppy's. When we got back to the Moho I started to wash the outside and Diane cleaned inside, getting ready for a trip to Louisiana to visit with Buddy and Theresa.  

The Cedar Tree restaurant had 10 of these glass walls and they were full of Salt and Pepper shakers.  No, they wouldn't sell any to Diane.

  Sunday the 20th another beautiful day sunny 75 degrees.  We went right back to work cleaning and washing the Moho after breakfast and coffee so right around 10:30. I wore out by 3:30 and started putting my stuff away.  I must be getting older cause all the trips up and down the ladder had by knees aching.  I went in to take an Advil when I noticed 2 Shiner Bock beers sitting alone in the frig. By the time I finished the second one my knees started to feel a little better.  Diane cleaned most of the windows and screens before joining me with a glass of wine.  Grilled pork chops, a fire and the day was over.

Feet are up and we are enjoying our fire....we only have about 6 people in the campground, it has cleared out.

A Little Slow, but keeping busy!!

 Not much happening in the last ten days or so but here are the highlights anyway the best we can remember. Pay attention to the gas prices. 

Wednesday 23 February 2022

Today was a fun day.  We went to Lufkin ate lunch Tia Juanita's it was pretty good, hit a coin store, antique store, Walgreens, truck accessory store. Home Depot and lastly was gas at 3.15 gal 

Thursday 

Ranger Sophie dropped off four site marker posts and equipment to pound them in. I guess she didn't want to overwhelm us with supplies for 110 sites. She is in her mid 20's probably figures we are old or something.

Friday

Diane had P/T Cold and windy spent the day in the Moho.

Rudy won't let me
throw the old bed
quilt away!!

Saturday

  Cool with drizzle and wind.  We were hiding in the Moho most of the day but couldn't take any more. We finally went out and put in 24 site post just to get out of the Moho.

Brad can finally keep himself busy!

Sunday

    Cold rainy, drizzle, windy again stayed in the Moho most of the day. I went out long enough to clean the grill thoroughly took about an hour.

Monday

  Worked, started our three-day stint.  We cleaned off pads for section opening March 1st.  We found 3 sites with no electric, not even an electric box and all three have reservations next month.  This should be good trying to rearraigning people as they show up.

Tuesday 1 March 2022

Workday.  The weather is getting nice, so we worked outside all day.  I worked on signposts and Diane made all the rounds and did check ins. First day and she had to rearraigned two campers that had the sites with no electric boxes. She had to make an emergency run to local store for wine somehow, we ran out.  Very nice day, we had a fire and enjoyed the evening.

There is a boater in this pic,
out for a little evening
fishing!!

Wednesday

   The last workday this shift and another gorgeous day.  We worked on signposts just to stay busy, it makes us feel like we are contributing.  So far, we have put in 65 or so posts with about 45 left to go.  It's not hard and we get to talk to a lot of the campers.  Starting March 1st there is a paid contractor who cleans restrooms, firepits and mows around the campsite so we need something to work at.

 Thursday

    First was P/T for Diane. Grocery day, phone call day and just catching up kind of day.  I found a tree to cut up for firewood.   Another campfire and Burgers for dinner.

Friday

   

   The good weather is still holding up.  Diane went to get her hair done and I just puttered around the Moho.  The campground is starting to fill up, 17 checked in yesterday and 27 today and kids everywhere you look.  In the afternoon we went to put numbers and clamps on some posts just to see how it worked, not so well.  Of the first eight post we did we had four of the clamps on backwards and had to drill them out.  But by the time we hit 20 we had it down pat.  Wine by the campfire and Chicken on the grill.

Saturday 5 March 2022

   We were up and rolling out of here by 10am, not bad for us.  We were heading to San Augustine for some antiquing.  But first I wanted to stop by a flea market in Hemphill, but they were closed.  But since we were already off track we drove over to Louisiana for lunch.  What a find The Fishermen's Galley Diane had the catfish platter and I had...the chef's Cajun Grilled Catfish Special, catfish topped with crawfish etouffee over rice. Then we hit a flea market, three antique stores, coin shop and before heading home I filled up with gas.  $3.69 a gallon, go back to the start of this post I paid $3.15 a gal.  Thank you president O'Biden 50 cents increase in ten days.

I found this on Facebook,
had to re-post it!!