Ready to Roll

 

All loaded and ready.  Pulling out sometime tomorrow.  Wanda has a haircut appointment and I have a few errands to run.  Then it’s “rolling”.

First destination is Little House Customs for a couple of things I’ve wanted to get changed.  Always enjoy the company of Larry and Debbie, so we’re looking forward to visiting with them each evening after Larry quits work for the day. 

From there, we don’t know where we’ll spend the Labor Day weekend.  Somewhere in Oklahoma or Kansas, as we are heading for the Kansas Gathering.  It takes place on Milford lake, near Junction City, KS.  From there, who knows?

The following two pictures and information is for a friend.  Three Mile campground is located three miles from the East gate of Yellowstone.  One of at least three NFS campgrounds along the Shoshone River, and off the North Fork Highway.

Lots of riverside sites on two loops.

A host was onsite, so you feel safe leaving the trailer while gone for the day.  It’s also close to Pahaska Tepee where you can find coffee, food, fuel and I think, wifi.  Just typing this information puts a real longing to head that direction from Kansas, but I don’t think the co-pilot would go for it.

Anyway, we will be somewhere on the road.  That’s what matters to me.  Stay tuned for more frequent posts in the near future.

We’re still around.

 

It’s been over four weeks since I posted to this blog.  July 12th was the last post.  That’s the longest period of time without a post since I started blogging.  A good indication that nothing much of interest is going on. 

it’s just business as usual.  Summertime in the South.  Grass cutting, a little gardening, and visiting with friends and family.  Get out and get it done early in the day, chill out in the air conditioning till late afternoon, and then resume whatever you were doing.  Lots of time for reading, and clicking channels.

We do have a couple of things on the radar.  Hopefully, the egg will be rolling again by the end of the month.  In the meantime, I’ll just continue reading about all the fun the rest of you are having…jc

Road Trip and Pancakes

 

After recovering from all the July Fourth festivities, we found things returning back to normal by last Monday morning.  A visit to the dentist for a checkup was the high point of the day.  While sitting on the porch later that afternoon, I asked Wanda what was on the agenda for the rest of the week.  Her answer was “not much”.

I told her to grab some clothes and get the Casita ready for departure on Tuesday.  When she asked where we were going, I told her Mandeville, LA.  Fontainebleau State Park, to be exact.  Home of the Tammany Trace bike trail, and some wonderful seafood.  Mandeville is an old town that sits on the North shore of Lake Pontchartrain. It has a beautiful lakefront area with many old homes built by the aristocracy of old New Orleans.

No Casita pictures, but this pretty much sums up what Sally did for the three days we were there.

I did a couple of rides on the trail,  fifteen miles round trip one day, and about eighteen miles the next.  Plenty far enough for an old man.  A beautiful trail through many different landscapes.

We called up some friends that live in the area, and along with them, we managed to enjoy fried fish, boiled shrimp, oysters on the half shell, chargrilled oysters, and my favorite, boiled crabs. Not all at once, thankfully, but over the three days.

Back home by noon Friday.

This morning the Exchange Club cooked pancakes for Camp Sunshine.  Camp Sunshine is an annual Summer Camp, held for the physically and mentally challenged of Southwest Mississippi.  Sponsored by our local Junior Auxiliary, the event is held every year in our  state park group camping area.  I’m not sure how long it’s been going on, but I know our two girls were counselors while in high school. Each camper is paired with a counselor for the five days of the camp.  They spend each day joined at the hip, so to speak, enjoying fishing, swimming, dancing, singing, and whatever else brings joy to the campers.  I borrowed this photo from our local newspaper.

The rest of these photo’s were taken by a friend this morning.  We cooked pancakes and sausage for around two hundred fifty campers, counselors, and staff.

A fun time for all of us.

 

Working on plans for next week……jc