Day #1, CF#1

Tue, Nov. 1:   St. Louis, MO, to KOA, W. Memphis, AR:  Left this morning under sunny skies.  We’ve had a spate of really warm weather here in St. Louis lately, so our first few days should be blessed with warm, sunny temps. But the further south we went the windier it got. At first it was a cross wind and then it shifted around to the south to we were fighting it all the way down. Took longer than usual and lousy gas mileage to boot. But that was just a harbinger of things to come. After stopping in Sikeston for fuel and food, Mike started driving and that same panel that covers the insulation on the underside of the fifth wheel started coming down. We had to stop on the highway and get rid of some of it and then we continued on. After another 5 minutes or so a trucker passed us and tooted his horn. So, we got off at the next exit, pulled over and some wiring was hanging down and dragging on the road. Jeeze! After much angst and gnashing of teeth, Mike got out the ole duct tape and secured the wiring as best he could. After an hour delay we continued on. Got to the KOA in W. Memphis at 4:00. 86 here. We’ll have to get it fixed in Louisiana when we stop there. Hopefully the duct tape will hold out ‘til then.

Beale St.