Indian Creek RV Park, Amite, LA, to KOA, W. Memphis:  Left pretty early this morning at 8:30.  Good thing, because when we left the campground I said we should turn right, and Mike said we should turn left.  We turned right and of course I was wrong.  This park is in the middle of nowhere on little country roads.  So, now we had to find a place to turn around so we could get back on I55.  I found a side street where we could turn around, figuring there wouldn’t be very much traffic.  Turned onto the side street and started backing up, without the help of our walkie-talkies. Mike was back there somewhere trying to guide me, but I couldn’t see him.  In the meantime I’m in the middle of the intersection and Mike is holding off traffic.  Finally I gave up and pulled onto the side street and waited for the traffic to get around me.  A guy stopped and asked Mike what we were trying to do.  He told him we were trying to get back on I55, and he told us to just continue on the side street we had just turned onto and we’d run right into it. Okay then.  That’s what we did. I drove until we got through Jackson, MS.  I hate driving through Jackson, but I did it. Then we stopped for fuel and food and Mike took over. We didn’t get to W. Memphis until after 3:00.  A long day today. And we hit some major pot holes.  It’s a wonder we didn’t blow a tire or something. A stressful and long driving day today. We’ll probably be here a couple of days since there’s bad weather north of us. As soon as we feel the weather is clear from here to STL, we’ll make a dash for it.  59 today for the high. But it’s going to get cold here tonight. 

Our 96-year-old Lazy Lakes neighbor, Carmen, along with Howard Livingston of the MM24 Band. Carmen loves to dance.

KOA, Milton, FL, to Indian Creek RV Park, Amite, LA:  Sunny today, and a good travel day, but when I was pulling out of the KOA in Milton this morning, I didn’t make the turn wide enough and the fifth wheel tires went over the stone wall around their landscape bed.  Not a big wall and the tires were just scuffed (whew!). Wasn’t paying attention which always spells trouble. Stopped at a Flying J, topped off the tank and had some breakfast.  Mike took over driving and we arrived at Indian Creek and were set up by 3:00.  We checked the weather and will try and make it to Memphis tomorrow.  Then we’ll have to sit tight a couple of days as there is yet another winter storm heading through the mid-west. Is it ever going to end? 54 today.

Pensacola--home of the Blue Angels.

KOA, Tallahassee East, to KOA, Milton, FL:  Pulled out this morning at 10:30 under low grey clouds. Temperatures in the 40s. Remained in the high 40s most of the day. A wicked thunder storm rolled through the area last night at around 8:00. A lot of wind, rain and lightning which freaked me out. That’s all we need right now is damage to our fifth wheel. Stopped at the Flying J Truck Stop only about 35 miles down the road this morning. Fueled up and had breakfast at the Denny’s there. There was a stray dog last year that had lived on the grounds of this Denny’s for a couple of years. No sign of him today, but we were told they see him around once in a while. No more dog bowls of food and water outside the entrance. Poor thing—hope he’s okay. We arrived at the KOA in Milton and were set up by 3:00. But we gained an hour, since we’re now back on Central Time (yay!) so it was really only 2:00. We continue west to Amite, LA, tomorrow which is just north of I10 on I55. Then we have to see what’s happening north of there before we continue on. A good travel day today--no mishaps, breakdowns, or problems with the fifth wheel. All is good.

The little homeless dog that has lived on the grounds of Denny's just west of Tallahassee

Wildwood KOA to KOA, Tallahassee East:  A short driving day today. We left at 9:30 and were set up at the KOA in Tallahassee by 1:00. Cloudy when we left and we started hitting rain after we left I75 and got on I10 heading west. A dreary, miserable day. Only in the 50s. Of course, it’s only going to get worse.

A dreary, rainy drive on I10 today.

Wildwood KOA:  Our repair guy showed up at 10:00 this morning. We decided to just stay here another day. While they were working on the repair, I went over and did the laundry. And after the repair guy left I cleaned a little. It’s now raining pretty good out there. Supposed to last for a while, so I guess we’ll be driving in the rain tomorrow. 70s today. Our slide is now fixed. He did a great job.

Okeechobee RV Park, Clewiston, FL, to Wildwood KOA:  Good news and bad news!  The good news is we’re still in warm central Florida (84 today).  The bad news is when we got here and set up, the kitchen slide wouldn’t go out.  So we may be here an extra day or so.  We have a repair guy coming out tomorrow to hopefully fix it.  We can get to just about everything in the kitchen area.  Just the stove and oven is off limits.  So, I can’t cook.  That’s no hardship as far as I’m concerned! 

Look at these beautiful robin's eggs nestled in this perfectly constructed nest.  How do they create these works of art?  They have no hands--just their beaks.

Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf Key, FL, to Okeechobee RV Park, Clewiston, FL:  Left this morning at 9:45 and were on our way.  Before I put the silk plant away that I keep on our picnic table at our site, I checked to see if there were any critters in there.  Sure enough, a fairly large lizard had made it his home.  Checked it again, cleaned it up, and set it just inside our door.  But when I was putting in one of the slides, here’s another little lizard on the rear window blinds.  We managed to capture him and put him back outside.  Told him he didn’t want to go where we were headed.  After getting out of the Keys, I got on Florida’s Turnpike and we exited on Rt. 27 north.  Stopped at a Marathon station to fuel up and have some lunch.  But there were at least 300 bikers there, so the little tiki bar and restaurant where we were going to have lunch was slammed.  I told Mike let’s get the hell out of here.  He drove the rest of the way.  Got here at Okeechobee and were set up by 3:00.  80 degrees here.  Probably won’t see that again for a while.

Bye Lazy Lakes...