Still no call-back from the RV help people--so much for RV "help"...

Sat, Nov 5:  Fairview-Riverside SP, Mandeville, LA:  Really chilly this morning.  Had to pull the bed spread up for extra warmth.  Around 12:30 we headed to Rips on the Lake for fried green tomatoes topped with shrimp remoulade.  Really good.  Brought some home for later.  On the way back we stopped to fuel up and pick up some groceries.  It warmed up nicely in the afternoon and we sat outside reading for a while.  Talked with some girls behind us who have two really neat dogs—both rescue dogs—one totally blind.  Everyone around here getting ready for the LSU-Alabama game.  Party time!

Before dinner last night, we decided to walk the swamp trail, which sounds really ominous...

but there are boardwalks throughout.  Very benign.

Saw a lot of litter on this trail.  What is wrong with people?

While we were walking the swamp trail, I told Mike I had been thinking about the onion rings at Morton's.  So we headed back there and had an order with drinks.  This neat house is right next to Morton's.

Some of the homes on the north side of Ponchartrain.  Love the architecture.

The Waiting Game

Fri, Nov 4:  Fairview-Riverside SP, Mandeville, LA:  Up early this morning anticipating the arrival of a mobile RV repair guy set up by our RV dealer back in St. Louis.  We hung around all morning.  When we didn’t hear from him, we called him after lunch.  He didn’t even bother to return the call.  Called again.  No return call.  What a terrible way to do business.  So, we called another service in the area.  Hopefully we’ll have better luck there.  In the meantime, we walked over to the river and sat for a while enjoying the beauty of this place.  A beautiful day.  We sat outside reading for a while.  One of the girls in the RV across from us stopped by with her dog, “Monroe”, a golden doodle.  Neat dog, but very wary.  A nice, relaxing day, but disappointing in that the mobile RV repair guy never showed up.  We may have to wait until Sarasota to get it fixed.

The Tchefuncte River

Our site

My mother must be smiling...

Thu, Nov 3:  Movie Town RV Park, Canton, MS, to Fairview-Riverside SP, Mandeville, LA:  Congrats to the Chicago Cubs!  They did it!  That was the most exciting World Series I’ve ever seen!  Especially games 6 and 7!  Got a late start this morning.  Didn’t leave Canton until 10:45.  Stopped for fuel right away and headed out.  I hate driving through Jackson, MS, but I did.  Got through that and then I55 turned to crap. Go figure!  Mike started driving just north of Macomb and we arrived at Fairview-Riverside at around 2:30.  After setting up we had dinner at Morton’s in Madisonville.  Mike had oysters and I had a grilled chicken Caesar.  Back to our site and sat outside for a while enjoying this beautiful evening.  85 here in Madisonville. Here for 4 nights.  

Enjoying a glass of wine.

Our site.

View from our table at Morton's.

Wed, Nov. 2:  KOA, W. Memphis, AR, to Movie Town RV Park, Canton, MS:  Before we left this morning I walked over to talk with the two women traveling in a fifth wheel in the site behind us. These women (a lady in her 50s traveling with her mother) travel from San Diego to Virginia twice a year to visit family. Pretty adventurous I’d say. And, it’s a 41 ft. fifth wheel. They’ve been doing it for 17 years and so far haven’t had any major problems. Anyway, we headed out at around 10:00 and arrived at Movie Town at 2:15. Stopped once for food. I wondered why they call this place Movie Town.  Turns out they’ve made several movies in the Canton area—the most notable one being “To Kill a Mockingbird”.  Well, that explains it.  A beautiful day again—85 here in Canton. And no CFs today. I made a big soup before we left St. Louis. So, left-over soup tonight.

Cute Downtown Canton, MS

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.

Mon, Mar 28, KOA, W. Memphis, AR, to home:  A sunny, cool morning. A perfect driving day though. I drove to Sikeston where we stopped for fuel and food. Not a pretty drive, with fallow fields for miles. The only thing that broke up the monotony was a couple of crop dusters. Boy, can they fly those little planes!  Mike started driving after our fuel stop and we were home by 3:00. It’s good to be home for a while. We’ll head out again probably late June or early July.

Historic court house--St. Louis.

Sat, Mar 26, Birmingham South RV Park, Birmingham, AL, to KOA, W. Memphis, AR:  Another beautiful, sunny day. We left Birmingham at 8:40 this morning. Took I65 north and then Rt. 78 west. Actually, it’s now Interstate 22. In some places it’s still marked as Rt. 78 and others I22. Very confusing. Anyway, it’s a pretty drive through the rolling hills of rural Alabama and Mississippi. Stopped in Tupelo for fuel and food and then Mike took over driving. We finally got here and were set up by 3:30. Then we gathered the laundry and went to the laundry room to get that out of the way. Tomorrow we can relax a little and gather up things we need to take home on Monday. Supposed to be some iffy weather tomorrow. Tired. Going to bed early tonight. 72 today.

Beautiful spring flowers.