Jan 1, 2020 - Foscue Creek COE (10/20 - 10/21/19)

We stayed here back in January when we were heading west. Joanne (Tim's sister) was with us and the weather was so very cold and windy it was hard to enjoy being outside. This time it was a beautiful day so we spent it outside by the fire. We were only going to stay one day, but Monday was supposed to be rainy and we decided to stay an extra day. We went to Walmart and bought a movie, "Going In Style", a great way to spend a rainy afternoon. Our site this time was right on the water across the water from where we stayed before. I think this...

Nov 27, 2019 - Last Days at Gulf

Still busy. Drove around and found the Ferry Landing that goes to Mobile. Then lunch at Lulu's ((Jimmy Buffet's sister). Great place for shrimp tacos overlooking the inner coastal waterway. Key lime pie too! Next was a visit to Ft. Morgan. Built for the war of 1812 to protect the entrance to the Bay. It was later added to for the Civil War. It is where Admiral Farragut reportedly said "Damn the torpedoes full speed ahead. (At the time "torpedoes" were actually mines in the water). Later is was added on for the Spanish American War, WW 1 AND...

Nov 23, 2019 - Quick run to Red Bay

Our quick run to Red Bay started on Wednesday morning. We were up early...at least Sue and I were. Ziva, as you can see, was still in her bed. As I got warm during the night I kicked off the additional quilt and it went off the end of the bed...right on top of Ziva. As you can see, she was hesitant to do anything that uncovered her and made her start her day early. We hustled to get everything done before we headed for Beth's house. Wednesday was her surgery to finish her replacement of the temporary spacers for the final inserts. She and...

Nov 14, 2019 - More Gulf

Still just hitting the beach and riding the bikes. Temps are mid 70s or mid 60s depending on the day. Water is nice but lots of jelly fish now.. Drove to Buc-ees to check it out. It's a mega service station and store. Specifically designed for RVs. It's amazing. Food, and other sundries. Celebrated the Marine Corps' 244th birthday with other Marines at the State Park. Visited and had some cake. Then on Vetrans Day had lunch at Desotos with them. Great meal and loads of fun. Some bunny had a birthday. She got some bling and some great...

Nov 6, 2019 - Anniston, AL

This campground is now the Gander RV Park, and was formerly the Camping World RV Park. My impression is that Camping World has worn out it's name and it is now associated with bad service and high prices. Camping World bought the Gander Mountain brand and all of it's stores thinking they would make a good team, but now it appears that Gander has become a good escape hatch for the Camping World outlets that management salvages from the apparently inevitable bankruptcy of the company. This is a good one-night stop. No frills, conveniently...

Nov 5, 2019 - Luxury RV

Glad to be at Luxury RV. We were here last year and it's a fun place. Only a couple blocks to the beach. Been raining but it finally stopped. Unfortunately, the bottom dropped out of the thermometer and it's a bit chilly. Two days 76 three days 66. Uggg. We put on warmer clothes and hit the bike trails. Miles of trails through the State Park. Through the spanish moss covered trees and over marshes via wood bridges. Been getting our exercise. About 15 miles through the State Park.. Also, the Mudbug dive Bar is just around the corner and The...

Nov 3, 2019 - Weekend Update

Well it is Sunday night and I have a few notes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. To start with we have a few issues with the truck. We think it is the battery, which is over four years old and the recent cold snap. It has not failed to start but it is loosing power and the central monitor is loosing power and everything has to be reset...date/time, radio stations, etc.. It has been sluggish on a couple of starts and we decided to take it by the local Chevrolet dealership and have them check the battery. This was Friday afternoon while we were...

Oct 31, 2019 - Happy Halloween

Oh Halloween. Behind the locked gates of the resort...there are no trick or treaters. Therefore, no chance that we cannot keep our hands out of the candy. We didn't buy any! Thank goodness... And that is complicated by the fact that the weather has changed ever since 10:00 a.m. this morning. The front came blowing through from the southwest. At least two different bands of thunderstorms have passed through. Each lasted about an hour and a half. Then the sun broke out about 3:30 and the wind started coming from the north. From 78 degrees at...

Oct 29, 2019 - Two easy days

Monday started out clear and warm. We decided to go toward Mobile. We went to Bass Pro Shop in Spanish Fort and then on into Mobile. It had been a long time since we had been through the tunnel on I-10 under the Mobile River. It was easy in the truck and should not be too much trouble if we decide to head home on I-10 in the Bus. We had no special stop to make in Mobile, it was more just driving around and finding a place to have lunch. We finally broke from shrimp and had lunch at Moe's in west Mobile. That should make our granddaughter in...

Oct 28, 2019 - Gulf Shores - Escapees

Cruised Southeast into Alabama. Through the fields of cotton, under the bay at Mobile through the tunnel, past the battleship and over the elevated highway to Gulf Shores. First week is at the Escapees Camp about 30 minutes from the beach. Reasonably inexpensive if you're a member. Been rainy, so limited satellite and internet. Been to the movies twice, dinner at the Oyster Restaurant. Had crab filled shrimp and flounder florentine. Also headed to the beach to watch LSU and FSU ladies play volleyball. Only a few more days and we will be at...

Oct 27, 2019 - The football days...or World Series days...

Saturday, and now that we are back in the central time zone, Game Day starts at 8:00 a.m. instead of waiting until 9:00 in the eastern time zone. Coffee and Game Day...what a way to start the day. Little did we know that this might be the highlight of the day. If you look at the football games, well, it went something like this: Arkansas looked worse than expected...a lot worse Auburn seemed to park the Gus Bus and sucked at LSU...again Oklahoma...well Jalen Hurts hurts today since OU forgot to take their defense to Kansas State ...

Oct 25, 2019 - Ah...the Gulf Coast

Thursday morning at Spring Villa RV Park was cool. It was about 50 degrees outside when Ziva and I went for our early walk. Since it was a cool morning Ziva took longer than usual but we were back in the Bus after about 30 minutes. Then it was time to eat and pack up for our trip to Foley. A little after 9:30 we decided to add air to the tires on the Bus since the cool temperatures had them showing below the pressures we wanted. It takes close to an hour to get the six tires inflated and balanced to the proper levels...after you get the...