FINALLY…..ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Thursday, April 29 – We played Mexican Train for the last time this evening. Had to say good-bye to our domino playing friends. Marsha pulled it off with out tears. Way-to-go Marsha!!!!! LOL

Here are some pictures of our dear friends. We miss you already.

Fran and Wayne..they are setting up for a play.

Louise and Paul

 

Marsha’s dear friend, Peggy.

Unlike Mexican Spinner,  Mexican Train has different rules, set up and strategy. This is what some of the layouts look like when someone wins.

A special friend stopped by to say hello.

Marsha found this blow up Longhorn on the give away table. She was so excited. She picked it up, plugged it in, and sent Kelly a text asking her if she wanted to put it in her classroom. Kelly said “Sure.” We now have it in the MH.

Friday, April 30 – WE FINALLY HIT THE ROAD TODAY!!!!! YEA!!!! We pulled out of Livingston, TX at 8:30 am and arrived at Ameristar Casino Campground in Vicksburg, MS at about 3:30 pm. It is overcast and a rainy day.

This is our campground. Nothing to write home about but price is right and it is in sooooo close to the historical center of Vicksburg. The roads are paved, all sites are pull-thru and paved, and each site has a paved patio with a picnic table.

 

 

It was an uneventful drive....my first drive of any distance since my back surgery. Even Bella enjoyed the trip sitting for a long time on Marsha's lap. She only spent a little time under the couch – her normal travel site – she's such a scary cat. We will be here about 3 days checking out the historical sights and venturing to the casinos in the evenings. We are camped on the shores of the GREAT MISSISSIPPI.....well, actually across the street. It sure is a big river!

Some pictures of the Might Mississippi.

This is the bridge we went over to Vicksburg.

This is the very old railroad bridge that went over the Mississippi. They no longer use this bridge.

Where the railroad came out from under the ground.

So happy that we are traveling again. Thanks for stopping by. Our next post will be of historic Vicksburg.

FINALLY ON OUR WAY…..YEA!!!

Monday, April 26 – Well, today was the big day. Notice anything different about Paul?

Yes, today was the first day that he was allowed to take the brace off for ONE BIG HOUR.

Sure had an unusual Motor Home pull into the campground across from us. It was 78 FEET LONG......holy cow!

They had 2 cars in the trailer. It looks like a NASCAR set-up but it wasn't. The gal that helped him park said he was helping her move to Texas, and her car and all her stuff was aboard. I didn't get an opportunity to talk with the driver. They were only here a couple of days and moved on.

The neighbor and friend – Duane – came down and helped me make a template of my windshield. We are considering getting a sunshade for the huge front windshield and the manufacture needed a pattern of our window. We taped a huge piece of paper on the windshield and traced the glass surface.

We also made patterns of the two side windows in the driving compartment. I then mailed it back to the manufacture, and he'll call with an estimate. The company is Magne Shade. We saw them in Quartszite this winter. It goes on with magnets. It supposedly cuts out over 90% of the heat and ultraviolet rays that normally enters via the huge windshield. You wouldn't probably install it if you were only stopping for one night but definitely if you were staying for several nights. Most owners of motor homes seem to use them.

Boy has the Texas weather been amazingly beautiful. Clear blue skies and temperatures in the 80's.

Today was the warmest yet.....in the 90's. We've been sitting outside all day. Luckily the temperatures drop into the 50-60's at night so sleeping hasn't been a problem. Haven't ran the A/C yet! The Fantastic Vent fans have pulled enough cool air into the MH to keep it comfortable. Bella even had to search out a cool place…to sleep, of course.

 

Marsha just loves the flowers here in Texas. Last night that was a very sweet smell. She went all over looking for the source. She found them in another vine behind our motor home. It is called Japanese Honeysuckle. The whole back area is full of this vine. It is really beautiful…according to Marsha.

TRAVEL PLANS – Well, we are finally planning to hit the road this Friday, May 1. We are traveling to Red Bay, Alabama to have five of our windows replaced at the Tiffin Manufacturer. Even though our 2005 MH is out of warranty, they are covering the replacement. We have some other small items to have them serviced while we are there. We weren't able to get an appointment – all 40 service bays are booked for the entire YEAR! They do have quite a few bays they hold on a first come, first serve basis. We may have to wait, but we'll get the work done. We are also planning on taking a plant tour while we're waiting. That should be interesting.

We are traveling through northern Louisiana to Vicksburg, Mississippi for some civil war site seeing prior to reaching Red Bay. We plan on being in Red Bay from May 5 until probably near the middle of the month. Then we will return to Houston via the southern route through Biloxi (the beach) for my three month post surgery, June 10, doctors appointment. From there it's off to Ohio to visit family.

Thanks for visiting. Stay tuned for our next adventure.

NOTHIN’ MUCH GOING ON HERE

Tuesday, April 20 – The weather was beautiful. It is usually in the high 70s or low 80s each day. Cool nights….great for sleeping.

Well, it can’t get much more lay back than this past week. We done it all, seen it all and are READY TO MOVE ON!

The highlight of our week was meeting the girls for dinner in Humble. Kelly was visiting Carrie in Houston, so we said, “Why not meet for a early dinner?” The girls drove up to Outback Steak House, about 20 min. drive from Carrie’s and we drove down, about an hour and half drive from Livingston. All four of us had a delicious meal.

Marsha is enjoying watching the Cleveland Indians just about every day. We now have a new wall decoration.

 

It is her Tribe towel she got back in about 1980 something….LOL

We visited a new church, First Baptist Church, this past Sunday. It is a beautiful church with the friendliest people. The sermon for Marsha and I was excellent.

Paul begins weaning from his brace on Monday, April 26. We have tentative plans to get back on the road Friday, April 30. Our plans are to drive to Red Bay, Alabama to the Tiffin plant to have our new windows installed. When we ordered them, the gal said she did not know how long it would take to get the windows in. The factory was out of glass…WHAT? A window factory out of glass…..how can that be? So, she suggested we call before we leave for Red Bay. We will make a call early next week, and hopefully they will be able to give us good news. We will give you the update on our plans next week.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a good one!