We just got back from a weekend of tent camping with our friends in Fall Creek Falls, Tn. It was an amazing park, and it showed, the place was packed! I figured we would be camping alone, since that was pretty much how it had been at other parks after Sept 1st. But not here, everyone seemed to be there for just the weekend, and trying to enjoy every minute.
We arrived very late on Friday night and the site was easy to find (good scouting by Nic and Danielle). We unpacked and got the tent set up...well Nic and Steve set it up, the girls chatted and took the kids to the bathroom. We proceeded to stay up even later talking and catching up, which made 7 am (possibly earlier) come really really early.
Since Saturday would pretty much be the only day we had to do anything, we tried to make the most of it. We spent the first of the morning chatting and eating. Later the kids got to go play on the amazingly nice playground that was close to our site. Steve and I squeezed in a short bike ride around the camp loops, well, I say it like we were riding together, it was more like Steve would go super fast in front of me and then eventually slow down or turn around and let me catch up (more on Steve's biking adventures later).
Later we went for a hike to see the falls. I'm not sure exactly how long we hiked, but I do know that I was amazed that the kids made it as far as they did without whining or throwing tantrums. I think they actually had a great time climbing the trails. We took some beautiful pictures but even they couldn't capture the beauty of this place. Enormous trees, hills, and valleys, all sorts of vegitation everywhere, and sheer cliffs at the end of the trails that absolutely made me sick to my stomach, but the view was unbelievable.
After our hike was over was when the 'real fun' began. Steve noticed that he had tiny little ticks (I'm talking the size of the eye of a needle, that tiny), and whisked one of the kids off to the shower, while I picked what I could off of the other until we could get to the shower. I hate ticks, HATE THEM. Even if I just hear them mentioned I start itching and get grossed out. Unfortunately, I didn't make it to the shower before they bit me a million times, but the shower did seem to get rid of them (I hope), just left me with lots of itchy spots that Steve insists I should not scratch. The kids lucked out and don't seem to have many bites at all and as for the dogs, well I don't really know at this point, but they are going to get a thorough bath as soon as it gets warmer outside.
After everyone got cleaned up it was pretty much like every camping trip goes...fire, dinner, chatting, laughing, smores, and I think Danielle busted out some Koom Ba Ya at some point in the evening :)
Sunday was clean up day and once that was done we got to drive to the falls overlook for pictures and more terrifying heights. I just can't say it enough, this place was gorgeous!!! If you are scared of heights I would suggest you stop at a couple of the overlooks but be warned, there are no guard rails, there is nothing between you and a million foot plummet to the ground...except lots of sharp trees and rocks somewhere along the way. I am glad I went but also glad I did not go to the edge. It would have been really sad to get that far and then faint from the view and....well you know.
The best part of the trip wasn't the view or the amazing park, it was the chance to camp with friends and catch up on everything we have missed out on in the months we have been apart. Camping is fun, but that fun is magnified if you are in good company. Thanks Nic, Danielle, and Violet for a fabulous trip....we can't wait to do it again!
Oh, and about Steve's biking adventures....well he went on a little ride by himself Sunday morning after our huge breakfast. When he came back he had a silly grin on his face, a swollen, bleeding knee and an oozing arm. Apparently when you are on a bike trail and you think, I should turn around, looks like it's getting steeper, you should take your own advice and stop, turn around and get out of there before you fall over your handle bars and crash your body into some tree stumps and rocks :)
Luckily he's fine, no broken bones, just a bruised body and ego.
What a wonderful weekend to welcome fall!
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Blue Angel Park
This goes back a few weeks, but I thought I would write a little about Blue Angel Park.
Blue Angel Recreational Area is a Navy recreational facility. It is located southwest of Pensacola on the beautiful Perdido Bay. Unfortunately, that means it is only open to active and retired military and DOD civilians.
The park is an old Naval Air Station, which means there is a lot of space and a lot of concrete. The campground is split into two sections, A and B or 'Anchor Cove' and 'Battleship Row'.
Anchor Cove is the cheaper of the campgrounds. It has 30-Amp hookups, and gravel/sandy pads. For the big rigs, it has a lot of low trees, sharp turns and plenty of mud when it rains. We took a tour through Anchor Cove, but spent most of our time at Battleship Row.
Battleship Row is the nicer of the two with full hook-ups and 50-amp service. We only used the clubhouse on Battleship row, but it was nice. It was cleaned daily and the washers and dryers actually worked, which is more than I can say for Midway Park at NAS Mid-South (Millington, TN). The campground was quiet even though it was about 75% full. The other campers were a wide variety from retired to full-timers. We camped near a Coastie that had been full-timing since 2008 and loved the park. He did say that the social life was lacking compared to his 2 year stay down in Key West.
Reservations are not accepted and they do have a monthly rate. There are 6 or so sites that face the water that have a 2 week limit and we found that there are two sites that though they do not have entries facing the water, are essentially the same spot without the limit. However, good luck getting into them in a big rig. We made it around the turns and got into one of the two sites, but the other one would be near impossible with our 42 footer. They are also the farthest sites from the clubhouse which means internet signal is poor. Internet is not free either, but has daily, weekly and monthly rates that are reasonable for the service. And yes, they make sure that you only use one computer at a time per account!
Blue Angel Recreational Area is a Navy recreational facility. It is located southwest of Pensacola on the beautiful Perdido Bay. Unfortunately, that means it is only open to active and retired military and DOD civilians.
The park is an old Naval Air Station, which means there is a lot of space and a lot of concrete. The campground is split into two sections, A and B or 'Anchor Cove' and 'Battleship Row'.
Anchor Cove is the cheaper of the campgrounds. It has 30-Amp hookups, and gravel/sandy pads. For the big rigs, it has a lot of low trees, sharp turns and plenty of mud when it rains. We took a tour through Anchor Cove, but spent most of our time at Battleship Row.
Battleship Row is the nicer of the two with full hook-ups and 50-amp service. We only used the clubhouse on Battleship row, but it was nice. It was cleaned daily and the washers and dryers actually worked, which is more than I can say for Midway Park at NAS Mid-South (Millington, TN). The campground was quiet even though it was about 75% full. The other campers were a wide variety from retired to full-timers. We camped near a Coastie that had been full-timing since 2008 and loved the park. He did say that the social life was lacking compared to his 2 year stay down in Key West.
Reservations are not accepted and they do have a monthly rate. There are 6 or so sites that face the water that have a 2 week limit and we found that there are two sites that though they do not have entries facing the water, are essentially the same spot without the limit. However, good luck getting into them in a big rig. We made it around the turns and got into one of the two sites, but the other one would be near impossible with our 42 footer. They are also the farthest sites from the clubhouse which means internet signal is poor. Internet is not free either, but has daily, weekly and monthly rates that are reasonable for the service. And yes, they make sure that you only use one computer at a time per account!
The campsites are in the trees at the edge of an old concrete loading area and plane storage area (giant concrete area). There is a boat ramp near and plenty of parking for a boat and trailer nearby. The water is probably around 100 yards from the campsites. There is a nice beach and a playground down the road.
Fishing was great! Plenty of shoreline that is accessible by foot. Having a Kayak would be even better and of course a 20' bay boat with hydraulic jack plate would be ideal. Good luck convincing your spouse to get one :) ! Down by Anchor Cove there is a fishing pier. This was the most successful area for us. We caught a nice trout that was delicious and I couldn't taste any oil either! ( The best bait used is the magic bait I discovered in Charleston that has yet to fail: Red 1/4 oz jig-head with an 'open night' Saltwater Assassin shad (curl tails are the best, but let me know if you can find them because I can't!). There is a place to rent boats, fill propane, and grab some bait as well as a workout facility.
There are several restaurants nearby that have great specials even if you have to eat with the 'older crowd'. I really don't mind that much, but I think sometimes they might mind depending on Steven's current screeching ability. Check out the Shrimp Basket on Perdido, you may be able to catch a good oyster or AYCE special.
Beaches are great on Perdido Key and the crowds are usually minimal. We were there during spring break before and had plenty of beach to ourselves since the spring breakers tend to head towards Pensacola Beach.
Overall, the park was great and I cannot wait to visit again or even better, get stationed down there!
-Steve
Fishing was great! Plenty of shoreline that is accessible by foot. Having a Kayak would be even better and of course a 20' bay boat with hydraulic jack plate would be ideal. Good luck convincing your spouse to get one :) ! Down by Anchor Cove there is a fishing pier. This was the most successful area for us. We caught a nice trout that was delicious and I couldn't taste any oil either! ( The best bait used is the magic bait I discovered in Charleston that has yet to fail: Red 1/4 oz jig-head with an 'open night' Saltwater Assassin shad (curl tails are the best, but let me know if you can find them because I can't!). There is a place to rent boats, fill propane, and grab some bait as well as a workout facility.
There are several restaurants nearby that have great specials even if you have to eat with the 'older crowd'. I really don't mind that much, but I think sometimes they might mind depending on Steven's current screeching ability. Check out the Shrimp Basket on Perdido, you may be able to catch a good oyster or AYCE special.
Beaches are great on Perdido Key and the crowds are usually minimal. We were there during spring break before and had plenty of beach to ourselves since the spring breakers tend to head towards Pensacola Beach.
Overall, the park was great and I cannot wait to visit again or even better, get stationed down there!
-Steve
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Man that's a lot of crap!!!
Well, since it's always fun to write about poop, I thought I would share my new discovery.
We have had little success with our black tank level sensors since the beginning, all the way back in June. I blame Katie! The real culprit of this problem could likely be traced back to the kink in the water line leading to the water pump rather than a specific individual. There was quite a bit of toddler potty usage with inadequate flushing water. Actually, I guess we are all to blame. I'll let Cosmo and Wanda off on this one since they don't potty indoors even though Wanda has been having difficulty making it to the bathroom lately.
Sidenote: Wanda is our 5.5 year old Weimaraner who has recently been diagnosed with incontinence. Who knew that was common in middle-aged bitches? (I promise that was the word the vet used.) Well, hopefully the medication will work, so far it's improved (i.e. less large wet spots every time she falls asleep to random small spots when sleeping). I'm hoping that the addition of an extra trip outside immediately before bed and when the first human adult wakes up (that would be me) will help out. So far...2 days with no leakage!
Back to the crap story. So, since June 26th, we've been taking full advantage of the facilities onboard. We have avoided the aft crapper because I did not yet have a y-adapter and all the hoses to hook up both holding tank drain lines to the sewer. That meant moving the hose every time we needed to 'dump' the deposits from the aft black tank. It also meant there was no grey water to rinse the hose after the black water travelled through it...yuck!
So, I decided it was time to get all the extra crap we needed to remove some of the crap from the sensors. Since there was a random sale on the Heavy Duty King Pin Stabilizer, we decided to take the Honda for a 2.5 hour drive to the nearest city that had not only a Camping World but an Academy, the greatest fast-tex-mex food Taco Bueno and even a YARN STORE! Oh boy (extra Oh for the yarn store). I had to stay in the car with the kids for the yarn portion because there were too many Lexus's, Audi's, and BMW's for me. I didn't want someone stealing my loot from the clearance rack at Academy out of the back of the Honda. Oh, and sorry, the stabilizer is no longer on sale, we picked it up for $99.99.
Side note: For those who don't understand the Honda part. MY car (Katie's is the F450), is a 95 Honda Accord that had probably 3,000 lbs of stuff stacked in and on top of it while in a trailer during our last move. It has 177,000 miles, was driven lacking about 2 gallons of coolant for who knows how long, and is covered with scratches from having 3,000 lbs of stuff stacked on top of it. It's great because apparently you can't kill it. I hope our luck continues. I guess you'll find out next week.
For the crap issue, at Camping World I picked up the y-adapter, some hoses, and a flexible tank wand. Believe it or not, we actually drove all the way to Little Rock because I couldn't decide which tank wand to get and I wanted to touch them before I bought one. That and there happened to be a Taco Bueno. Academy was an after thought while we enjoyed some Muchacos and Mucho Nachos! I also picked up a couple clear hose adapters. Why you ask? Well, what's more fun than flushing your excrement out of your holding tank? Flushing it out and watching it flow through a clear hose adapter of course!
So, today I finally decided it was time to flush the tank again. So, I hooked up the hose after draining the black tank and turned on the water. I was not surprised at the amount of stuff that flowed from the tank that I was now able to observe through my handy-dandy clear fitting. However, after 10 minutes of flushing, I was very surprised at the amount of stuff still flowing. I'm not sure how much crap was stuck in there, but it still isn't completely clean.
(Definition for Non-RVers: 'flush' means to hook up a hose to the flush connection and turn on the water in this case. Some RVs have a build in flush system that sprays the inside of the black tank in order to remove built up crap. It could also mean hook up a wand and spray the inside of the tank with the wand through the toilet. It is not to be confused with 'dump' which means to open the valve and let the contents of the tank flow with the aide of gravity to the nearest exit which is hopefully a sewer hose properly connected to a sewer or septic system.)
Enjoying numbers and statistics, I thought about how great it would be to find out the efficiency of the flush system and determine if I could find out how long it would take to clean out the tank. But, I figured Katie wouldn't volunteer to keep track of the number of objects that flowed through the sight window. After a good 45 minutes of flushing, I called it a night. And no, it's still not clean. However, we have gone from no electronic tank level indication from the level sensors to 2 out of 4 sensors working, so we're path to success!
By the way, I would highly recommend the clear hose adapter for anyone out there who would like to have indication that their actually getting their black tanks clean!
Another note, the best indication that the black tank is full is when the toilet bubbles when you flush. This is your indication that the water level in the tank is above the vent line in the tank. And that means it's time to dump!
- Steve
We have had little success with our black tank level sensors since the beginning, all the way back in June. I blame Katie! The real culprit of this problem could likely be traced back to the kink in the water line leading to the water pump rather than a specific individual. There was quite a bit of toddler potty usage with inadequate flushing water. Actually, I guess we are all to blame. I'll let Cosmo and Wanda off on this one since they don't potty indoors even though Wanda has been having difficulty making it to the bathroom lately.
Sidenote: Wanda is our 5.5 year old Weimaraner who has recently been diagnosed with incontinence. Who knew that was common in middle-aged bitches? (I promise that was the word the vet used.) Well, hopefully the medication will work, so far it's improved (i.e. less large wet spots every time she falls asleep to random small spots when sleeping). I'm hoping that the addition of an extra trip outside immediately before bed and when the first human adult wakes up (that would be me) will help out. So far...2 days with no leakage!
Back to the crap story. So, since June 26th, we've been taking full advantage of the facilities onboard. We have avoided the aft crapper because I did not yet have a y-adapter and all the hoses to hook up both holding tank drain lines to the sewer. That meant moving the hose every time we needed to 'dump' the deposits from the aft black tank. It also meant there was no grey water to rinse the hose after the black water travelled through it...yuck!
So, I decided it was time to get all the extra crap we needed to remove some of the crap from the sensors. Since there was a random sale on the Heavy Duty King Pin Stabilizer, we decided to take the Honda for a 2.5 hour drive to the nearest city that had not only a Camping World but an Academy, the greatest fast-tex-mex food Taco Bueno and even a YARN STORE! Oh boy (extra Oh for the yarn store). I had to stay in the car with the kids for the yarn portion because there were too many Lexus's, Audi's, and BMW's for me. I didn't want someone stealing my loot from the clearance rack at Academy out of the back of the Honda. Oh, and sorry, the stabilizer is no longer on sale, we picked it up for $99.99.
Side note: For those who don't understand the Honda part. MY car (Katie's is the F450), is a 95 Honda Accord that had probably 3,000 lbs of stuff stacked in and on top of it while in a trailer during our last move. It has 177,000 miles, was driven lacking about 2 gallons of coolant for who knows how long, and is covered with scratches from having 3,000 lbs of stuff stacked on top of it. It's great because apparently you can't kill it. I hope our luck continues. I guess you'll find out next week.
For the crap issue, at Camping World I picked up the y-adapter, some hoses, and a flexible tank wand. Believe it or not, we actually drove all the way to Little Rock because I couldn't decide which tank wand to get and I wanted to touch them before I bought one. That and there happened to be a Taco Bueno. Academy was an after thought while we enjoyed some Muchacos and Mucho Nachos! I also picked up a couple clear hose adapters. Why you ask? Well, what's more fun than flushing your excrement out of your holding tank? Flushing it out and watching it flow through a clear hose adapter of course!
So, today I finally decided it was time to flush the tank again. So, I hooked up the hose after draining the black tank and turned on the water. I was not surprised at the amount of stuff that flowed from the tank that I was now able to observe through my handy-dandy clear fitting. However, after 10 minutes of flushing, I was very surprised at the amount of stuff still flowing. I'm not sure how much crap was stuck in there, but it still isn't completely clean.
(Definition for Non-RVers: 'flush' means to hook up a hose to the flush connection and turn on the water in this case. Some RVs have a build in flush system that sprays the inside of the black tank in order to remove built up crap. It could also mean hook up a wand and spray the inside of the tank with the wand through the toilet. It is not to be confused with 'dump' which means to open the valve and let the contents of the tank flow with the aide of gravity to the nearest exit which is hopefully a sewer hose properly connected to a sewer or septic system.)
Enjoying numbers and statistics, I thought about how great it would be to find out the efficiency of the flush system and determine if I could find out how long it would take to clean out the tank. But, I figured Katie wouldn't volunteer to keep track of the number of objects that flowed through the sight window. After a good 45 minutes of flushing, I called it a night. And no, it's still not clean. However, we have gone from no electronic tank level indication from the level sensors to 2 out of 4 sensors working, so we're path to success!
By the way, I would highly recommend the clear hose adapter for anyone out there who would like to have indication that their actually getting their black tanks clean!
Another note, the best indication that the black tank is full is when the toilet bubbles when you flush. This is your indication that the water level in the tank is above the vent line in the tank. And that means it's time to dump!
- Steve
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Water Pump Problems
Though we did not know it, we have had problems with the water pump since the beginning. We attributed poor flow when using the pump to a low quality pump. We had no experience with RVs, so had no expectations for the pump.
After reading several posts on the Heartland Owners forum, we decided that we indeed were not getting the flow from the pump that we should. Here are the details on troubleshooting the water pump problem.
Step one: Realize that a problem truly existed. This one took the longest amount of time. Though I had a hunch in July, it took us from purchasing at the end of June until August to truly identify that we had a problem due to lack of experience.
Step two: Verify correct connection of hoses from FW tank to the pump. I opened up the access and traced as much plumbing as I possibly could. Everything looked fine, no kinks, and it seemed that the connections were correct. I could only trace the FW tank suction line to the point where it disappeared to the unknown.
Step three: Re-verify there were no valves that I didn't catch the first time I was tracing. I also checked the pump strainer and ran the pump through the winterizing line to verify that the problem was not with the pump. Pump worked great through the winterizing line and the strainer was clean.
Step four: Trace line in the 'unknown'. I had good information from the Heartland Owners forum and was able to sneak a peak at the hose without going through a nightmare of disconnecting things to get access below. I unscrewed a few screws and snuck a peak at the hose to find a kinked hose. I was relieved that the blockage was not in the tank, but irritated that there was a problem. Here's a photo.
Now that I found the problem, I needed to correct it. Here's the fix:
Step one: Buy some parts! I picked up a few 1/2" couplings, a box of self-tapping sheet metal screws (one broke off when removing), and a bag of stainless steel hose clamps.
Step two: I removed the winterizing hose at the coupling near the winterizing valve and removed the hose connector. I used this as a replacement hose for the kinked portion.
Step three: Next I disconnected the coupling for the supply line at the winterizing valve and connected it to the replacement hose with a coupling.
Step four: I then pulled the replacement hose through with the old hose. I removed the coupling and clipped the kinked supply line to the winterizing hose clip to keep the end above the FW tank to defeat gravity from draining the tank. Take that gravity!
Step five: Here's where you could use an extra hand. I cut the supply line hose before the kink and had Katie plug the hose with her finger. Yes, you could find something else to plug it up, but why do that when you have a perfectly good assistant!
Step six: Splice the replacement hose to the cut with a coupling.
Step seven: Reconnect the supply hose to the supply side coupling of the winterizing valve. Cut out the kink and connect the hose connector and connect to the winterizing side coupling for the winterizing line.
Results: A pump that works better than shore supply with a regulator and a winterizing line that may be slightly shorter than before. It works great and it's nice to have water on the road.
Something else I did that helped was to add some hose insulation to the lines around the pump. One water line was rubbing against the pump which made it almost as loud as the generator. After insulation...much quieter!
-Steve
After reading several posts on the Heartland Owners forum, we decided that we indeed were not getting the flow from the pump that we should. Here are the details on troubleshooting the water pump problem.
Step one: Realize that a problem truly existed. This one took the longest amount of time. Though I had a hunch in July, it took us from purchasing at the end of June until August to truly identify that we had a problem due to lack of experience.
Step two: Verify correct connection of hoses from FW tank to the pump. I opened up the access and traced as much plumbing as I possibly could. Everything looked fine, no kinks, and it seemed that the connections were correct. I could only trace the FW tank suction line to the point where it disappeared to the unknown.
Step three: Re-verify there were no valves that I didn't catch the first time I was tracing. I also checked the pump strainer and ran the pump through the winterizing line to verify that the problem was not with the pump. Pump worked great through the winterizing line and the strainer was clean.
Step four: Trace line in the 'unknown'. I had good information from the Heartland Owners forum and was able to sneak a peak at the hose without going through a nightmare of disconnecting things to get access below. I unscrewed a few screws and snuck a peak at the hose to find a kinked hose. I was relieved that the blockage was not in the tank, but irritated that there was a problem. Here's a photo.
Now that I found the problem, I needed to correct it. Here's the fix:
Step one: Buy some parts! I picked up a few 1/2" couplings, a box of self-tapping sheet metal screws (one broke off when removing), and a bag of stainless steel hose clamps.
Step two: I removed the winterizing hose at the coupling near the winterizing valve and removed the hose connector. I used this as a replacement hose for the kinked portion.
Step three: Next I disconnected the coupling for the supply line at the winterizing valve and connected it to the replacement hose with a coupling.
Step four: I then pulled the replacement hose through with the old hose. I removed the coupling and clipped the kinked supply line to the winterizing hose clip to keep the end above the FW tank to defeat gravity from draining the tank. Take that gravity!
Step five: Here's where you could use an extra hand. I cut the supply line hose before the kink and had Katie plug the hose with her finger. Yes, you could find something else to plug it up, but why do that when you have a perfectly good assistant!
Step six: Splice the replacement hose to the cut with a coupling.
Step seven: Reconnect the supply hose to the supply side coupling of the winterizing valve. Cut out the kink and connect the hose connector and connect to the winterizing side coupling for the winterizing line.
Results: A pump that works better than shore supply with a regulator and a winterizing line that may be slightly shorter than before. It works great and it's nice to have water on the road.
Something else I did that helped was to add some hose insulation to the lines around the pump. One water line was rubbing against the pump which made it almost as loud as the generator. After insulation...much quieter!
-Steve
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Back from the trip, details to come later
What a great trip! After over 2,500 miles of trailer towing, WalMart camping, friends, family, and bird killing; I find myself even more excited that my house has wheels. I also asked myself why I didn't think to move into a trailer earlier. As I remember it, I had the idea and it was immediately shot down along with my idea of living on a boat. I'm not going to point any fingers. You'll just have to guess who is always the idea killer.
We should have posted updates as we moved around, but Katie was lazy.
We started out heading down to Pensacola, Fl. I managed to turn 465 miles into about 510 miles thinking it would be faster than driving into Mobile on a tiny road. Well, that's a lesson learned that I won't make again. I think this was the most painful of all the driving segments and not just because I got a salad when I asked for a sandwich :)
After a lot of rain and a little sun, we headed to Texas. We split the trip up and camped out at WalMart for our first time. What a great time! We burned fuel at less than 1gph, which was surprising to me. It made me even more hopeful to get to spend a few years in Key West. We made it to our destination in Texas and spent a few days there.
After that, we headed back towards TN and stopped for a few days in AR at Greer's Ferry Lake. This was the first time we stayed on the lake and it was great.
Overall, we were on the road for 19 days, covered over 3,000 miles, shot some dove, caught a few fish and had a lot of great times with family, some old friends, and our dogs. I can't wait for the next trip!
We'll get more details of each location posted up soon. There are some pictures already up on our fb site for those interested. And for those who do not have a fb site, you need to get one!
- Steve
We should have posted updates as we moved around, but Katie was lazy.
We started out heading down to Pensacola, Fl. I managed to turn 465 miles into about 510 miles thinking it would be faster than driving into Mobile on a tiny road. Well, that's a lesson learned that I won't make again. I think this was the most painful of all the driving segments and not just because I got a salad when I asked for a sandwich :)
After a lot of rain and a little sun, we headed to Texas. We split the trip up and camped out at WalMart for our first time. What a great time! We burned fuel at less than 1gph, which was surprising to me. It made me even more hopeful to get to spend a few years in Key West. We made it to our destination in Texas and spent a few days there.
After that, we headed back towards TN and stopped for a few days in AR at Greer's Ferry Lake. This was the first time we stayed on the lake and it was great.
Overall, we were on the road for 19 days, covered over 3,000 miles, shot some dove, caught a few fish and had a lot of great times with family, some old friends, and our dogs. I can't wait for the next trip!
We'll get more details of each location posted up soon. There are some pictures already up on our fb site for those interested. And for those who do not have a fb site, you need to get one!
- Steve
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