Louisville, KY

     This morning we did a few small projects inside and outside of the motor home.  We enjoyed the clear blue sky and the songs of all the robins and other birds that are here at Grandma's.
    We had lunch with our friends Donna & Dale Short at a local Fish Place.  We had a great lunch as we sat outside in the sunshine. 
    After lunch Dale drove us down to Fort Knox.  Well, down past Fort Knox anyway.  You can't actually go there.  I snapped this picture on the fly.

Fort Knox

This was carved from one tree

On to Kentucky

   Today we said, "Good-bye" to our good friends Jim & Carol and drove 250 miles to stay at Grandma's campground in Shephardsville, KY for a couple of nights.
   Here are a few more pictures from Lake of Egypt, IL.

New spring flowers

Geese

Spider Wort

Friday the 13th

Today was one of those days when you get to catch up on doing things you haven't gotten to......
Here are a few more pictures from our trip to Paducah, KY yesterday.

Paducah is the home of the National Quilt Museum

this used to an artist's studio now it's a wine shop

More of the flood wall

Parked at Jim & Carol's house on Lake of Egypt

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, NO- It's Superman!

Superman, able to leap tall buildings with a single bound
Faster than a speeding bullet.  More powerful than a locomotive.
Superman, who disguised as Clark Kent (mild mannered reporter for the Daily Planet) fights a never ending battle for TRUTH, JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN WAY!

Metropolis, Illinois

The phone booth used by Clark Kent to change in.

Superman museum

                 From Metropolis, IL we went to Paducah, KY to see the murals on the flood wall.  Here are just a few.

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AR to IL

  We left the banks of the Mississippi and drove to Marion, IL to the home of our friends Jim & Carol.
We will spend some time here with them and then resume our trip north.

Easter

  Happy Easter!
 
  We drove today.  All day.  We made it to West Memphis and we are staying at Tom Sawyer RV park.  It's right on the Mississippi!
  Tomorrow I will take some pictures for this blog. 

The Long Trip Home

  We left Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort on Friday.  We stopped at Angels Car Care on our way out of Mission to have the Motor home inspected.  All was well and Angel put the sticker on for us and we hooked up the car in the parking lot.  However, when we checked the lights we found that Scotty had wired them backwards and when he turned on the right directional on the motor home, the left directional on the car came on.  It took a few minutes to change the wires, but we had a good laugh over it.

 We drove to Encino Grande RV Park in Goliad, a small "Mom & Pop" campground.  It's Passport America and was great for the price of $15 for Full Hook Up/ pull-thru.  There are about 15 sites.  Only about 8 were taken.  Bette was very sweet and we would stop again if we are looking for a 1 night stop in the area.  She told me that they grass was high because she never mows until the wildflowers are gone.

  Today we drove to Oakwook, TX and found a small campground right on Rt. 79.  Well, actually it's between 79 and the railroad tacks!  oh well..... guess we won't get much sleep tonight.
  The wildflowers along the way were amazing. 

Happy New Year!

New Years Eve at Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort was a blast!  We had a great DJ that kept us on the dance floor all night long.

   I had to work at Guest Services on New Years Day from 8 - 12.  That's when our new friends Trent and Teresa pulled in for a 2 night stay here. 
   What a joy it has been to get to know them both.  Jim & Linda came down and the 6 of us had a nice dinner together before walking up to the Clubhouse for an ice cream social.
   Today (Monday Jan. 2nd)  Trent, Teresa, Scotty and I went for a nice bike ride in the State Park.  The sun was so warm that we did a little hiking and got to chat as we walked. 
    We had made plans with Jim and Linda to go to Hayashi but we ran late and they were closed so we went to Koybi which is a new restaurant here in Mission.  It was a good second choice. We all ate too much and the sake was good too.
     Tonight Trent & Teresa came by and we split a small bottle of wine and talked.  Scotty told some of his "stories" and we all laughed a lot.
    

We traveled into WV yesterday and stayed at the COE park at Sutton Lake. It was a nice park, but it was about 10 miles off the beaten path. And in WV the beaten path is very hilly and curvy. But it was another day of beautiful foliage.

On our way.....



this photo by Mame McKee



  Winding our way through the mountains on our way south.  We have been seeing amazing color even when it's raining.  The Green Mountain's in Vermont, The Adirondacks and Catskills in NY, & Appalachian Mountains in PA.