FINALLY A DAY OF REST!

Sorry, I didn't post yesterday as I was just too tied after 3 full days of driving. Yesterday was a great day for driving being nice and sunny. Going through the rest of Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama were quite hilly and it levelled out going into Mississippi. After out stop for lunch the engine light came on and stayed on for the rest of the journey.

The campground here in Meridian is a small one with only 3 empty spaces and it seems that the majority have been occupied by full timers. Once we setup the water, hydro and the cable TV we headed for the local grocery store to stock up. The cupboards were getting empty. The temperature yesterday when we arrived and today was 22 degrees. I even worked up a sweat when I washed the bugs from the front of the coach that committed suicide on it.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY

Today we relaxed in the a.m. and tried to do some computer work as we are having trouble with our  e-mail. In the afternoon we went for a ride and ended up Wal-mart. There was next to no traffic on the highways and the town was really quiet, like a ghost town. The trees here still have a lot of leaves  and the roses are still blooming.

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All for now.

ANOTHER FULL DAY ON THE ROAD

I should mention at this time what a great job "The Navigator and Entertainment Director" is doing. On the dash in front of Cathy are two GPS's, our old one and a new one specially for RVs which is programmed to direct us around low bridges and will also indicate how many gas stations are located at any interstate exit. She also has a paper road map sitting on her lap. In between looking at all of these Cathy is taking pictures as well.(A busy Girl). Being the Entertainment Director means  she operates the radio. Today while clicking through the channels she found a station called "The Christmas Channel" playing nothing but you guessed it Christmas songs.  

Leaving Auburn this morning we ran into a couple of light showers and then clouds for the rest of the day. At each stop for gas or lunch we noticed the temperature was getting warmer. When we arrived at the campground in Bowling Green we were quit surprised at the temperature which was
22 degrees C. We still had our long sleeved shirts on and noticed everyone else in short sleeves and shorts. There are about 2-3 other transients like us here.

                                                               Campground Entrance


Just down the road from the campground was this park honouring Bowling Green pilots and what they flew. It was great getting up close to them.

                                                               Panther - Max. speed 579 mph.
                                                                              rate of climb, 5900 ft. minute

  
                                                             Phantom II - Max. speed 585 mph.
                                                                                  Range, 1615 miles with 3 external tanks

  
                                                           Shooting Star - Max. speed 600 mph.

This is the KFC Centre in Lexington. By the way, one of the road signs indicated there was a KFC All You Can Eat Restaurant in one of the towns we passed through. (Never heard of such a thing).

                                                          KFC Centre in the foreground


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Meridian, Mississippi tomorrow!

A FULL DAY ON THE ROAD

We left early as per the plan (6:45) and it was a bit foggy and of course dark. Went straight down Trafalgar to the Pioneer gas station to fill up and hit the 401 at 8 o'clock. The fog turned into sun later in the a.m. but when we crossed the border it turned cloudy but still warm (17degrees).

The border

On average there were two cars per lane so I picked one with only one vehicle waiting. All the lines seemed to be moving quite well except ours, so on closer inspection we discovered there was a traffic cone closing the lane. We don't know how long this guy had been waiting so we backed up enough to change lanes.

The crossing went quit well except for Cathy having to part with the 4 cherry tomatoes she was trying to save for our pizza dinner. He also wanted to look in the trailer to see if in fact we did have a bike in there and not an illegal passenger.

We where on the road for approx. 7 hrs. and arrived at our destination campground which is about 20 miles north of Fort Wayne. The campground is empty except for 4 trailers which look like they are going to stay for the winter as they have their water lines wrapped with  heating coils. There is one other RV which arrived here for the night from Texas.

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Tomorrow, off to Bowling Green Kentucky.

THEY'RE, AT THE POST!

Well, we are loaded and ready to go tomorrow morning. Boy, you don't realise how much stuff you need to take until you start going through the cupboards and closets. At Cathy's request I am leaving behind my "Brazilian waxing kit".

Not sure what time we will be leaving but I am sure it is going to be early since Cathy doesn't sleep well the night before we go on trips. She's like a kid on Christmas eve.

We are not taking much in the way of food to eliminate a hassle at the border and will pick up our needed supplies when we get across. We decided to take the Goldwing trike since it has a trunk to put the groceries in and will be able to keep up with traffic on the interstate highways if we need to go on them. It sure will be nice to bike over the winter instead of looking at it parked in the garage.

Our plans are to put a lot of miles behind us for the first couple of days so we can get into some warmer temperatures and be able to flush the antifreeze out of the coach water system and use it.

A special "Thank You" to our neighbours Julie and Dave, Marlene and Vic and brother Wayne for looking after the house while we are away. We greatly appreciate it. It sure makes leaving the house for such a long time easier knowing it will be in such great hands.


Til tomorrow.