Sunday
We came home yesterday to mow the yard. Mother Nature delayed our plans when she dumped a bunch of rain this morning. Anita came over this afternoon and spent the night with us. It was great to catch up with her. We always have a great time when we are together.
Monday
The sun was shining, the wind was blowing, and the grass was growing. We dove in and got most of the yard mowed and some of the leaves picked up, even though Lauren bogged the mower down several times.
Tuesday
Last week,when we took pictures of the Sandhill Cranes, they were way out there. We decided to buy another camera lens that could reach out and capture them. The lens arrived at the Refuge shortly after we did today. We took a few pictures, playing around with the new lens and was ready for Castille to fly over. It was another no show day.
Wednesday
We were not scheduled to work at the Visitor's Center today, so we cleaned out some brush at the campground. We hung the wild bird feeder that Momma gave us for Christmas many years ago and our Hummingbird feeder. Within the hour, we had several birds feasting on the bird seed.
We found a string in a tree and hung the metal eagle that I gave Lauren for his 55th birthday. The only problem, the eagle is now swinging around close to the bird feeders. We have seen less birds feasting since we hung him there. Hopefully, they will get use to him. If not, we will have to relocate.
It was buy one get one free buffet at Sicily Pizza today. We met Carol, Charley, (their granddaughter - Christina), Carole and Roger for dinner. The buffet was very impressive and tasty.
When we returned, we went to the South Gautier Unit of the Refuge. We saw 3 Cranes immediately upon entering Fire Tower Road. We also saw an adult and juvenile Eagle, and something, we haven't seen in a long time, an Armadillo.
We returned at dusk and entered our gate code to get back into headquarters. As Carole says, we now live in a gated community.
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Thursday
We had the Visitor's Center opened and was almost finished cleaning the glass doors when Carol, Charley, Roger, and Carole arrived. We are rocking.
We spent the morning with Melissa on the C.L. Dees Trail, learning about the Carnivorous and other plants. We are amazed to learn about the plants.
We took a ride to Biloxi High School to pick up their Jr. Duck Stamp entries. Man, what a school!
We toured the North Gautier Unit of the Refuge this evening and saw a Sandhill Crane immediately as we entered Brown's Trail in the fire lane to our right. Shortly after, we spotted another Crane to our left, ole Sticky Bunz. We saw the nesting goose, 2 Blue Herons, and an Eagle flying around on Valentine Road. We also saw 4 Cranes fly over and a 5th Crane joined them way off in the distance. We saw 6 Deer, one of which was a Buck.
Spotting 7 Cranes makes for a pretty good evening for the Crane Whisperers.
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Friday
We had planed to clean the signs on the C.L. Dees Trail this morning. About the time we got our tools together, Angie asked if we wanted to go with her to check out the Dusky Gopher Frogs, an endangered species of frogs that have been introduced to the Refuge for the last few years.
Angie gave an informative lecture on the frogs. She got very aggressive toward a spider and a dragon fly when they threatened to enter the uncovered tadpole tanks. She is very protective of her tadpoles.
It is rather ironic to us, that there are endangered species of frogs and cranes at this refuge, considering cranes eat tadpoles.
We had a Home School Group of 31 arrive around 10 am. Carol gave a great presentation about Indian Culture. Afterwards, the kids had fun making Indian crafts.
We spent the rainy afternoon making magnets and bookmarks to sell in the Bookstore.
Saturday
Anita came over to spend a couple of days with us to celebrate my birthday. She sat around with us this afternoon at the Visitor's Center and got to see us in action/inaction. It was a pleasant day of work.
Ferny Kat loved the gifts Aunt Nana bought her. Two feathery bell toys and a fountain water bowl . Ferny Kat was fascinated by the water fountain on her bowl. I thought she was gonna drown herself drinking from it.
We walked the C.L. Dees Trail after we closed the Visitor's Center then spent the rest of the afternoon, sitting outside enjoying nature and each other's company.
Our 2nd week on the job has been great.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
3-4-18 to 3-10-18 1st Week on the job
It was a really great first week at our volunteer gig. It is fun to meet and great Visitors and give them information. If enthusiasm is a plus for this gig, we are excellent. We love to talk about the Refuge.
Sunday
The Visitor Center was closed today. We had our first company at our new campsite, Judy and Terry. It was a beautiful day to sit outside and visit with our good friends. Afterwards, Amber was ready to rumble, so we took her for a spin. We rode to Ocean Springs and hiked the Fountaine Bleu Nature Trail. We finished the day with our first campfire.
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Monday
We had another day off. We took a ride on Amber to IP and Island View to play our free play. We, (actually Lauren), came out $40 ahead. That doesn't happen very often, but it is fun when it does. Our new neighbors/volunteers, Roger and Carol arrived. Carole and Roger will be our camping neighbors and co-workers for the next few months.
We finished the afternoon with some good ole fried tabby cat that Jeannie and Ronnie gave us.
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Tuesday
We opened the Visitor Center. Lauren accused me of being bossy when I started telling him what to do. Charley chuckled when he heard the comment. We met Melissa, Refuge Visitor Center Manager/Ranger, and Pat, another Volunteer. Melissa gave us our keys, including keys to the gated areas of the refuge and encouraged us to take the government vehicles and spend time there. She also encouraged us to spend the next 2 weeks as visitors. On the Job training has never been this good.
We spent most of this rainy morning riding around with Melissa on the public roads looking for Mississippi Sandhill Cranes. Melissa told us that our chances of seeing Ms. Sandhill Cranes was low because it was late morning and it was raining. We saw a single crane in a the pasture at Cauley Farm and a pair in a field near Glenn Crane and Rigging. They were too far off to get a good picture with our cellphones.
After lunch, we spent most of the afternoon riding around with Charley to Grand Bay National Wildlife Management Area. where Lauren will assist with mowing. We saw a bunch of osprey nest on top of the power line towers and saw one osprey flying. We closed up the Visitor Center successfully.
While we were relaxing at camp this afternoon, Lauren saw a bald eagle flying over the marsh around 5 pm. Unfortunately, the camera was inside and he was unable to get a picture.
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Wednesday
We opened and closed the Visitor's Center on our own. Lauren cleaned the glass on the doors really well. Charley said the doors had never been that clean. Lauren and I took a ride along the same route Melissa took us on yesterday. Today we traveled in the van, aka The Ox Wagon. We haven't been in a vehicle without power windows and locks in a long time. It took me a little while to remember how to roll down a window.
We saw a Red Tail Hawk flying over the Savanna on Crane Lane. We saw a pair of Mississippi Sandhill Cranes at the pond near Glenn Crane and Rigging. When we got back to the Visitor's Center, we jokingly told Melissa and Carol, We are The Crane Whisperers.
We made a couple of sales without any help from Carol. Lauren gave directions to a visitor of possible locations where the Cranes may be spotted. I attempted this, but obviously, this is something I need to improve on.
Back at camp, we were sitting on ready for the eagle fly over at 4:50 pm and got plenty of pictures.
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Thursday
We opened and closed the Visitor's Center and made a few sales successfully today. The flow of things is getting much easier. Melissa took us, Roger, and Carole in the field. We went on smoke patrol for the prescribed burn. Everything was going well with the burn, so we headed back to the Refuge to look for Cranes.
We saw 5 Cranes today, 1 near a swimming pool on Rock Hill Road, 2 in Brights Pasture, and 2 at Glenn Crane and Rigging. We saw 3 Eagles flying near their nest at Firetower Road. We also saw a Great Horned Owl perched in the tree in this same area. His feathers looked like ears. We later found out, Great Horned Owls look like they have ears when they are on alert.
We sat outside this afternoon and watched for our eagle, we have named Castille, (Bayou Castille). He was a no show. We did see 3 woodpeckers in the trees and got some good pictures.
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Friday
This was our day off, we thought. We decided to ride on the Refuge and look for Wildlife.
We got up and hit the road at 6:20 am and returned at 11:20 am. We had a beautiful sunrise to start this cool, crisp morning with fog hovering over the bayou. You know we are having fun when we get up early to look for Cranes.
We took Brown's Trail where we saw 4 deer shortly after we entered. Driving around the trail, we saw a goose on her nest with her mate close by in the swampy water. A Blue Heron was perched above them in a tree. It was mesmerizing to hear the loud chirps of the Cranes talking to each other in the distance, although we could not see them.
We made our way back via Hwy 57, where we saw 3 Cranes in a yard between 2 houses. We later found out 2 of these were a pair, that had been missing. We saw 5 Cranes in Bright's Pasture, one of which we observed dancing, a part of their courting ritual.
We went back to Brown's Trail and was greeted by Sticky Bunz, aka Trouble Maker, near the gate. He was conversing to some more Cranes that were further away that were not visible to us . We made the turn on Valentine Trail and saw 4 Cranes scurry across the road. They flew off, but we were able to see them across the Savanna.
We made a stop at the Visitor's Center to check on Pat, who was working alone. Nothing was going on, so we went to Firetower Road. We saw a majestic Eagle perched in the tree close to the huge eagle nest. We saw 2 Cranes from a distance on Ben Williams Road then 4 more on Beasley Road. On our way out of the Refuge, we saw a big ole gator splash in the water.
We came back and spent the afternoon assisting Pat at the Visitor's Center.
Our total wildlife count today was 4 Deer, a bunch of Geese, 19 Cranes, an Eagle, and an Alligator.
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Saturday
Our day off, again - not. We went to the Regal Raptor presentation given by Environmental Studies Center. The stars of the show were Owls, (Screech, Barn, Barred, and Great Horned), a Mississippi Kite, an American Kestrel, a Broad Winged Hawk, and a Bald Eagle. We thoroughly enjoyed the show, especially when the Bald Eagle flapped his mighty wings. The turn out was so high, a second show was needed. We stayed during the second presentation to allow Carol, Charley, and Melissa to watch without interruption.
We met Carol and Charley's grandson, Justin, who is in the Air Force stationed in Milton, Florida. We encouraged Carol and Charley to go out and eat lunch while we manned the center. They took us up on the offer. We did just fine on our own for the couple of hours they were gone. Carol put Clem in his other container to eat before she left. While they were gone, Clem got very restless, so Lauren transferred him in the little container to the big aquarium, where Clem immediately slithered out to drink water.
We went home late afternoon for a couple of days to clean up the yard. We made a stop at Pizza Inn in Wiggins, our favorite pizza buffet, for dinner on the way home.
I am amazed the things we have learned in our first week of volunteering. We are getting our groove with the flow of things at the Visitor's Center. I have even improved giving directions of locations for possible crane spotting.
We have seen cranes every day we have gone into the fields. It hasn't been a bad count of cranes for beginners. Our first day this week, we spotted 3, and the last day in the field, we spotted 19. We are getting better at identifying them by their bands as well. I never dreamed we would be bird watchers..
This gig has made us much more appreciative of wildlife, their habitat, wildflowers, and other plants. We love this gig so much, we have volunteered some extra time, Lauren has accused me of trying to get 250 hours in one week so we can get our Volunteer National Park Pass.
Our weekly count of spotting Mississippi Sandhill Cranes is 29. Maybe, we are the Crane Whisperers!
Pics:
Sunday
The Visitor Center was closed today. We had our first company at our new campsite, Judy and Terry. It was a beautiful day to sit outside and visit with our good friends. Afterwards, Amber was ready to rumble, so we took her for a spin. We rode to Ocean Springs and hiked the Fountaine Bleu Nature Trail. We finished the day with our first campfire.
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Monday
We had another day off. We took a ride on Amber to IP and Island View to play our free play. We, (actually Lauren), came out $40 ahead. That doesn't happen very often, but it is fun when it does. Our new neighbors/volunteers, Roger and Carol arrived. Carole and Roger will be our camping neighbors and co-workers for the next few months.
We finished the afternoon with some good ole fried tabby cat that Jeannie and Ronnie gave us.
Pics:
Tuesday
We opened the Visitor Center. Lauren accused me of being bossy when I started telling him what to do. Charley chuckled when he heard the comment. We met Melissa, Refuge Visitor Center Manager/Ranger, and Pat, another Volunteer. Melissa gave us our keys, including keys to the gated areas of the refuge and encouraged us to take the government vehicles and spend time there. She also encouraged us to spend the next 2 weeks as visitors. On the Job training has never been this good.
We spent most of this rainy morning riding around with Melissa on the public roads looking for Mississippi Sandhill Cranes. Melissa told us that our chances of seeing Ms. Sandhill Cranes was low because it was late morning and it was raining. We saw a single crane in a the pasture at Cauley Farm and a pair in a field near Glenn Crane and Rigging. They were too far off to get a good picture with our cellphones.
After lunch, we spent most of the afternoon riding around with Charley to Grand Bay National Wildlife Management Area. where Lauren will assist with mowing. We saw a bunch of osprey nest on top of the power line towers and saw one osprey flying. We closed up the Visitor Center successfully.
While we were relaxing at camp this afternoon, Lauren saw a bald eagle flying over the marsh around 5 pm. Unfortunately, the camera was inside and he was unable to get a picture.
Pics:
Wednesday
We opened and closed the Visitor's Center on our own. Lauren cleaned the glass on the doors really well. Charley said the doors had never been that clean. Lauren and I took a ride along the same route Melissa took us on yesterday. Today we traveled in the van, aka The Ox Wagon. We haven't been in a vehicle without power windows and locks in a long time. It took me a little while to remember how to roll down a window.
We saw a Red Tail Hawk flying over the Savanna on Crane Lane. We saw a pair of Mississippi Sandhill Cranes at the pond near Glenn Crane and Rigging. When we got back to the Visitor's Center, we jokingly told Melissa and Carol, We are The Crane Whisperers.
We made a couple of sales without any help from Carol. Lauren gave directions to a visitor of possible locations where the Cranes may be spotted. I attempted this, but obviously, this is something I need to improve on.
Back at camp, we were sitting on ready for the eagle fly over at 4:50 pm and got plenty of pictures.
Pics:
Thursday
We opened and closed the Visitor's Center and made a few sales successfully today. The flow of things is getting much easier. Melissa took us, Roger, and Carole in the field. We went on smoke patrol for the prescribed burn. Everything was going well with the burn, so we headed back to the Refuge to look for Cranes.
We saw 5 Cranes today, 1 near a swimming pool on Rock Hill Road, 2 in Brights Pasture, and 2 at Glenn Crane and Rigging. We saw 3 Eagles flying near their nest at Firetower Road. We also saw a Great Horned Owl perched in the tree in this same area. His feathers looked like ears. We later found out, Great Horned Owls look like they have ears when they are on alert.
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Friday
This was our day off, we thought. We decided to ride on the Refuge and look for Wildlife.
We got up and hit the road at 6:20 am and returned at 11:20 am. We had a beautiful sunrise to start this cool, crisp morning with fog hovering over the bayou. You know we are having fun when we get up early to look for Cranes.
We took Brown's Trail where we saw 4 deer shortly after we entered. Driving around the trail, we saw a goose on her nest with her mate close by in the swampy water. A Blue Heron was perched above them in a tree. It was mesmerizing to hear the loud chirps of the Cranes talking to each other in the distance, although we could not see them.
We made our way back via Hwy 57, where we saw 3 Cranes in a yard between 2 houses. We later found out 2 of these were a pair, that had been missing. We saw 5 Cranes in Bright's Pasture, one of which we observed dancing, a part of their courting ritual.
We went back to Brown's Trail and was greeted by Sticky Bunz, aka Trouble Maker, near the gate. He was conversing to some more Cranes that were further away that were not visible to us . We made the turn on Valentine Trail and saw 4 Cranes scurry across the road. They flew off, but we were able to see them across the Savanna.
We made a stop at the Visitor's Center to check on Pat, who was working alone. Nothing was going on, so we went to Firetower Road. We saw a majestic Eagle perched in the tree close to the huge eagle nest. We saw 2 Cranes from a distance on Ben Williams Road then 4 more on Beasley Road. On our way out of the Refuge, we saw a big ole gator splash in the water.
We came back and spent the afternoon assisting Pat at the Visitor's Center.
Our total wildlife count today was 4 Deer, a bunch of Geese, 19 Cranes, an Eagle, and an Alligator.
Pics:
Saturday
Our day off, again - not. We went to the Regal Raptor presentation given by Environmental Studies Center. The stars of the show were Owls, (Screech, Barn, Barred, and Great Horned), a Mississippi Kite, an American Kestrel, a Broad Winged Hawk, and a Bald Eagle. We thoroughly enjoyed the show, especially when the Bald Eagle flapped his mighty wings. The turn out was so high, a second show was needed. We stayed during the second presentation to allow Carol, Charley, and Melissa to watch without interruption.
We met Carol and Charley's grandson, Justin, who is in the Air Force stationed in Milton, Florida. We encouraged Carol and Charley to go out and eat lunch while we manned the center. They took us up on the offer. We did just fine on our own for the couple of hours they were gone. Carol put Clem in his other container to eat before she left. While they were gone, Clem got very restless, so Lauren transferred him in the little container to the big aquarium, where Clem immediately slithered out to drink water.
We went home late afternoon for a couple of days to clean up the yard. We made a stop at Pizza Inn in Wiggins, our favorite pizza buffet, for dinner on the way home.
I am amazed the things we have learned in our first week of volunteering. We are getting our groove with the flow of things at the Visitor's Center. I have even improved giving directions of locations for possible crane spotting.
We have seen cranes every day we have gone into the fields. It hasn't been a bad count of cranes for beginners. Our first day this week, we spotted 3, and the last day in the field, we spotted 19. We are getting better at identifying them by their bands as well. I never dreamed we would be bird watchers..
This gig has made us much more appreciative of wildlife, their habitat, wildflowers, and other plants. We love this gig so much, we have volunteered some extra time, Lauren has accused me of trying to get 250 hours in one week so we can get our Volunteer National Park Pass.
Our weekly count of spotting Mississippi Sandhill Cranes is 29. Maybe, we are the Crane Whisperers!
Pics:
Monday, March 5, 2018
3-3-18 - First Day On The Job
Last week when we visited the Refuge, we had a detailed tour/orientation with Carol. We left the Refuge pretty much brain dead. As Melissa said, "Carol is an overachiever."
Today we worked with Carol and Charley.
All the information Carol gave us last week, became a lot clearer today. Our first sale in the bookstore was a success, (with the a little help from Carol). The duties aren't that hard, we just have a learning curve of the flow of things.
Today is Saturday, the day Clem, (the corn snake resident), gets fed. This requires picking up Clem and putting him in a different container to eat. I was a little bit astonished when Carol walked in the book store with him wrapped around her arm. Neither Lauren nor I had any desire to pet him or hold him. Luckily, this is not a job requirement.
We ended the day with a walk and a stop by the bunkhouse for a meet and greet.
Today we worked with Carol and Charley.
All the information Carol gave us last week, became a lot clearer today. Our first sale in the bookstore was a success, (with the a little help from Carol). The duties aren't that hard, we just have a learning curve of the flow of things.
Today is Saturday, the day Clem, (the corn snake resident), gets fed. This requires picking up Clem and putting him in a different container to eat. I was a little bit astonished when Carol walked in the book store with him wrapped around her arm. Neither Lauren nor I had any desire to pet him or hold him. Luckily, this is not a job requirement.
We ended the day with a walk and a stop by the bunkhouse for a meet and greet.
Saturday, March 3, 2018
3-2-18 - Volunteer Gig
A few weeks ago, we saw an opportunity, close by home, to volunteer at Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Refuge in Gautier. We decided to check it out.
We were pleasantly surprised when we visited the Refuge for the first time. After our visit, we filled out our resume for Volunteer Park Rangers and were very excited to get a call from Carol. We spent a couple of hours with Carol on our next visit, and were ecstatic when we were offered a chance to volunteer at the Refuge.
We have a nice, quiet, place to park our camper across the road from the Visitor's Center where we will work 3 days a week, from 9 am till 3 pm.
Obviously, Ferny Kat was also ready for this adventure. She usually hides, when she sees us pack up the camper, getting ready to leave,. Today, she was waiting for us to put her in the truck. That cat loves to travel.
After we arrived at the Refuge, and were setting up the camper, Ferny Kat was chomping at the bit to get outside and explore. Lauren put her lead on and she lead him all over the campsite. We definitely have the Ferny Kat approval!
After we got the camp set up, Lauren and I walked the nice, quiet, 3/4 mile trail.
We are amazed that this area is so quiet considering I 10 is so close. The quiet was broken around dusk by the howling of the coyotes.
Tomorrow is our first day of our new adventure of being Volunteer Park Rangers.
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We were pleasantly surprised when we visited the Refuge for the first time. After our visit, we filled out our resume for Volunteer Park Rangers and were very excited to get a call from Carol. We spent a couple of hours with Carol on our next visit, and were ecstatic when we were offered a chance to volunteer at the Refuge.
We have a nice, quiet, place to park our camper across the road from the Visitor's Center where we will work 3 days a week, from 9 am till 3 pm.
Obviously, Ferny Kat was also ready for this adventure. She usually hides, when she sees us pack up the camper, getting ready to leave,. Today, she was waiting for us to put her in the truck. That cat loves to travel.
After we arrived at the Refuge, and were setting up the camper, Ferny Kat was chomping at the bit to get outside and explore. Lauren put her lead on and she lead him all over the campsite. We definitely have the Ferny Kat approval!
After we got the camp set up, Lauren and I walked the nice, quiet, 3/4 mile trail.
We are amazed that this area is so quiet considering I 10 is so close. The quiet was broken around dusk by the howling of the coyotes.
Tomorrow is our first day of our new adventure of being Volunteer Park Rangers.
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Friday, October 27, 2017
10-26-17 - (Day 87 - Home Sweet Home)
We watched a few more barges on the river this morning then motored the last 159 miles of the trip. Ferny Kat got excited about half way between Varnado and Bogalusa. She knew she was Crossroads bound.
The grass had really prospered with all the rain it received while we were gone. Lauren was able to mow the entire yard before dark. I pittled in the house and camper, getting the necessities taken care of.
We thought Ferny Kat would get home, find her a place to hide, and sleep for the rest of the day. We thought wrong. I could hear her hollering every time I went out to the camper to bring in a load. Finally, she snuck by and got out the door. She must be part dog. Every time I went out, she went out. Every time I went in, she went in. She is one sassy cat.
We grilled burgers and sat by the propane camp fire tonight until the cold weather ran us in.
We were gone 87 days. We traveled 7,502 miles in the truck. We traveled 4,650 miles on Amber. We took 7,590 pictures. Our average camping per night was $ 11.90. The solar Lauren installed on the camper saved us a lot of money and allowed us to boon dock in some fantastic places.
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The grass had really prospered with all the rain it received while we were gone. Lauren was able to mow the entire yard before dark. I pittled in the house and camper, getting the necessities taken care of.
We thought Ferny Kat would get home, find her a place to hide, and sleep for the rest of the day. We thought wrong. I could hear her hollering every time I went out to the camper to bring in a load. Finally, she snuck by and got out the door. She must be part dog. Every time I went out, she went out. Every time I went in, she went in. She is one sassy cat.
We grilled burgers and sat by the propane camp fire tonight until the cold weather ran us in.
We were gone 87 days. We traveled 7,502 miles in the truck. We traveled 4,650 miles on Amber. We took 7,590 pictures. Our average camping per night was $ 11.90. The solar Lauren installed on the camper saved us a lot of money and allowed us to boon dock in some fantastic places.
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Thursday, October 26, 2017
10-25-17 (Day 86 - Homecoming Eve)
It was a nice quiet, dark night last night, boon docking at the Little River. We slept good with our extra blanket on. Around 6 am, the fishermen started coming in. I hope the fish were striking their hooks as good as they were striking the water last night.
38 miles later, we are at Riverview RV Park in Vidalia, La. This park has grown and changed a lot since about 13 years ago when we frequented it often. The owner has made a lot of improvements.
We took a ride to check out Beau Pre' Golf Course and hoped we would see Geoghegan there. The course was as pretty as ever, and yes, Goeghegan was there. We were flooded with the great memories of all the fun we had while playing golf here. Good Ole' Times.
We took a ride through down town Natchez then headed back to camp. Of course, Ferny Kat was ready to give her stomp of approval when we got back. She strutted around like she owned the place.
We watched the river traffic go by on the Mighty Mississippi River this afternoon. A few days into the trip we watched barges on the Mississippi in Missouri, and now our last night of the trip we are doing the same thing in Louisiana.
Home sweet home tomorrow!!
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38 miles later, we are at Riverview RV Park in Vidalia, La. This park has grown and changed a lot since about 13 years ago when we frequented it often. The owner has made a lot of improvements.
We took a ride to check out Beau Pre' Golf Course and hoped we would see Geoghegan there. The course was as pretty as ever, and yes, Goeghegan was there. We were flooded with the great memories of all the fun we had while playing golf here. Good Ole' Times.
We took a ride through down town Natchez then headed back to camp. Of course, Ferny Kat was ready to give her stomp of approval when we got back. She strutted around like she owned the place.
We watched the river traffic go by on the Mighty Mississippi River this afternoon. A few days into the trip we watched barges on the Mississippi in Missouri, and now our last night of the trip we are doing the same thing in Louisiana.
Home sweet home tomorrow!!
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Wednesday, October 25, 2017
10-24-17 - (Day 85 - Little River Closure Dam)
We got 241 miles closer to home today. We are Boon Docking at Little River Closure Dam at Archie, Louisiana. The Little River is larger than it's name implies.
We have a nice grassy, hay field on one side of the camper and the river on the other. It is quiet here, except for the howling, cold, wind.
We plan on moving to Vidalia tomorrow and watch barges go by on the Mighty Mississippi.
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We have a nice grassy, hay field on one side of the camper and the river on the other. It is quiet here, except for the howling, cold, wind.
We plan on moving to Vidalia tomorrow and watch barges go by on the Mighty Mississippi.
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