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On The Road Again!

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PeacefulHitched up, all secure, ready to go!  Pulled out and the hitch is making an awful grinding sound and vibrating to beat the band.  What to do?  We have a 5th Airborne and the company had sent us a modification kit.  It was installed, no problem yet the noise was deafening and concerning.  Of course, it was Saturday so no chance talking with anyone at the company.  So we did what we always do when we have a RV issue – headed to “Babin RV Park”. Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve in the Louisiana Swamps

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“Look at the choppers on that one!”  One, two, four, seven, a dozen…more.  Alligators three feet to six feet in length gliding along the water near the cypress knees in and out of the swamp vegetation, sunning on the bank, or just being still in the water.  It is New Year’s Eve and we are in the swamps of Louisiana or at least in the swamps of the Paragon Casino Atrium Hotel. Continue reading →

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Lake Scott State Park Kansas

Lake Scott State Park was an oasis for us – it was our first cool weather and the lake was full of water. The park is not only a recreational haven it is also full of history. The park is a nature lover’s paradise with hiking, horseback and biking trails, swimming, and boating, along with just plain relaxing.

 

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Liberation

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Goodbye Texas – what a relief, and now we are in Liberal, Kansas.  Don’t worry we have not changed our political afflication and we wondered whether the name was a political statement but found out it came about through hospitality and generosity.  In the 1880s water was scarce in Southwest Kansas and what was available was often expensive.  S. S. Rogers dug a well for his own use yet always allowed travelers access to his water.  The travelers offered to pay, yet Rogers said “Water is always free here”.  The story goes that most travelers replied “that’s mighty liberal of you” and the area become known as “the liberal well”.

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Local Towning

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Knowing we were going to hitch up and leave Hord’s Creek Lake in Coleman, TX today, we decided to have our morning coffee outside during the coolest part of the day.  Realizing it seemed dark for 6:30 in the morning, I opened the door to a dark sky and realized rain must be in the area.  This part of Texas, as most of Texas, has not seen rain in a very long time and we were happy for them.  For us it meant either packing up and leaving
in the rain or staying an extra day.  We opted for the extra day.

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Water Water Where are You?

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In May we were running from the high water in Louisiana and now in Texas they are praying for any amount of water.

We have all heard about the drought in Texas.  Laurie’s sister lives outside of Austin and whenever we talk with her, the drought is a prime topic.  So yes, we knew about the drought, yet to see it first hand is totally different.  Today we passed fields of crops that were totally brown and others that were struggling to survive.  Crossing bridges we saw little to no water where rivers and lakes should be.  We don’t know how much water Texas needs to get back to normal levels yet it has to be a large amount.

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No Place to Run

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There is no place to run; the heat is everywhere!

Leaving Lake Charles, LA we headed to Livingston, TX to check out Escapees National Headquarters and Rainbow’s End RV Park.  Escapees is an organization catering to Full Time RVers offering mail forwarding services, RV insurance services,  financial planning  services, Escapees Care Center, easy access to Texas auto registration and licensing, etc.

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Most Excellent RV Adventure

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As we start our “Most Excellent RV Adventure” we are not sure how long it will last or where it will take us, but here we go.  Join us on our first leg of the adventure dubbed “Operation First Run” for no other reason than we needed a name and it is our first leg.  Our longest trip to date has been two weeks, not long by RVing standards.

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Rescued by Wildlife

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The “Mighty Mississippi” just keeps rolling along and rising.

Living five houses from the levee, we wanted to put some distance between our house and our RV. We headed to Tickfaw State Park which would allow us to commute to work and be high and dry. At least as high as Louisiana will allow. Having been to Tickfaw in October 2010 and blogged about the trip we were not sure what we would blog about this time. Never underestimate new finds in old locations.

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