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Tuesday, 11
October - Underway but... one of those days.
Stopped for gas and mis-judged my alility to turn so had to
take the car off the dolly. Then in McAfee the temperature
gage indicated the engine was overheating. Took the car off
again and went for a mechanic located on the north edge of
McAfee. He came with a laser thermometer and declared the
problem was the gage so we headed out again. Our next stop
was the WalMart in Bardstown and when we started again the
gage returned to normal. Never underestimate the power of
wiggling wires. Finally arrived at the campground (Axtel
COE) on Rough River Resevoir about 15 miles northwest of
Leitchfield. There is no sign indicating the entrance
to the campground so if you're going there look
for the gatehouse. It's on the south side of the road so if
you're coming from the west it's the first right after
crossing the bridge. If you're coming from the east and you
cross the bridge without seeing it (as I did), you've missed
it.
Wednesday, 12 October - Axtel is a very nice, very quiet campground. More pictures here. We decided to stay two nights. We're in Site 35, looking out at the water on two sides with a Bald Cypress at the back of the site. There's a large Dollar General a mile away, which we took advantage of, and a WalMart 14 miles away.
Thursday, 13 October - Over nighted (ONed) at a WalMart in Paducah. A very nice fellow at Quiznos Sub, without having to buy anything, let me have the code to the customer WiFi so was able to catch up on banking, comics and other important stuff.
Friday, 14 October - We're in Missouri so can add another state to our "Where We've Slept" map. We're spending two days at People's Creek COE CG (Site 40) on Lake Wapapello, northeast of Poplar Bluff. It's a small campground (28 sites) next to the road which is very busy and none of the sites have a view of the lake. It has full hookups for $10 per night, though, so we can catch up on the laundry. We thought we were in for a long night as a group near us (average weight 300 pounds) had about five little yapping dogs that barked constantly. About dark a ranger came through and took care of that. Didn't hear a sound all night. More pictures here.
Wednesday, 12 October - Axtel is a very nice, very quiet campground. More pictures here. We decided to stay two nights. We're in Site 35, looking out at the water on two sides with a Bald Cypress at the back of the site. There's a large Dollar General a mile away, which we took advantage of, and a WalMart 14 miles away.
Thursday, 13 October - Over nighted (ONed) at a WalMart in Paducah. A very nice fellow at Quiznos Sub, without having to buy anything, let me have the code to the customer WiFi so was able to catch up on banking, comics and other important stuff.
Friday, 14 October - We're in Missouri so can add another state to our "Where We've Slept" map. We're spending two days at People's Creek COE CG (Site 40) on Lake Wapapello, northeast of Poplar Bluff. It's a small campground (28 sites) next to the road which is very busy and none of the sites have a view of the lake. It has full hookups for $10 per night, though, so we can catch up on the laundry. We thought we were in for a long night as a group near us (average weight 300 pounds) had about five little yapping dogs that barked constantly. About dark a ranger came through and took care of that. Didn't hear a sound all night. More pictures here.
Sunday,
16 October - Arrived in Arkansas and stayed our
first night at WalMart in Pocahontas. Interestingly, I
have learned that just a week ago a Corning, NY native
with Hornby roots who is in my genealogical
database died here.
Monday, 17 October - Arrived at Robinson Point Park COE CG near Mountain Home, AR. We are going to stay here for a week. Got tethering on my phone so don't have to go looking for hotspots anymore. More pictures here.
Site 60
My at Site 87
Sunday, 23 October - Arrived at Choctaw Park COE CG, Site 12. It's behind the trees, right in the middle of this photo. I liked this spot but My thought it was a bit too isolated. Map here.
Monday, 24 October - Arrived at Tar Camp Park COE CG (Site 16). No pictures but there's a map here. It's a long flat campground with most sites on the river. It's about six miles east of Redfield, AR which has a nice grocery store, laundry and liquor store. We would have stayed here longer but huge speed bumps on which even the car bottomed out made it impossible to use the tote tank. White Bluff Power Plant (coal-fired), which is about two miles away, has one of the tallest chimneys in the world. You can see it and hear the machinery from the campground. This park has more different types of trees in a relatively small area than any place I've ever been.
Thursday, 27 October - Arrived at Dub Patton COE CG, Site 12. It is located 5 miles south of Eudora, MS, just north of the Arkabutla Dam. Getting there includes fifteen miles of interstate highway (I-69) which was apparently built for no other reason than to access the casinos on the Mississippi River.
Friday, 28 October - Arrived at Whitten Park COE CG, Site 16. This is a very shady campground. Map here. The Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center (built by the COE when money was plentiful) was behind our campsite, a short walk through the woods. There was a wedding and reception there on Saturday and even though staff insisted the county was dry and no alcohol could have been served, the loudness level of laughter was very high in the late afternoon.
Sunday, 30 October - Arrived at DeWayne Hayes COE CG, Site 12. This campground is very close to Columbus Air Force Base and we took advantage of the Exchange facilities there. The down side is that planes fly overhead all day. Other than that it's a great campground with some full hookup sites. We stayed away from them though so nobody was near us. There was a little too much shade for the cool weather.
Wednesday, 2 November - ONed WalMart, Leeds, AL, just east of Birmingham. This is the quietest WalMart we have ever stayed in.
Thursday 3 November - Arrived at McKinney COE CG, Site 8. The place is going to be completely full tomorrow with more than 100 campers coming in. We have decided to just go on home.
Friday, 4 November - WalMart, Lenoir City, TN.
Saturday, 5 November - Home. A great trip. All but one stop was a new location for us. We've got some doctor's appointments to take care of and then plan to head to the beach (probably Hunting Island, SC) in January.
Friday, 11 May 2012 - We spent February travelling our normal route to Panama City (St. Andrews State Park) and then back home. In April we returned to Axtel Campground (COE). The lake level was a bit lower than when we visited last fall and much lower than a year ago when the campground was flooded.
Monday, 17 October - Arrived at Robinson Point Park COE CG near Mountain Home, AR. We are going to stay here for a week. Got tethering on my phone so don't have to go looking for hotspots anymore. More pictures here.
Site 60
My at Site 87
It was a mile round
trip from our campsite to the end of the peninsula
and back through previouly flooded campsites 71-99.
There was a flood
here last spring which closed more than half the
campground. As you may recall water was held back
from the Mississippi River to save New Orleans and
this campground among many others was sacrificed.
Having visited both places, I have to say that it
was a bad choice.
In our series on unusal rigs here's a truck camper on a flatbed. They also had an ATV and a jeep on it. With the jeep removed as shown below, the chairs were set up with a TV and a grill.
In our series on unusal rigs here's a truck camper on a flatbed. They also had an ATV and a jeep on it. With the jeep removed as shown below, the chairs were set up with a TV and a grill.
Sunday, 23 October - Arrived at Choctaw Park COE CG, Site 12. It's behind the trees, right in the middle of this photo. I liked this spot but My thought it was a bit too isolated. Map here.
Here's
what it looked like from the other side.
Looking out the door.
Looking out the door.
Monday, 24 October - Arrived at Tar Camp Park COE CG (Site 16). No pictures but there's a map here. It's a long flat campground with most sites on the river. It's about six miles east of Redfield, AR which has a nice grocery store, laundry and liquor store. We would have stayed here longer but huge speed bumps on which even the car bottomed out made it impossible to use the tote tank. White Bluff Power Plant (coal-fired), which is about two miles away, has one of the tallest chimneys in the world. You can see it and hear the machinery from the campground. This park has more different types of trees in a relatively small area than any place I've ever been.
Thursday, 27 October - Arrived at Dub Patton COE CG, Site 12. It is located 5 miles south of Eudora, MS, just north of the Arkabutla Dam. Getting there includes fifteen miles of interstate highway (I-69) which was apparently built for no other reason than to access the casinos on the Mississippi River.
Friday, 28 October - Arrived at Whitten Park COE CG, Site 16. This is a very shady campground. Map here. The Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center (built by the COE when money was plentiful) was behind our campsite, a short walk through the woods. There was a wedding and reception there on Saturday and even though staff insisted the county was dry and no alcohol could have been served, the loudness level of laughter was very high in the late afternoon.
Sunday, 30 October - Arrived at DeWayne Hayes COE CG, Site 12. This campground is very close to Columbus Air Force Base and we took advantage of the Exchange facilities there. The down side is that planes fly overhead all day. Other than that it's a great campground with some full hookup sites. We stayed away from them though so nobody was near us. There was a little too much shade for the cool weather.
Monday,
31 October - Meanwhile back home a grandson
waits for our return and on Halloween says, "Go
ahead, make my day".
Wednesday, 2 November - ONed WalMart, Leeds, AL, just east of Birmingham. This is the quietest WalMart we have ever stayed in.
Thursday 3 November - Arrived at McKinney COE CG, Site 8. The place is going to be completely full tomorrow with more than 100 campers coming in. We have decided to just go on home.
Friday, 4 November - WalMart, Lenoir City, TN.
Saturday, 5 November - Home. A great trip. All but one stop was a new location for us. We've got some doctor's appointments to take care of and then plan to head to the beach (probably Hunting Island, SC) in January.
Friday, 11 May 2012 - We spent February travelling our normal route to Panama City (St. Andrews State Park) and then back home. In April we returned to Axtel Campground (COE). The lake level was a bit lower than when we visited last fall and much lower than a year ago when the campground was flooded.