DAY 1!!!!!

As always……..there are many last minute items that need to be loaded into the 5er before we can get on the road. Not certain why that occurs……….we have lists made, but it just seems that these “must have items” are never discovered until it is time to pull out of the driveway!!! Hmmmmmm………

We did pull out of the driveway at 9:20am yesterday, Tuesday. We didn’t make any stops as we drove north, through STL, and on to Hannibal where we took US 36 west through Monroe City and then down US 24 for a few miles. Then we drove down a county road to the Indian Creek C.O.E. campgrounds, which are right at the Mark Twain Lake.

Arriving a little after 1pm……we were still in time to select from about 6 full hook up sties……and so the 1st Lady picked the one she had seen a few weeks ago. After the usual back up/in procedures and the difficulties which occur in not getting too close to the electric post, trees, etc., etc. so that the slides will not hit anything when they open……..the 1st Lady decided that this wasn’t a good place for us!!!!! As I had been adjusting TheHowserHouse for the “just right” position……she had been walking around and discovered that not many yards away the land dropped off of a bluff down to the Lake. And…..it just wouldn’t do with the granddaughters expected here for the weekend.

Soooooo, we took a walk around the cg looking for another suitable site that was still open and had the full hookups. After locating one, I told the 1st Lady to STAY RIGHT THERE…….as I didn’t want anyone else getting it before I could move TheHowserHouse over there. Soooo, she leaned on the post, waiting until I walked back to where I left it, and then drove it back over……and then began the same back up/in procedures as before. Hmmmmm……..and we then unhooked, attached the umbilical cords and then I took out the chairs, etc., etc. from the basement.

It had been a rather hard drive due to the high, blustery winds that at first blew from our rear end……and then began to hit us from the side…..causing the 5er to wobble some and jerk around when the huge gusts would hit us. Sooooo, after a glass of my dark red medicine, we went into Monroe City to visit with the 1st Lady’s mother for a couple of hours.

We returned to the cg as darkness settled in. This COE cg is really quite nice!!!! And……since we will be here until Tuesday morning, when we depart for Lake Delton, WI, I am glad that it is so nice: heavily wooded, long sites which are all paved, hookups located correctly, picnic tables…….everything that is needed to make living in the woods comfortable!

And sooooo……Day 1 of our short journey comes to a close. With the trees rustling outside in the winds, the quietness of the wooded area, and the complete darkness…..

Life is GREAT…..and I hope it is the same for all of you, also!!!!