Month: March 2019

Sunday, March 31, 2019

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CATS, DOGS, AND BOURBON.

Day 79 – 30 degrees this morning & the wind made it feel like 22 degrees (according to the weather forecast), and sunny. We brought our coats back out for our excursions today. Brrrr! We met Pam in Indiana at the place she was working today, and together with one of her dogs, Ginji, we went to have an early lunch and get some propane for the RV. Lunch was at a great place called, CoreLife Eateries. It was really good and just what we needed after the heavy Mexican meal last night! They had design-your-own salads, soups, protein bowls, and broths using organic, fresh, local foods. Awesome. Our stomachs were happy.

Rob & Ginji

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

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RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.

Day 78 – It rained all night last night and was 61 degrees & still raining while we got ready to leave. It’s always pretty messy when it’s raining hard & Rob has to dump tanks & pack things up outside. We left at 11 a.m. (Central Time) and at times during the drive, it was raining so hard we could barely see.

152 miles, (3:05), 36628-36780

I-64, Indiana

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Friday, March 29, 2019

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ONWARD TO INDIANA.

Day 77 – Around 7:15 this morning, it was 54 degrees & raining; it had rained most of the night. We took our time packing up. Our drive won’t be too long today. We’ll be leaving southeastern Illinois & crossing the border into western Indiana. We’re stopping over to stay one night in New Harmony, IN to help make the next day’s trip shorter. Then we’ll be staying for 4 nights at Charlestown, IN, a convenient place to stay when visiting my daughter, Pam, in Louisville, KY.

110 miles, (2:05), 36518-36628

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

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CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE & THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVEE DRIVE.

Day 76 – At around 7 a.m. it was 46 degrees & cloudy. We left the RV about 9:30, and by then there was some sun peeking out. We drove ½ hour north from the campground to Crab Orchard NWR, stopping first at the Visitor’s Center to get a map & some information about the Refuge. There are a couple of Wildlife Refuges in this area, the Shawnee National Forest, several wildlife conservation areas, and many other things to do. There are lots of lakes, and Parks with waterfalls & rock formations are also advertised. We had thought about staying an additional day, too, but the weather forecast is for rain all day tomorrow, beginning later tonight. So we prioritized & decided to see as much as we could today.

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

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Day 75 – Right now it’s 4:10 p.m., Central Standard Time. We are relaxing at a Park in south Illinois. The sun is shining in on the dashboard, and a beautiful orange butterfly is flitting about outside the RV. The girls are SO excited. “Whoa, did you see THAT?!” they seem to be saying as their heads whip back & forth, eyes huge, as they follow the butterfly’s every move. Yep, we think this campground will work out just fine.

123 miles, (3:00), 36395-36518

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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MINGO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Day 2.

Day 74 – 40 degrees at 7 a.m. this morning, mostly sunny. On the way to Mingo NWR, we checked the whole campground. It’s only us and one other trailer. Quiet! They have several cabins; no one was camping in them but they looked nice, each with a porch overlooking Lake Wappapello. When we arrived here last Friday (not that long ago), there was no sign of Spring. Today there were some trees & flowers blooming.

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Saturday, March 23, 2019

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MINGO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Day 1.

Day 71 – It was 42 degrees this morning, partly cloudy. Only a few campers had come into the campground so far for the weekend. We left for Mingo National Wildlife Refuge at close to 11 a.m.  We stopped by the NWR Headquarters/Visitor’s Center first. Since there had been so much flooding and road closures at our previous Refuges, we wanted to make sure we knew what roads were open. NO road closures at all! But we were between seasons, so not lots happening this time of year.

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Friday, March 22, 2019

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WE HOPE IT’S GOOD NEWS, KAREN! THINKING OF YOU.

Day 70 – We have a little shorter drive today, so we didn’t rush to get out early. We departed Reelfoot Lake at 10:30 a.m.  It was 52 degrees & sunny, a beautiful day. A crop duster was flying over the farmlands. There was a flood warning for the next six days at the northwest part of the Lake, near where we were camping. The girls were not thrilled to be travelling; they whined a bit, then settled down.

135 miles, (3:25), 36260-36395

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