TRAVEL DAY
From: Lake Wappapello State Park, Ridge Campground, Williamsville, MO.
To: Paris Landing/Kentucky Lake KOA Holiday Campground, Buchanan, TN.
Day 378 – At 7 a.m. this morning it was 55 degrees and cloudy. The girls were not happy about leaving, and truth be told, neither were we. This campsite always feels like home to us.
We departed Lake Wappapello State Park at 9:40 a.m., after dumping tanks. And we stopped for gas in the RV. Today’s drive was long, or it sure felt that way, and the kitties did lots of complaining. Because we crossed over a couple of big rivers with low water levels – the Mississippi and the Ohio – and the bridges for crossing them were spaced far apart, we did lots of meandering on narrow, two-lane country roads. The GPS had one route for us to take, the computer another, and when we tried the phone, we were given yet another route. We thought we’d never get to our destination! We also crossed borders – from Missouri to Illinois to Kentucky to Tennessee. And it was quite windy. We’ve had better days.
We arrived at the Paris Landing/Kentucky Lake KOA Holiday Campground at 1:30 p.m., tired and hungry. It was 80 degrees and partly cloudy. And of course, any day that we’ve traveled and ended up tired, hungry, and grouchy, the RV steps haven’t worked properly. It’s a big leap for Rob to get in and out of the RV, and I can’t even do it. So getting the steps working is always the first priority. Grrrr.
We were assigned site #D2 with full hook-ups, a pull-through campsite. We will be here for 4 nights. The Paris Landing/Kentucky Lake area is a resort community. Not too far from here is the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge. We’ve never camped here before, but we did camp a distance away and drive here to check it out. We picked the KOA rather than the HUGE State Park because the Park’s campsites are small and VERY close together. Our KOA campsite works for us this time. We had lunch and unpacked, the girls and I took long naps, and Rob relaxed after getting the steps working again.
Those white horse country fences in Kentucky are so handsome……especially when they’re combined with fall foliage!