MOVIN’ TOWARDS MAINE.
Day 2 – We both slept very well, better than we had in weeks. The girls returned to their regular sleeping spots. Seems we’ve all immediately gotten back into the groove. It was 36 degrees this morning at 6:30 a.m.; we’re heading further north again. And the farther north we go, the less signs of spring we’ve seen. Back into late winter? Our travel goal today is Salisbury, MA, close to the New Hampshire border.
118 miles, (2:15), 38028-38146
A NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS.
Day 1 – We left at 11:15 this morning, starting up Trip #6. We have big smiles on our faces now. Grin…….It was 47 degrees, windy & cloudy. The kitties knew where they were right away and didn’t seem to mind the drive; they just cuddled up all together and went to sleep on the bed. Our plan was to keep the drives down most days as much as possible. It’s easier on all of us that way.
180 miles, (3:55), 37848-38028
REELFOOT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
Day 69 – Okay, so we didn’t float away last night, but it was pretty muddy out this morning. LOTS of birds flitting about, got the girls all excited. It must be mating season; the colors of the birds are much more brilliant than usual. If the sun shines today, we may get some really good pictures. But of course, the birds will need to be still at least for a few seconds.
Eastern Bluebird, Reelfoot Lake State Park, Tiptonville, TN
SWEET HOME ALABAMA.
Day 64 – We’ve never camped in Alabama before, just driven through the southern part of the State going from Georgia to Mississippi to Louisiana. Now we get to add a colored sticker to the U.S. Map that shows all the States we’ve camped in. Today we’ll see a bit more of AL.
Added Aalabama
THURSDAY, OUR LAST DAY HERE.
Day 62 – After one week at this campsite, we have to leave tomorrow. Someone else gets this campsite. It was 59 degrees and partly cloudy at 7:30 this morning. Another warming trend begins today. After all our morning chores, we went out to the tent until 1 p.m. It was getting more humid & we went inside for lunch, then chopped our vegetables up for tonight.
Day 55 – It was 33 degrees this morning & sunny. We both slept well last night. We tend to do better when it’s cold. When it’s hot & humid, neither of us sleep well. The kitties seem to sleep well not matter what the conditions are.
Day 50 – At 7 a.m. it was 61 degrees, cloudy, & very humid. Today was a day we’d been looking forward to – a trip to Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. When we camped at Skidaway Island State Park in 2017, we took a tour of Old Savannah. After the city driving we were looking for some relaxation, so we stopped at Savannah NWR, drove fairly quickly (for our standards) through the Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive. We saw then our first Tri-Color Herons, Anhingas, and lots of Alligators. We vowed to come back again & spend a whole afternoon, if not a whole day. It was one thing, in addition to the Georgia portion of the Great Okefenokee Swamp, that we were planning on doing before we had to go home because of my knee. Well, today is the Savannah NWR day.
Day 48 – It was very foggy & humid at 7:30 this morning, 56 degrees. By 9 a.m. the fog had burned off and it was a beautiful, sunny, breezy day. We wanted a little down time & did not rush out this morning. We went out at lunch time to a farmer’s market that’s known for its’ Key Lime Pies, available Thurs.-Sun. Oink oink.
Hi everyone! We last wrote over a week ago, and we apologize for leaving you up in the air. Things got really hectic. Often when we don’t write for days, it’s because we have no signal at wherever we’re camping, or that we’ve been just plain lazy. This was not the case this time. To all of you who have reached out to see what was happening, thank you! Following is a daily breakdown of what we’ve been doing. Sorry for the delay; I will try not to be too long-winded!
Day 33 – It rained hard last night, 55 degrees and windy this morning at 8 a.m. We did a big batch of laundry, picked up a few groceries, and stopped at a Jersey Mike’s to grab a couple of sandwiches for lunch. We hadn’t been to Jersey Mike’s in about a year since there aren’t any near us in Maine or NY. The sandwiches were delicious, fresh and tasty!