Trip Wrap-up & a Random Thought

 Location: Sam Houston Jones State Park; Westlake, Louisiana (about 10 minutes north of Lake Charles)

Today is day nine of my self-exile to the safe temperatures of southern Louisiana. I head home tomorrow and should be set up in my old RV homebase campground my mid-afternoon. The temperature should be in the low 50's by the time I get there. The electric company says the power has been restored to the campground, but I don't trust them 100%, so we will see. The linemen and workers are great, but the company overall is less than trustworthy. The absolute best question the head shed of any electric company should ask of their linemen/workers is: "If power goes off in your area and you haven't been notified where the problem is located what would be your best guess as to the location". The problem area is usually always the same. Why they don't permanently fix it is beyond me. 

I'll be hitching up tomorrow morning with hopes of being on the road by 10:00. I'll empty my waste tanks while I'm hitching up since I have full hook ups here. I'll also take on some fresh water since the water at my homebase is questionable due to the number of water line breaks. 

As far as my future trips? I'll be staying put through February and then also be close by but on short trips through March and two weeks in April. I'll be hanging close by due to grandkid activities. I plan to be in Louisville, Kentucky in May for my granddaughters' archery tournament. This will be the second year for this event in Louisville. After that, I'm not sure but am leaning to re-visiting Michigan. Every state except for Rhode Island and Delaware would be a re-visit for me. I wish I could access Malia Lane's blog of her travels through Michigan but about a year after she passed away, her blog was erased and her domain name sold. All the work she did and words she wrote for almost 20 years of solo RV traveling went away with a single click. There is a lesson there to learn if you're wanting your grandkids or great grandkids to read what you've written. 

I'm a little tired this evening so I'll just finish the post with a couple old winter pictures and a meme with a thinking bench.

This was at my homebase for a few years ago with the first Liberty and Freedom. I didn't escape that time.

This from a few years ago when I visited Rocky Mountain National Park. Once the road turned white, the temperature dropped below freezing and I could see Freedom's tracks in my rearview mirror, I turned around. Great memory. Big "wow".

Emerson was right. That is something to ponder when you find that "just right" thinking bench.

Ya'll take care of each other. Maybe I'll Cya down the road.