Location: Gunter Hill Campground (COE); about 15 minutes west of Montgomery, Alabama
Today is day four and my last day at this campground. The campground is nice, probably in the top 20 COE's where I've stayed. I had plans to explore the Legacy Museum in Montgomery but when I showed up, the line to get in was around the block. I wasn't going to wait that long to explore any museum, especially because I've become so jaded to them. Since I'm a "planner", I went to plan "B". Plan "B" was another museum, sort of. It was The National Memorial for Peace and Justice. When I got there, it was the same thing. People lined up around the block. I couldn't understand it because it was a weekday. Why weren't all of these people at work and leaving these tourist trap places to travelers like me? I've never seen a museum in the middle of the week with so many people waiting in line. I gave up and got something to eat and heading back to the campground. On my way back to the campground I saw a sign about a "Juneteenth" celebration and realized that it was today. That was the reason for so many people in line.
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| My campsite. Heavy shade with a small opening directly above. I pointed my starlink at it and got a signal. Not 100% reliable, but workable. I still have a strong Verizon signal but it is nice to know that such a small opening will bring in a starlink signal. |
These two museums are located in old downtown Montgomery. I'm familiar with what went down around here back in the 60's but figured time had moved on. Afterall, it has been 60 years. Nope, the strange vibes I had been feeling was like a time warp. It felt as if Montgomery was trapped back in the 60's or early 70's. Once you leave old downtown and head into some of the older residential areas, the same old-time vibe is felt. It's not a heebie-jeebies vibe or a hinky vibe or even a bad ju-ju vibe. I haven't run across it before so I'm going to call it a time-warp vibe. I don't think it is healthy for the town and heck, they may not even be aware of it. It's also probably a pretty safe bet, it could just be my craziness poking its head up. But I'm also betting I'm not the only full-time traveler that trusts his feelings about people and places. I wouldn't have a problem coming back to visit those museums, it's not that type of feeling. We will see what the future holds.
Tomorrow is moving day and I'll be heading west to another COE campground just outside of Demopolis, Alabama. I've stayed there before and it's a nice campground. This trip is beginning to have the "feels like far" feeling (Jeremiah Johnson movie reference). I'm ready to get back to home base although I'll only be there for a month before hitting the road to the big RV Rally in Goshen, Indiana in mid-August.
This was looking out my door around sundown. It was a nice combination of tree, smooth lake and changing sky. It's a "sleep well" type of feeling,,,,much better than any ole time warp feeling.
Ya'll take care of each other. Maybe I'll Cya down the road.
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