Time for an Update! October through mid-February

As we were leaving Camp Blanding at the end of October, I couldn't resist taking a picture of the sticker on our grill.....
We arrived home and immediately set about choosing paint colors for the outside of the house. It was in desperate need of a new coat! Bob and I settled on a leather color for the house and kept a dark brown for the trim.

Whew! When that was done, it was time for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Jenn and Andy spent Thanksgiving with us. Bob's parents came for a visit just before Christmas and then Charles and Lisa visited for MLK weekend. We took them to Blue Spring to see the manatees.As January drew to a close Bob and I knew it was time to get back on the road. So our first trip of the new year found us traveling to Huntsville, Alabama to see Bobby who was there TDY until mid-February.

Most of you know we don't like to drive long distances every day so our first stop was at Marine Corps Logistic Base in Albany, Georgia. It was a nice post and since we arrived after dark, a gate guard led us to the campground. We got the last space!

We spent two nights in Albany and were able to pick up some geocaches in the area near the visitor center which also is near the river walk. Our first cache was in the visitor center and the attendant was the cacher who place it! We discussed caching for a while and then we set out to hike the river walk.
When we returned to the visitor center we took time to visit Ray Charles Plaza. Ray Charles was born in Albany and the city has a great memorial to him. The bronze piano fountain has speakers surrounding it playing 'Georgia on My Mind.' And yes,the area around the fountain is painted to look like piano keys.We enjoyed our stay in Albany--who would've guessed!

Then it was on to Ft. Benning, GA. We approached Uchee Creek Campground from Alabama to avoid driving the long distance on post to get to the campground.

Once again we spent several nights before heading to Huntsville. Oh, did I mention it was cold? Well, it was! Not only was it cold, it was rainy. Bob and I have decided we don't like cold.

Once in Huntsville, we stayed at Redstone Arsenal's Fam Camp which was not far from the PX and commissary. Our first night at Redstone, Bobby took us to the Huntsville Havoc hockey game. I hadn't been to a hockey game in many, many years. There was a lot of action, but no bench clearing fights. The mascots we not very animated and did very little to get the crowd involved.

While we were there Bob and Bobby caught up on their online game and I did a bit of reading. It was too cold to go and do much.

Our last day it warmed up enough for Bob to grill steaks and of course we watched the Super Bowl. We all cheered for Green Bay.

I was able to sneak outside and get a picture of a great sunset behind the rv.We didn't waste any time getting home. Bob drove straight for I-75 in Georgia and we headed south. Did I mention it was cold? We spent one night in a rest area in Georgia and made it home the next afternoon. We stuck around for a day to get our mail, then headed out for Patrick AFB and points south.