On the Way to Oklahoma

On the spur of the moment, Bob and I decided to see if Bobby and Cathy would let us camp with the kids for the month of June. They said yes, so we are on the road again! We will meet the kids near Lawton, Oklahoma. We will be home again in mid-July for Princess Petunia's baby shower.

We stayed home until after the holiday weekend, then we said goodbye to Jennifer, Andy and Princess Petunia. On our first day of travel we had a minor setback or should I say blowout! Yes, the right rear tire on the RV blew about 7 miles south of Perry, Florida. We called our road service and they sent a tech with a tire. Unfortunately, it  was an old tire (13 years to be exact) and we refused to have it mounted on the RV. Once again we called our road service and they found a place with a new tire the right size for our RV. The new tire came from Madison, FL, north of  I-10. It took the tech about an  1 1/2 hour to get to us. He had the tire mounted in no time and after a delay of 2 1/2 hours, we were back on the road.

We checked the map and changed directions for the night. We were going to head northwest from Perry, but we headed west instead. We held our breath and crossed our fingers hoping the gate would be open at Ocholockonee State Park near Sopchoppy. It was the closest state park we knew of that had campsites.

Luckily, the gate was open when we arrived. Bob and I stayed at Ocholockonee about a year ago. This time we even got the same site!

The bugs were terrible! Any time we went outside we were doing the yellow fly/horsefly swat! Needless to say we didn't go out much.

The next morning as we were hooking the CRV to the RV it was windy enough  to blow the bugs away. We took a walk by the river.

 As we returned to the RV we spotted a white squirrel near the RV. Evidently he is used to being fed because he didn't run, he just looked at us to see if we were going to give him something.

 Once on the road we decided to stop at one of my favorite parks--Service COE Campground near Coffeeville, Alabama. Since our route changed after our blow out, we took a different route to get to US 84. It took us through north Florida near Crestview and into southern Alabama.

It was  a long day of driving, but the stop was worth it. Just as we pulled into one of our favorite sites (#7) a tug pushing 9 barges came by behind 3 large fishing boats.

 The internet is not very fast here, nor do we get many television channels....

 ...but it is a very relaxing campground on the Tombigbee Waterway.

From Service we continued on our way into Louisiana. Bob found a state park that looked promising--Poverty Point Reservoir State Park north of Delhi, Louisiana. We pulled into the check-in area late in the afternoon and were able to get a site.

The park is well kept and has a lot of activities for everyone.

 There are plenty of places to fish, but this dock isn't one of them. This one is for relaxing.

  Bob and I were able to walk a trail and get 2 geocaches.

 The area was once home to people 4000 to 6000 years ago. There is State Historical Area a bit further north of the campground. After a one night stay, we were on the road again!