We got a little later start than planned. Molly found a new hiding place and on the third search I found her upstairs under the drawer side of the desk. Then once we got to the RV, we could have saved time by putting the ladder on last night, but… Another thing to add to my checklist, soon it will be 2 pages. Checked the tires on the RV, since we’ve had our fair share of tire issues already and they were all low, so had to use the air at work and get them up to snuff. By then it was after 8:30, so what if we’re late, we’re on vacation.
Since we started late we didn’t take a morning break. Stopped for lunch just east of Tallahassee and let Xena take 2 walks. She gazed out the window most of the AM and Molly lay on the console most of the day. We were only stopped for about 30 minutes. Then stopped shortly after to fill up the tank. No more stops til Defuniak Springs. It rained and drizzled on and off most of the afternoon and I had a feeling we would time it to be pouring upon our campground arrival. We had reservations at Juniper Lake RV with instructions to call as we exited I-10 to make sure they were there to us. I was driving at a crawl by the time we reached the rv entrance. Bill and I each called AGAIN to let them know we were waiting. No answer 3 times so we waited about 15 minutes in the pouring rain. I could tell it was stressing Bill and he thought we’d be sleeping in the truck all night. Plus we both REALLY needed a bathroom.
I gave up and called Bass Haven that we passed on the way. She said sure she had a pull through for us, so I gingerly backed up and turned into a camp spot to try and turn around, but couldn’t make the left turn so pulled through the next one which was a better angle to make a u-turn from. They were waiting for us at Bass Haven, even out in the rain directing us into a spot and said to come in after the rain and we got settled. It’s a small park on a small lake and as I sit here I can hear the frogs going at it. Nice trees, but just nothing fancy, but for $12 a night with cablevision, it was a good deal. Surprisingly the spot was perfectly level so no boards needed. Later I told Bill there was a big RV in the area with 220 spaces and he would rather we had gone there but frugal wife that I am, it was twice the price for things we were not going to use. This place has ambiance!
The guy here suggested Ed’s Restaurant for dinner, so we took him up on it, but stopped at Ace Hardware on the way and the guy there also recommended Ed’s so we figured we were hot on the trail of a great meal. Well, when we walked in I could smell and feel the grease in the air, but managed to get a table in the adjoining room so we didn’t leave smelling like we were the fried food. 90% of the food was fried, and I do like fried food but it was not what we expected. Bill had chicken fried steak with white gravy and I had a huge catfish fillet. Yum! We gave up the crinkle fries for cole slaw and both took the salad. It was all very fresh, right down to the iceberg lettuce. The best part was they had a walk up service and had soft serve which is my favorite ice cream so we splurged and each got a small cone. Heavenly!
Walked Xena AGAIN, as she was crying really loud when we got back. No wi-fi this far from the office but I can go sit inside tomorrow and sign on. We’re both pretty pooped since we got up at 6, so will be headed to bed shortly. It’s an hour earlier here and I was in bed at 9 pm. That’s some kind of record for me!
Since we started late we didn’t take a morning break. Stopped for lunch just east of Tallahassee and let Xena take 2 walks. She gazed out the window most of the AM and Molly lay on the console most of the day. We were only stopped for about 30 minutes. Then stopped shortly after to fill up the tank. No more stops til Defuniak Springs. It rained and drizzled on and off most of the afternoon and I had a feeling we would time it to be pouring upon our campground arrival. We had reservations at Juniper Lake RV with instructions to call as we exited I-10 to make sure they were there to us. I was driving at a crawl by the time we reached the rv entrance. Bill and I each called AGAIN to let them know we were waiting. No answer 3 times so we waited about 15 minutes in the pouring rain. I could tell it was stressing Bill and he thought we’d be sleeping in the truck all night. Plus we both REALLY needed a bathroom.
I gave up and called Bass Haven that we passed on the way. She said sure she had a pull through for us, so I gingerly backed up and turned into a camp spot to try and turn around, but couldn’t make the left turn so pulled through the next one which was a better angle to make a u-turn from. They were waiting for us at Bass Haven, even out in the rain directing us into a spot and said to come in after the rain and we got settled. It’s a small park on a small lake and as I sit here I can hear the frogs going at it. Nice trees, but just nothing fancy, but for $12 a night with cablevision, it was a good deal. Surprisingly the spot was perfectly level so no boards needed. Later I told Bill there was a big RV in the area with 220 spaces and he would rather we had gone there but frugal wife that I am, it was twice the price for things we were not going to use. This place has ambiance!
The guy here suggested Ed’s Restaurant for dinner, so we took him up on it, but stopped at Ace Hardware on the way and the guy there also recommended Ed’s so we figured we were hot on the trail of a great meal. Well, when we walked in I could smell and feel the grease in the air, but managed to get a table in the adjoining room so we didn’t leave smelling like we were the fried food. 90% of the food was fried, and I do like fried food but it was not what we expected. Bill had chicken fried steak with white gravy and I had a huge catfish fillet. Yum! We gave up the crinkle fries for cole slaw and both took the salad. It was all very fresh, right down to the iceberg lettuce. The best part was they had a walk up service and had soft serve which is my favorite ice cream so we splurged and each got a small cone. Heavenly!
Walked Xena AGAIN, as she was crying really loud when we got back. No wi-fi this far from the office but I can go sit inside tomorrow and sign on. We’re both pretty pooped since we got up at 6, so will be headed to bed shortly. It’s an hour earlier here and I was in bed at 9 pm. That’s some kind of record for me!
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