June 20

Today was a driving day, which is always boring and tiring. This one was no different. We didn’t leave until almost 9 and stopped at noon at a rest area for lunch. Took smaller roads that were all pretty good, little towns here and there and more churches than you could shake a stick at. Definitely in the Bible Belt. Drove through Florala and waved at the State Park. Wish we could have stayed there but Bass Haven was nice. Super nice camp hosts.

Driving in the right lane I don’t check the right mirror often, just the left one, but when I did as I was passing and getting back into the left lane I saw that when Bill locked the door after lunch he left the handle/rail out, so wondered if anyone else notices. We were stopping shortly for gas so waited til then to put it in. After filling up and back on the interstate we both got a bit of a scare. I had glanced at Molly who was scratching on my seat and Bill yelled and I looked up and a huge piece of tire was on the road and I managed to miss it. I’m pretty good at not over-compensating so didn’t hit it or anyone. That was the first of our “things come in threes” for today.

We stopped for the night in Colombia, TN at Campers RV Park. The office was closed but there was a number to call if you got here after 4. She told us to take a pull through in the center and stop in the office in the AM. We got into our spot and since it was overnight we were not totally unhooking, just raising the nose up to take the pressure off the truck tires. I looked down to see how many boards we needed to put under the level legs and one of the flat plates on the bottom was gone. Darn things are only held on with a cotter pin and once before we almost lost one and got new cotter pins. Well, a couple of expletives later we decided we would use a 4 x 4 on top of the 2 x 8’s. Seems to be fine. Checked and there is a service place about 9 miles from here so that will be our first stop in the AM.

Later, after a delicious dinner of steamed broccoli, leftover London broil with gravy and mashed potatoes, I was going to get a shower early and wash my hair. When I went to the bathroom sink the water was running and the sink was full and overflowing. I grabbed a cup and was going to pour some into the shower but it had 3 inches or so of standing water in it. I hollered for Bill “Houston, we have a problem”, and told him the shower and sink were full. Well, he went out and pulled the tank plug and it immediately drained. I think when I was setting up he asked me to turn the faucet on to relieve the pressure for him to put the hose on. Then I went on to another project and left it on! Oops! Not much water to clean up, but could have been much worse! It’s always a learning experience.

This park is OK for an overnight, but not much shade and grass for Xena near our RV. Bill walked her before dinner and we both walked her after. No Internet service, so maybe tomorrow!!!!