No, I don't do dirt!

June 8 – No rush today as our drive was only 152 miles.  Bill flushed our tanks as we weren’t sure if we would have a full hook up tonight.  As usual, things didn’t go according to plan.  We’ve had trouble with our leveling legs since we got this RV and I had to retract them 3 times and have Bill tap the bottom of one with a hammer to get the lights off and the churning noise to stop.  It keeps me on edge to drive and hear it sound like the legs are going down.  We pulled into the truck stop in front of the campground and fueled up for the day and got on the road again!

It was a beautiful day and the first part of our drive was non-interstate.  The little towns with

their own character were scattered along the way and plush green trees and grass along the roads.  Not much traffic at all making it a really pleasant drive and ride.  We were hoping our spot at Poverty Point Reservoir State Park would be available as we arrived before check in time.  Luck went our way for a change and the spot was vacant and a full hook up to boot!  The park is pristine and well laid out.  There are only 4 pull though spots and I think ours is the nicest.  We’re right along the woods with a fence along the side and some trees for shade (so no Directv).  Each site has a fire pit and picnic table.  These are some LONG pull throughs.

We had some lunch and chilled a while before heading out to Poverty Point World Heritage

Nickel BINGO dice?

Site and National Historic Site in the next town up the road, Epps.  The site is a series of Mounds and an amphitheater shaped set of ridges for about 600 earthen homes dating back to the time of Queen Nefertiti.  So, about 3,400 years old.  They were built by American Indians and the numbers are staggering as to the amount of dirt that was moved in order to build the largest mound.  It currently stands 72 feet tall, 710 feet long and 610 feet wide

The main mound

and took about 390,000 tons of dirt, all carried by hand in woven baskets.  That’s one job I would not sign up for!  It was in the shape of a bird.  We toured the museum and saw dice that had been unearthed and wondered if they used them to play Nickel BINGO.  There was a nice video presentation and we did the driving tour to see all the mounds and get the whole picture of the layout.  It was a very worthwhile stop!

On the way back we checked out the marina on the reservoir and checked on canoe rentals in case we are overcome with the urge to spend some time tomorrow on the water!  We relaxed outside with iced coffee and our books until time to get dinner going.

All in all, it was a great day!