Tuesday, April 26 - Shepherdsville, KY
Anyone who has been following the weather lately knows how crazy severe it has been, especially in the south central US (AK, MS, AL, TN, MO, KY, IN, to mention a few)! We got a taste of it last night in Alabama. We were down in Red Bay, which is located in the northwest corner of Alabama, right along the Mississippi border. We awoke this morning to heavy rain and wind, but it ended shortly before 8AM, just in time for the Tiffin tech to come out to my coach and caulk the trim pieces he put on yesterday, just before repainting. After settling up with the cashier for my repairs and checking out of the campground, we were on our way. We hit the road at 10AM under gray skies, but no rain!
We are now here in Shepherdsville, KY, having made the trip without seeing any rain or wet roads. However, they are predicting nasty weather tonight, so we are battening down the hatches in anticipation. If all goes well tonight and tomorrow, weather-wise, we will be in Goshen, IN by tomorrow evening, where they are predicting (what else is new?) RAIN!
While sojourning down in Red Bay, we met some wonderful people. One couple we met and seemed to "hit it off" with, was Don and Lucy Wyse, from Maine. They were also having work done on their 2007 Phaeton coach. We found out that they are also "cribbage fanatics", as we are. Unfortunately, we did not get to play any games with them, as we did not have any time - we were having to move coaches from one bay to another for more repairs, etc. Since their home in Maine is not very far away, we are hoping to be able to continue our friendship once we get back to MA. Also, Wilson and Beasley got to meed Don and Lucy's dog, Bruno, a very docile Golden Retriever. After the initial "shock" of meeting a BIG dog, they both settled down and everyone got along very well.
Meeting folks like Don and Lucy is the reason why we love what we are doing. Hopefully, we will be able to do this for a few more years!
As I mentioned, above, we will arrive in Goshen, IN tomorrow, and we will be there until May 25th, when we will head into Michigan for our last show before heading east to Massachusetts. Our last show is over the Memorial Day weekend, and we will be back in MA sometime around June 2nd, or so.
In case anyone might be interested, we have found that, so far, the most expensive fuel has been in Florida. Alabama's average price for diesel fuel is right now hovering at about 3.97/gal. We did find fuel in the $3.80's, but we only saw that at one station, and we fueled up there! Tennessee has prices right about where Alabama's prices are, and, so far, Kentucky seems to be running just over $4.05/gallon.
Tomorrow morning, weather permitting, we will head north, again. Stay tuned for updates as we travel ever closer to MA.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Survival of the Fittest (Fattest?)
Sunday, April 3 - Seffner (Tampa), FL
This will be a quick entry, just to let you see for yourselves how "life goes on" in the wild. At the end of this entry is a link to some fantastic photographs, which were taken in the pond behind a friends lot at The Great Outdoors in Titusville, FL.
Here, first, is the story: While sitting around having conversation one afternoon (not a soul was drinking!), someone spotted an alligator swimming by. Nothing unusual about this, except that he seemed to be quite large. One of the onlookers happened to have her camera, and was able to capture the photos that follow. The alligator, as it turned out, had another, smaller alligator in his mouth! As you will see in the photographs, the large alligator brought his "catch" onto the bank of the pond and attempted to kill/eat the smaller gator. You will see him splashing in the water as he shakes his prey in an attempt to kill it. Finally, you will see him swim away with the prey still in his jaws! Nobody is sure, but the larger alligator seems to measure about 12 - 13 feet in length, while his "prey" was about 5 - 7 feet long!
ALLIGATOR FACT: Alligators eat only about 35 pounds of "food" per year!
Click the link to see the photographs (courtesy of Trish Davis).
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=trishd222&target=ALBUM&id=5591086184081444129&authkey=Gv1sRgCJrC4Ovag8XomQE&feat=email
This will be a quick entry, just to let you see for yourselves how "life goes on" in the wild. At the end of this entry is a link to some fantastic photographs, which were taken in the pond behind a friends lot at The Great Outdoors in Titusville, FL.
Here, first, is the story: While sitting around having conversation one afternoon (not a soul was drinking!), someone spotted an alligator swimming by. Nothing unusual about this, except that he seemed to be quite large. One of the onlookers happened to have her camera, and was able to capture the photos that follow. The alligator, as it turned out, had another, smaller alligator in his mouth! As you will see in the photographs, the large alligator brought his "catch" onto the bank of the pond and attempted to kill/eat the smaller gator. You will see him splashing in the water as he shakes his prey in an attempt to kill it. Finally, you will see him swim away with the prey still in his jaws! Nobody is sure, but the larger alligator seems to measure about 12 - 13 feet in length, while his "prey" was about 5 - 7 feet long!
ALLIGATOR FACT: Alligators eat only about 35 pounds of "food" per year!
Click the link to see the photographs (courtesy of Trish Davis).
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=trishd222&target=ALBUM&id=5591086184081444129&authkey=Gv1sRgCJrC4Ovag8XomQE&feat=email
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