Wednesday, Nov 17 Day 1 (Site 55 not good)
Came after Bible study and lunch with Cari. Looking back I had done the same thing on Nov 7 last year....except it was a lot warmer then. It was suppose to rain on my trip down, but God was good and didn't have any rain and even the wind from the front moving though had already shifted so I started out with a tail wind. The rain came later in the evening and the winds picked up a lot. I did manage to get a short ride on my bike in before it got too cold. Then the rain did come. Got a really neat site with good view of the lake.
Thursday, Nov 18, Day 2
Slept pretty good, especially for a first night. Tried a new arrangement for my recliner which I put on top of the dinette
Continuing to tweak the inside of the camper to make it more easy and efficient. Went outside once but the wind chill is below 30 so just enjoying the outdoors from indoors.
The wind died down some and temps warmed to 48 so went for a bike ride and while I intended to only ride only a short time ended up going for about 4 miles and taking the golf cart path on the golf course. The back 9 holes were closed but with the wind and temps I didn't think there would be anyone on the course, but sure enough there were two guys golfing and a third that was practicing chip shots. Still it was a real nice ride. Good to get out at all. The winds were too much to light a fire so spent the time inside.....but still is great. Did manage to enjoy a beautiful sunset.
Friday, Nov 19, Day 3
Had a good night in my new setup and continuing to tweak it more to improve it more. Did not sleep long but enough. Fixed some pancakes this morning on the stove.....Temps got down to 24 so didn't want to do it over a fire. There is a limit to everything....maybe tomorrow. Noticed some water on the floor this morning so my thoughts went to whether something had frozen or not....but couldn't find anything and thinking it might just be a leak. Have to see if it continues....
Very light wind this morning so going out for another bike ride as soon as it warms up some.
Took a shorter bike ride this morning but still felt good. Finally started a fire for lunch and fixed some hamburgers....and it was really delicious. Took a much longer bike ride in the afternoon. One of the main reasons for coming here was to go on the long trail that I didn't finish last year. It is on the other side of the golf course with an entrance in a cemetery. However, when I got there there was a sign that said: Special Hunt....Do not enter. So I did not get to go on it. Came back on the golf cart path through the golf course.....still a nice ride. Then extended the ride by going the other direction to a cabin rental/boat ramp area. On the way back wanted to see how fast the bike would go on just electric and could only get it up to 18 mph. Sure seemed a lot faster...... still love that electric!! Stopped at the entrance booth and asked the attendant about the path being closed. She said it was deer season and there is hunting in that area..... so it is good I didn't take it.
By the time I got back to the camper I was tired and while I was going to fix a steak on the fire, decided not too and just didn't have anything for supper. Got my bed set up..... and since I am always tweaking everything I tried something new and it worked out really great. Decided to take a picture of my new bed setup:
Temps are better this morning. Going back home and not really sure I want to leave....Oh well, it will be good to the kids tomorrow.
Trip home was uneventful which is great. Stopped at a Rest Stopped and fixed some lunch....lots of left-overs. Stopped at the church to pick up my Harvest Home delivery and then continued on home. Since don't have any renters for a while I am able to leave a lot of things in the camper which made it easy to unpack and will make it a easier to pack next time. Overall this was a great trip even if the cold winds made it more challenging. After all.... if I had stayed home I would probably have just been inside the house, so being able to be inside still enjoying the outside is good. Given the choice I would have stayed longer....
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