Wheatland COE, Pomme De Terre Lake (Jun 20 - 22, 2023)

 

Since I didn't have internet I kept a log in Evernote and just copied it here but added the pictures.

June 19, Monday

• Slept good be woke up early. Going camping at Wheatland Park on Pomme De tar Lake.

June 20, Tuesday

• Got to Wheatland COE and it turned out there is not any internet. I am able to text and sometimes get email. I think the email comes through when I go for a trike ride because i seem to occasionally connect. The booster doesn't seem to work at all.
• Had a good drive down with little to no wind. Just took my time and i felt good. It turns out that Wheatland is just a few miles down the road from Buck... This is a nice park and I am able to get 1 out of 3 satellites' so I am able to watch a few things but never sure what is going to work. I have also watch some some DVDs.
• Wheatland sites are nice, with rock driveways, but they are closer together that many of the COEs I have been but still have a little distance between them. I am on #30 which faces the beach and that wouldn't be bad except for the noise and I do get some view of the water but not a lot. The activity side of the site faces the SE so I get a lot of sun and the awning helps a lot there. Site #15 and #22 are pretty good but probably no satellite. Site #80 is the best site.... good view and should be clear enough for satellite.
• This site would be good if I had my boat because I could launch it close by.... site 22 backs up to my site and would be better for boat launching but probably less good for satellite.
• Took a ride over to site #80 and it is not only best for views, but I was able to get a little more internet connection. I was able to make a phone call. It looks like that is going to be my favorite site when I come back.

June 21, Wednesday

• Slept really good
• Fix French Toast & bacon over a fire this morning. It seems I can use a fire to cook breakfast in the morning in the summer and supper in the winter. Spring and Fall I can fix anytime.... depending on temps.
• Found that internet is illusive. Sometime just riding my bike I find a sweet spot where it connects but it does always last.

Saw this deer on one of my trike rides and didn't seem to bother her at all.

June 22, Thursday

• Got up after pretty good nights sleep but it was kind of short.
• Fixed blueberry pancakes and bacon over a fire.... tasted good.
• Drove back home and stopped in Camdon (?) and got gas at $2.95.... everywhere else it was $3.19 -3.40. I had noticed it was $3.03 on the way down so decided to stop there on way back. I was a little concerned but had about 7 gallons left.. so at 9 mpg and could have gone about another 63 miles.
• Got refrig emptied before crashing.  

Bucksaw COE, Truman Lake, (Jun 5-8)

 Jun 5, Monday

Great trip down.  Weather was great and even had a little tailwind.  Left earlier than usual, about 8:30 am and stopped at Boonslick Rest Stop for early lunch.  Got to Bucksaw about 12:30 and set up was easy.  Temps had warmed up to about 88 F so didn't really do much until later.  Took a bike ride and went to register since they didn't open until 3 pm.  Ended up talking with the host for about 45 min who turned out to be a Marine who was also in Vietnam.  Talked about the war and many other things.... really a nice guy.  He got out after 6 years because his wife couldn't take the possibility of him not coming home one day.  His daughter was also born while he was in Vietnam and I shared my daughter also being born while I was there.  We really had a great connection....

Jun 6, Tuesday

Weather cooled down to about 55 F this morning which felt great.  Got up early and got dressed, started a fire, fixed and ate eggs and bacon all before 7 am.  

That little light spot in the sky is actually the sun... poor air quality

Took another trike ride this morning and was actually chilly but it was a great ride.  This location is quite large and next to it is a resort and marina, also with a campground.  There are about 300 camping sites on Bucksaw but it doesn't feel crowded at all since there is a lot of space between sites.  Everything is working great.... God is so good!!  Internet is available, barely.  I am doing a lot of real relaxing.  

The rest of the day was spent just riding my trike and relaxing.  

June 7, Wednesday

Slept really great and even got up later.  I think this relaxing thing is really slowing me down and I am loving it.  Fixed some pancakes and bacon over a fire this morning and still in my relaxed mode.  

Went out for a long trike ride this morning and was stopped by a guy asking about my trike for his father who then got out of their truck and came over.  Jim and Burt had a long conversation about the trike and the father was also in Vietnam....   seems like a time of Vietnam Vets.  He had hip problems and had recovered from cancer.  Seemed like a really nice guy.

I had biked down to the resort marina and went through their campground.  I think the campground had a lot of campers but I think people were storing them there and then using them when they came out for fishing, etc.  

Had a good rain shower hit with a lot of water in a short time, but thankfully I was prepared.  Everything went fine and it cooled things down initially but then it passed, the sun came out, and the humidity just hung in the air.  Came in and just watched a move

Still relaxing....

June 8, Thursday

Slept real good again and long... got up once.  Temps are still a little cool with rain showers in the area.  Fixed some Raisin Bran cereal with fresh strawberries and a banana.  Got things ready to go, took one last trike ride, and put it away.  Ready to go, but seems awful early to head back.  

Some showers came in again so got a late start which is not a bad thing.  I had a smooth trip back stopping again at Boonslick Rest stop.  Started generator which started very easily and microwaved some hot dogs... sure tasted great.  Got home about 4 pm so just unloaded the food.

Great trip.... Thank you Lord!!