Winter Excursion 1, Day 143

Slept late and then cleaned up camp.
Drove over to Ft Knox and looked at all the old buildings and quarters. Post is huge. Hit the commissary while we were there and stocked up for the rest of the trip. We will be sad to see this Excursion end.
We had a fellow camper (Kip) over for dinner this evening. Hamburgers and all the fixings.
A little TV then off to bed. We will be packing up and doing laundry tomorrow as we are heading to Dillon State Park, OH on Saturday.

Winter Excursion 1, Day 142

Helped Jerry and Carolyn get packed up and ready to go. It was good to see them, we always have a good time together. They are off to their old area in KY to see friends.
We did a little camp clean-up and then took a nice walk. This Army Recreation  Facility is actually quite large. Besides the camp ground there are cabins to rent, pavilion areas for parties, nice trout stream, walking trails, and a lake. The lake is stocked with bass and catfish, the stream is stocked with trout. Here's a pic of the lake,

We spent a lazy afternoon waiting for Erich to stop by for dinner on his was to see Jacob. We had a good few hours with him over dinner, then he was on his way.
A little TV, then off to bed.

Winter Excursion 1, Day 141

Had one heck of a thunderstorm last night. Pea size hail and lots of thunder and lightning. Probably dumped a half inch of rain in 30 minutes. After that we slept like babies.

Woke up to a foggy day. Checked truck and camper for any hail damage; all is well, no damage.

Left camp around 1100 and headed to Glendale, KY for lunch at a place called The Whistle Stop. The food was excellent; fried chicken and all the fixins'. Toured the little town and the girls visited some of the shops. It is a tourist trap, but there were lots of locals around.

Back at camp we sat around and yakked with Jerry and Carolyn. Crab cakes for dinner. Jerry and Carolyn will be leaving in the morning. Cath & I are hoping Erich can stop by tomorrow evening on his way to see Jacob.

Here's a few pics of camp.

Winter Excursion 1, Day 140

Best thing we did yesterday was to get all packed up. Woke up at 0600 to rain, but it was on and off. By 0700 we were on the road and had a nice dry drive all the way on RT79. Stopped at Fort Donelson National Battlefield on the Cumberland River near Clarksville, TN and did a quick tour of the batteries overlooking the river. Here' a couple of pics. And yes we got the passport stamped.

Arrived at Camp Carlson (Ft Knox) safe and sound. Did a quick set up and then went over to Jerry & Carolyn's for ABs and dinner. Jerry did his famous pork chops.
Nice campground and I'll post some pics tomorrow. Bed will feel good after a 350 mile drive.

Winter Excursion 1, Day 139

Today was a pack up day. We were worried about the storms that were supposed to come through, so we got it all packed up,.
Didn't want to get dirty dishes so we went out out a Mexican Joint for dinner. It was really good, 5 stars on google, Here's a few pics:
Margaritas were great!

 Diner was even better.

 And here's Kaylee, "we have to go again?"

Movie and then off to bed early, we have to make a time change for the worst tomorrow.

Winter Excursion 1, Day 138

Lazy Day!
Ran some errands after the rain stopped. Planned the route to Ft Knox, KY and loaded it into the GPS.
Played some cribbage this afternoon and did a little camp maintenance after the rains.
Dinner and a movie then off to bed.
Sorry no pics, but not much happened today.

Winter Excursion 1, Day 137

Left camp this morning and took a drive north on RT51 to Fort Pillow. This was an artillery unit during the Civil War. The batteries overlooked the Mississippi.
Park entrance.

 This is where the guns were. Zoom in on the pic, it's interesting that the river has "moved".

 Current River.

 River during the Civil War.

Going to get some heavy rain and wind tonight. Tomorrow will be a good cribbage day.
Another movie then off to bed.