Winter Excursion 10, Day 84

We are back on duty. The only thing everyone is talking about is the giant storm coming. We are watching developments closely, but I think it is going to be just a rain event for us. Many of the incoming campers have already cancelled their reservations for the weekend.

Host duties are light as there is only a few campers in the park.

The find of the day was this guitar pick.  

I spent the rest of the day looking for the guitar but never found it.
 

Winter Excursion 10, Day 83

We made the drive to Warner-Robins Air Force Base. It's only about 45 minutes away. We hit the commissary, Class VI, and the gas station. We got gas for $2.39! We really didn't need anything from the commissary, but ended up with over $100 in groceries, mainly meat. With our new refrigerator in the camper we can hold lots of frozen stuff.

We spent the afternoon in camp. I even had a campfire for awhile. Temps got into the 50s this afternoon, but are still going into the low 20s at night. We are watching closely the winter storm coming this weekend. Keeping our fingers crossed it is only a rain event for us. Time will tell!  

Winter Excursion 10, Day 82

We left camp this morning and drove to Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park.

This park is only 20 miles from our campground. We didn't even know it was there until we had a bunch of volunteers staying at our campground and doing work at Ocmulgee Mounds.

I'm glad we made the short trip. It is a small park, but has lots of trails. The museum is worth seeing. And of course we got our National Park Passport Book stamped!

On the way back to camp we stopped for lunch and then spent the rest of the day in camp. The weather is still cold. It barely got into the 40s!

Today was our last day off. We start work tomorrow, but the campground is almost empty.

  

Winter Excursion 10, Day 81

I woke up this morning and peeked outside. For a moment I had forgot it was forecast to snow this morning, but only for a moment.

By 1100 it was all gone, but it was pretty while it lasted.

We never left camp all day and barely left the camper to go outside. It was cold and wet.

After I cleaned off the satellite dish we were able to watch the football games. Our co-host came over for dinner and to watch the games.

It's been a fun day off!
 

Winter Excursion 10, Day 80

Our first of four days off was nice.

We did some food shopping in the morning, picked up some propane, and spent the rest of the day in camp.

We got our new weather station and I got it all set up. I'll get a pic or two and but it in a later post.

We spent the evening watching football. I'm sure Wesley is back in mourning as the Bills lost in a heartbreaker. 

We have snow in the forecast for tonight. I'll let you know tomorrow if it happens. The locals are freaking out!

Winter Excursion 10, Day 79

Well the temps did not get to 21....they got to 18! It was a cold wet morning and host duties were not real fun. And of course it had to be windy. We had 19 campers arriving so that means 19 sites to check and clean if necessary. The good news was it warmed up into the 50s in the afternoon. It felt like 75 after this morning's chill.

We got the rest of the hardware we needed to stabilize the new dinette table. It all worked well and the thing is rock solid now.

Today was our last day "ON" and it felt great to just relax this evening.

The find of the day was this old rusty cast iron frying pan.

It was buried in a pile of leaves near one of the camp sites. I think it was beyond saving so it lives in the dumpster now.

We are "OFF" for the next four days!

Winter Excursion 10, Day 78

The big deal today is the forecast for tonight. All the locals are freaking out! Temps are forecast to be in the low 20s! I'll know tomorrow what the temps really were.

Meanwhile we are dripping all the faucets and telling the campers how to survive the night with no "city water". In other words fill your fresh water tank and use that tonight. Pretend you are boondocking.

The find of the day was a nickel.

I plan to keep all the change I find during the next four months while hosting, cash it all in, and enjoy a second retirement!