Winter Excursion 10, Day 138

For our first day "ON" we woke up to freezing temps! I took this pic at 0830, but it was 28 when we got up at 0700!

Duties today were easy, only had 3 campers leaving and 1 arriving. I spent the afternoon blowing debris off the campground roads from the last storm.

Duties will pick up on Friday, the Airstreamers are coming again. We will have at least 19 of them arriving Friday! They were here last year and are a great group of campers.

The find of the day was this candle.

It would have been nice if they had left one that wasn't burnt out!

Winter Excursion 10, Day 137

We woke up to the NOAA Weather Radio going off again this morning at 0500. A line of thunderstorms rolled through around 0600 and again at 0800. It was a rainy morning. We got 3/4 inch of rain. We had a tornado watch most of the morning, but they never materialized. In the afternoon the wind kicked up with gust up to 20 mph and temps plummeted into the high 30s. We are forecasted for freezing temps tonight.

We did a quick shopping in the afternoon. We are "ON" for the next four days.

I helped the new Co-host drip all the faucets. We thought we were done with that. 

The good news is we were approved today for hosting here in 2028! We really like this campground and the duties are easy as it is small.

Winter Excursion 10, Day 136

We were going to sleep in a little this morning, but the phone rang just before 0800. It was our Co-Host with news that my Cat Wrangling days were over. I caught the last of the two cats this morning.

So we packed up the cat, still in the trap (I'm taking no chances) and took her to High Falls where our past Co-Host is hosting. He was happy to get the cat back and I was happy to quit Cat Wrangling!

Back at camp we had a late breakfast and then took a drive to see the Georgia Sasquatch. 

This giant (chain sawed) Sasquatch was created by Abby Peterson and Chap Nelson for Georgia's annual Chaptacular woodcarving festival. It was only 25 miles from our campground.

We put all our outside stuff away (again!) due to the forecast of severe thunderstorms and possible tornados early tomorrow morning. Time will tell!

Winter Excursion 10, Day 135

I made some "Poor Man's Burnt Ends" today.

Normally it would be made with brisket meat, but I used a Chuck Roast. I smoked the roast until it was 165 degrees with apple wood. Then I cut it into chucks, put it in a foil pan, and added a little beer, some hot honey, a few tabs of butter, and some BBQ sauce.  I covered/sealed it with tin foil and put it back in the smoker until it reached 205 degrees. We decided it was really good. We even gave a few pieces to some of the staff and our Co-Hosts.

Cath did some laundry today and once again we just hung out at camp and enjoyed the weather, but not the pollen.

Winter Excursion 10, Day 134

First Day Off!

We stayed in camp all day and did some camp maintenance. 

I took everything out of the overhead cabinets in the living room. Inventoried the stuff, put in all back in numbered bins, and made a list of everything. I did this before we left home, but with all the re-arranging and getting use to a new camper we lost track of what was where.

We are still cat wrangling and the one we are trying to catch now is very illusive. We only see her maybe once a day. Sometimes not for days.

We went into town to pick up a few things for the weekend and picked up some KFC for dinner. We only eat this maybe once every couple of months. This is the first time for this trip!

Pollen season is in full bloom. I'll post some pics when it gets really bad.

  

Winter Excursion 10, Day 133

We made up for the past two easy days today!

Our day started at 0430 with the weather radio going off. At first is was only for severe thunderstorms, but at 0545 we received a tornado warning. We got in the Host Cart and notified all the campers to head for the bathhouses. Of course we got soaked. Thank goodness the tornado never happened, but north of us some damage did occur.

The rain let up around 0830 and then a normal day started. The campground is filling up for the weekend so all the sites needed to be checked and cleaned.

As things were winding down around 1700 a new arrival contacted us with an electrical problem. It turned out to be their camper and not our pedestal. I was able to lend them my battery charger as their converter was shot! That will get them through the weekend, otherwise they were going to leave.

At about 1830 I finally was able to take my boots off! We are "OFF" for the next four days.

The find of the day was this bow tie.

I think it may have belonged to Pee-Wee Herman! It could be priceless!
 

Winter Excursion 10, Day 132

Host duties were very light again.

Ed arrived with the trap for the cat. He had transported the one we caught yesterday in the trap. I'll wait till tomorrow to set and bait the trap again. The weather tonight and tomorrow morning is calling for severe thunderstorms. Last thing I need is a drenched cat in a trap!

The girls in the Kiosk found a very small turtle in their parking lot. 

This little guy is about the side of a quarter. He is a baby Yellow Neck Slider. We took him to the lake and released him into the water. He was very happy and swam away immediately.

The find of the day was this packet of fishing jigs.

It now lives in my tackle box.