Winter Excursion 10, Day 160

My cold hit today and I felt like crap this morning.

We did here about the truck today. They put a new fuel pump in that helped the issue, but they are still having some problem with cylinder #2.

Jerry, Carolyn, and Cath went into Gray. I stayed back at the camper to nurse this cold. Even though i was off I still got a call about a "fishing noodle" in the cove that was moving around. Obviously there was a fish on trhe hook.

Our Co-host went out on one of the paddle boats and brought it back to me on the dock.

It's a nice 4 pound catfish. I took it up to the camper and filleted it out. One of the campers noticed what I was doing and I gave the fillets to them.

While I was at the dock I got some pics of the new arrivals from our local Geese.

I think it is the same pair that was here last year. I just hope the gooselings do better than last years. The little ones only lasted about a week before the turtles and fish got them.

  

Winter Excursion 10, Day 159

Our truck is still in the shop and we got no news about it today.

We all went to the PX and Commissary in Jerry's truck. I got to drive so Jerry could look around. His truck is very much like our new one is going to be, so it was fun to drive.

After we got all the groceries put away we got pizza from our new favorite pizza shop. It's called "Pig On A Pie" and the pizza is excellent!

I've started working on getting a cold. I just hope it's not a real bad one. The pollen here doesn't help.

  

Winter Excursion 10, Day 158

We spent the morning in camp doing camp maintenance and cleaning things up.

Mid afternoon we walked over to Jerry and Carolyn's and the four of us piled into Jerry's truck and headed to the Whistle Stop for a late lunch/early dinner. Even though Google said the joint was open it was closed for Easter Monday. So we ended up going to our favorite TexMex restaurant. We all had a nice meal.

We spent the evening at Jerry and Carolyn's camper enjoying the cool weather. We are going into the mid 40s tonight.

When we got back to our camper we were greeted by another nice sunset.

I don't think we will ever get tired of the sunsets here!
    

Winter Excursion 10, Day 157

Happy Easter!

We were forecast for some serious rain, but it just drizzled on and off for most of the day. We did get a quick gully washer around 1600.

Host duties were steady as many campers were leaving today.

It was our last day "ON" and we are looking forward to our four days off.

The find of the day was this tablecloth holder for a picnic table.

I hope it did not interfere with their Easter dinner.

Jerry and Carolyn came over for our Easter dinner. The weather cleared just in time so that we could eat outside. 
 

 

Winter Excursion 10, Day 156

It was a typical slow Saturday as most of the campers are in for the weekend.

The boat ramp had a busy day. We had to empty the trash cans as the picnic area and boat ramp were totally full of people. Normally we only have to empty them once after the weekend. When we checked the women's bathroom at the boat ramp there were a few ladies in the girls side. This room is only 5 X 7 with one toilet and a sink. When the door opened out came 7 ladies! We were dumb founded!

The find of the day was this catfish rig.

As I was cleaning up around the picnic area I saw some fishing line. This rig was on the other end. It is over a foot long! There was no catfish on the hook!

Winter Excursion 10, Day 155

It's Friday and it was a very busy day. We had lots of campers coming and going which means lots of site cleaning. I think we worked from 0730 to 1400 without a break!

The good news today was from the Ford dealer. They now are almost sure it is a fuel pump issue. Seems Ford has had some recalls concerning this issue, but mainly for the diesel trucks. The dealer told me that they got a heads up that the 7.3 gasser was going to have a recall also.  Since today is Friday they won't get the new pump in until middle next week. That's OK with us as long as that fixes the issue.

Jerry and Carolyn came over for dinner and we had some super grilled salmon.

The weather continues to be perfect, but rain is in the forecast for Sunday, the day all these campers will be leaving. I love to clean sites in the rain. I may wear just my bathing suit!

The find of the day was this bottle cap.

After the day we had today I sure could have used what was in that bottle!

Winter Excursion 10, Day 154

First thing this morning, after we did our morning checks, we took the truck to the Ford dealer. It is still acting up with it's mis-firing issue. We need to get this solved before we have to tow again. The dealer called late in the afternoon and so far they think it is a "cam" issue and may have to do a complete engine teardown! We hope not, but are happy we have an extended warranty on it if that is necessary.

Back at camp it was just a normal day. Jerry and Carolyn came over in the evening and we continued the yak fest.

Our campsite sure looks funny without the truck in the driveway.

The find of the day was this bow tie.

I think it belonged to Pee Wee Herman, but I did wear it for a little while!