Winter Excursion 10, Day 97

After a lazy morning we went pillow shopping! It's Cath's new hobby. We found her a new "adjustable" pillow at Home Goods. I'll let everyone know tomorrow if it worked!

We drove over to Ingles (food store) to pickup what we couldn't get yesterday at the commissary. Then we stopped on the way back to camp at TSC to fill one of our propane tanks. They were out of propane, but hope to get their tank filled tomorrow. The weather is warming up so hopefully we won't need as much propane all the time.

Back at camp we spent the afternoon outside by the campfire. Temps are are in the low 60s for a welcome change,

This little guy showed up pecking at a tree near our camper. It's a Downy Woodpecker.

And this is the look I get from Cath when she thinks I'm being crazy!

It was sure nice to sit outside again. We feel like we've been cooped up for a month!

Winter Excursion 10, Day 96

The temps are starting to warm up. We made it to 50+ today and sunny. Tomorrow will be even warmer.

We drove to the commissary today for a few supplies, what a mistake. We didn't think about it being the Monday after payday weekend. A lot of the shelves were bare. Also, there was no eggs!

Back at camp we just chilled and enjoyed the warmer weather. 

Two more days off then back to work. We should be busy this coming weekend. 

Winter Excursion 10, Day 95

Today is our first of four days off. We never left the camper! The weather is still really cold, but at least we didn't have to work. Actually, it would not have been bad, there is only four campers in the park. The weather is keeping everyone home.

We spent the day cooking all kinds of yummy stuff Cath made some applesauce and a banana bread. Together we made a sweet and sour pot roast. We even cooked the bread and pot roast outside on the Ninja.

After all the time we've spent in this park we finally figured out that there is high speed WiFi That we can hook to. So we've been streaming movies on Netflix. The WiFi comes from the kiosk which is about 200 feet from the camper. Most if not all the campers cannot get it.

It's been nice just hunkering down in the camper, but we are ready for some fresh air and warmer temps. 

Winter Excursion 10, Day 94

We have only 7 campers in the park. The weather is brutal, temps in the teens and wind 15 - 25 mph!

We spent most of the day indoors as did all the campers.

Our big worry is the faucets. We are constantly checking to make sure they are dripping. All the campers were asked to fill their fresh water tanks and disconnect their hoses from the water pedestals and drip them. Only a few of them did as asked and we are worried as some of the faucets are frozen solid. When they thaw in a day or two we will see if we have any broken pipes. Temps are forecast to stay in the teens for the next 48 hours.

The find of the day was an ice cube, but I have no pic as it melted when I brought it into the camper!

Winter Excursion 10, Day 93

It's a Friday at the campground and we would normally expect the place to be full. We are far from that. We only have a handful of campers in the park. Due to the weather many folks have canceled for the weekend and some are even leaving early.

Our main focus is keeping all the faucets dripping to prevent frozen pipes.

The find of the day was this coat hanger.

I'm sure it came from someone's winter coat that came out of the closet for the first time in years. We are not use to the temps we've been having in the south.
 

Winter Excursion 10, Day 92

Today was closer to a normal host day. I did the morning rounds with no issues. We cleaned the bathhouses. In the early afternoon I cleaned sites and some of the campground roads. Mid afternoon we sat out by the fire. Temps actually got into the low 50s! We did our evening rounds and dripped the faucets again. Then it was dinner time!

Temps are forecast to be in the teens for the next two nights and there is snow in the forecast for the weekend. We will see what happens.

The find of the day was fuse.

I guess someone blew a fuse. I hope they got over it!

Winter Excursion 10, Day 91

Did my rounds this morning and found two frozen faucets. Luckily there are no campers in the park as we had to turn off the water to the entire campground. It took a lot of digging and four of us working to do the repairs. We were finished around 1500 and got the water back on. The high temp today was in the 30s it made for a fun time repairing faucets.

We do have a few campers arriving tomorrow so we got the sites all ready today.

By the end of the day I was beat, ready for a toddy, and a nice hot meal.

The find of the day was this vape device. It is the first one I've ever found.

And I did not try it out!

It's been quite a first day "ON".

The weather is supposed to turn even colder. I keep reminding myself that we really are in southern Georgia,