Wednesday at Cave City was too hot to bike & hike and so we jumped from frying pan into the fire to clean the truck and trailer (inside and out for the trailer). Worked on my sun tan. Thursday was back to the Mammoth Cave Railroad Bike and Hike trail. We stayed on the easier portions and visited the Furlong Cemetery and biked around the Mammoth Cave campground for a few laps. Biking in gravel just sucks the energy out of ya.
This past week was also a real learning experience in 4G with 3G backward capability. Seems there's 4G, 4G extended, 3G, 3G extended, etc. We've never had a good signal cell phone or modem/Mifi while in Fredericksburg and never got a good chance to really test the new 4G "Smart" phone and Mifi. Once we got out of there, we've had limited access with the Mifi and connectivity would run anywhere for 2 to 15 minutes. (Closer to two minutes when you were trying to do online banking, order something or making a reservation.) Trading emails with Verizon finally got me to understand that we were typically located in 3G extended territory. This means we were a low priority and not really on a Verizon tower (my understanding). Moving into the lower use times (usually afternoon until about 5 PM) worked well enough to stay on for up to 20 minutes or so (long enough to upload pictures for an album on facebook) . So I now know how to search the area locations on the Verizon Wireless website and see what I'm getting into. I also know why Verizon dropped the "Can you hear me know?" guy. They found they couldn't hear him! The term "Save Often" has also taken on new importance for me, too.
Arrived about noon today safe and sound (but frustrated) at Murray. Having both Donna and I work all day Wednesday to wash the truck and trailer to see it all go for naught in about 30 minutes this morning didn't set well with me. At least the stains we gained from the trees while in Fredericksburg are almost gone. Water is high along the creeks and rivers in this area and flooding is prominent along the Tennessee River north of the Land-Between-The-Lakes. I'm sure it's nothing compared to the Mississippi River and what those folks are going through.
Today was the first time for us to back a 5th wheel into a spot where you sorta guess where the site is. You kinda know from where the grass is worn and where hook ups are located. Just when you though it was fine, a quick walk around found you cross ways in the "site" and the need to move the trailer over a foot. I think it takes a square mile to move a trailer over a "foot". Always "fun" when those directions from the "How to Driver Your Fifth Wheeler Like a Pro" don't work like you think they should. (Special secret - when you watch the video, watch the out takes - it didn't always work for them the way they were describing the technique, either!)
Anyway, we're located a few blocks behind Murray State University. We here to catch up with Steve and Susan Burford. Steve and I sat near each other in the first grade and attended the same church & school as we grew up in Gardendale, AL. Like a lot of other friends and relatives, we haven't seem them in decades. Looking forward to this visit!
Later, David
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