Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!  We've had a great week visit Dad & Anna & sneaked in a showing of "Big Hero 6".   Got to spend Thanksgiving Day with Dad, Anna, Anna's daughter & her husband, and the grand kids plus Eric.  Nine for dinner made for a good crowd at the dinner table for an excellent meal.

Gettin' cold tonight, so we're back at the trailer all set-up for below freezing temps.  Hopefully, it's our last night below freezing night for awhile.  Everyone have safe travels home.  We're off to Gulf Shores on Monday. At least that's the plan!

Later, David

Back in Birmingham

We had a great stay at Stone Mountain getting in all the visits we could with Doug & Louise plus dog time with Pumpkin & Jack.  We also got a special visit from Mike & Terry and even more dog time with Ike.  Unusual to see them on this side of the Mississippi River.  It was a great week, though!  Oh, and stocked up on supplies from PECO campers, too.

Cold, cold (below freezing cold) Wednesday morning move to Birmingham to visit Dad & Anna.  I-20 still had ice on it in a few places.  Dad & Anna seem to be doing well.  We've gotten in a couple of visits so far plus a walk around their subdivision.  The campground here in Pelham isn't very large, and there's no close-by subdivisions to walk around.  So we take advantage of that when we're at Dad & Anna's place.  We can get into Oak Mtn State Park, and may try to do that once or twice.

Anyway, here until the end of the month.  Then move south to Gulf Shores, AL.  Unfortunately, we got to watch one of the local channels give it's winter weather prediction.  Wet & cold.  Oh the joy that's gonna bring!

later, David

Stone Mountain, GA

Back at Stone Mountain visiting Doug & Louise.  Here for the week.  We had a nice stop in High Point, NC visiting everyone there.  Too quick of a stop, but it was great to see everyone.

Getting cold here.  We anticipate 4 nights of below freezing temps over the next week, so we've filled the freshwater tank, put the hoses back in, and turning up the heaters.  Fall colors are still in this area, so walks and drives are really scenic.

Got the front end of the truck aligned and put two new tires on the front end.  Got about 74,000 miles out of the old tires (we got 45,000 miles of the first pair of front tires).  Real happy about that mileage given the low pressures we run in the front tires to try to improve the truck's ride.  Unfortunately, I think the automotive industry has lost the ability to balance tires.  This modern "electronic" wheel balancing isn't cutting it for 19.5 inch wheels.  Give me the guys who made it an art using on-vehicle balancing.  Those people knew how to balance tires!   And, yes, I'm aware that on-vehicle balancing actually balances more than just the wheel and tire - it takes into account all the imperfections of the wheel suspension system.  And that's just what our 6-yr old, 9,750 lb truck needs!

Anyway, everyone stay warm.  I'm told that all of us may have already seen our high temps for the month of November.  Well, maybe they're wrong.  We can wish!  David

Last Night in Fredericksburg

Prospect Hill, Lee's Drive, Fredericksburg Battlefield, VA

Last night here in the Fredericksburg KOA - assuming everything works OK in the morning.  All doc visits are done.  Apparently we're OK, but we've eaten too much.  We've seen just about everyone.  Rental car is turned in.  Was able to take advantage of $3.359/gal for diesel and topped off both fuel tanks.  Big change for us as diesel was $3.869 in International Falls.

If all goes well, we'll head down to High Point, NC for the weekend.  Then move on down toward Stone Mountain, GA on Monday with an overnight at Gaffney, SC KOA - a new stop for us.  Plan to arrive at Stone Mountain State Park on Veterans Day.

At least that's the plan!  Later, David