2011 Trip across the US
2012 Trip across the US
2014 Trip across the US
2015 Trip to Alaska
2015-16 Southwest Trip
2016 New England Trip
2016 - 17 Southwest Trip
2017 - 18 Trip to Pick Up a New Escape 21 Trailer & More
2018 - 19 Trip to Winnipeg & the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
2019 - 20 Trip to the Southwest
2021 - 22 Trip to the Southwest
2022 - 23 Trip to the Southwest (A short trip)
2023-24 Trip to the Southwest
Day 17, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - Aiken State Park, Aiken, SC, Day 3 - 0 Miles, 1,080.9 Miles for the Trip
Hope all those in the US have voted by the end of the day!
Very light rain started around 8:30 last night, off & on throughout the night.
There was a break around 9:00AM when I made one loop around the campground,then the rain started up again. During the morning it rained light to medium off & on. Still raining at 12:00.
With the rain I spent the day inside reading. I finished Outside Lanes, and started I Think We've Been Here Before by Suzy Krause. My Kindle is driving me nuts. Any new purchased book won't download until I reboot the Kindle (which doesn't always work), even if the purchase is listed as an instant download. I called Kindle support and they told me that a new purchase can take as much as 24 hours to become available; even when labeled "instant download"? The funny thing is the books instantly download to the Kindle app on my iPhone or iPad. I don't know if it is the Kindle itself or the programing at Amazon, but it is a pain since I prefer reading on the Kindle, and rebooting is anything but instantaneous.
During an after lunch break in the rain I did another loop around the campground. I have a new neighbor moving in, car camping with a pair of easy-ups. Hope the predicted rain holds off while he is here. One of the RVs left - 5 of us, including 2 car campers still in the campground.
Around 2:00 the rain stopped & there was a short bit of sunshine. After that it clouded up, but no rain yet. Since it was still a bit too damp to sit outside, I decided to clean the trailer's back screens & windows. Lots of "fluff" from a previous campground embedded in the window side of the screens. Anyone that has removed the screens in a Hehr frameless window knows how difficult it is to get them back in. The shades & valences in the Escape make it even more interesting. It is much brighter at the dining table!
Yesterday afternoon I thought I heard a hummingbird fly the trailer so I put out my feeder. I must have been imagining it - no one showed up. I pulled the feeder just before dinner since I'm heading to Little Ocmulgee State Park in the morning. I'm using my smallest mat in front of the trailer door and it is covered with wet sand from my shoes. I do my best to scrape it off before going into the trailer, and take my shoes off as soon as I get inside, but there is still sand on the floor between the bed & bathroom. Should feel great heading to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I hope I get it all swept out before hitting the sack.
Dinner was the remainder of the Knorr's Creamy Pesto with added chunks of chicken.
More Tomorrow -
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