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 30, Monday, November 18, 2024, Frank Jackson State Park, Opp, AL - 78.7 Miles, 1,589.2 Miles for the Trip
I took my time packing up & getting out of the park since the drive to Frank Jackson State Park was the shortest of the trip so far. A short section of I 10, then secondary 2 lane roads for most of the rest of the trip. A few towns along the way. I waited until I hit Alabama to get gas since it was cheaper than Florida prices. I should have waited until I hit Opp and saved another $.15 per gallon, but I filled up in Samson at $2.89 a gallon.
I'm in site 10 which is on the lake on a raised platform. Fine gravel, fairly level (1" left to right & level front to back) with a picnic table & fire pit. Some sites have steps down to the lake; mine just has a steep bank. Full hookups for $43.80 per night including a 15% senior discount & $5.25 reservation fee. The various lodging taxes pretty much counter the senior discount - City Lodging Tax 1.00% $1.48, County Lodging Tax 7% $10.24, Resort Fee 4.25% $6.20, State Lodging Tax 4% $5.84.
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After setting up I sat outside and read. 75°F outside and cloudy; it was 78°F in the trailer so I fired up the AC.
Around 3:00 I decided I wanted asparagus for dinner so I headed to the local IGA about 4 miles away. It was larger than most of the ones I've shopped at, so I picked up a couple of other things. Back at the trailer I finished reading Alan Dean Foster's Jed the Dead, and downloaded another of his books - Slipt. On the drive to the park I finished Edna Buchanan's Love Kills, and am attempting to download another audio book - Harlan Coben's Tell No One. I don't know why, but when I'm using AT&T, no matter how fast it is books take forever to download. I can switch to a slower Verizon connection & the books download much faster. In any case, after an hour Tell No One is half here.
For those interested, AT&T shows 24.8Mbps down & 11Mbps up, while Verizon is 8.8Mbps down & 4.9Mbps up.
Dinner was a Bubbaburger and asparagus.
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