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 74, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, Lakepoint Resort State Park, Eufaula, AL, Day 10 - 0 Miles, 2,834.7 Miles for the Trip
Happy New Year!
After my morning walk & breakfast I spent an hour moving my banking registers from 2024 to 2025 and collecting the 2024 interest totals for my 2024 taxes. I'm afraid the wonderful 70°F+ weather is gone for awhile. 53°F at noon today.
A disaster at breakfast - I finally ran out of Smith Restaurant Supply Sumatra coffee beans. I started the trip with two 1 pound and one half bag of beans, and had to switch to Starbucks beans this morning. I'm convinced that Starbucks over roasts their coffee, maybe to stretch out the amount of coffee necessary for a cup. In any case, I far prefer the gentle roast that Smith supplies. Unfortunately, they are in Syracuse, NY and while they do ship beans, I'm usually not in one place long enough to depend on a bag or two getting to me before I move on. While grocery stores sometimes have a few other brands that offer whole bean Sumatra, Starbucks is the only one I've found on this trip. I prefer Sumatra for its flavor & low acid.
The older small trailer is back. The security truck stopped by, stayed for awhile, then left. The trailer is still there. So, we are 3 trailers and one tent. During my morning walk I did the Clark Loop next door. Almost all the lakeside sites are filled, but that still leaves the campground at least three quarters empty. I noticed that they do have the utilities on the correct side of the sites.
I didn't do much else other than sit & read. I did check my total books read or listened to for 2024 - 239 books of which 67 were audio books. I finished Louise Erdrich's The Night Watchman, and started R. Allen Chappell's Forgotten. High for the day was 56°F.
Dinner was a Boston Market Chicken Pot Pie.
Until Tomorrow -
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