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2023-24 Trip to the Southwest
Day 117, Thursday, February 13, 2025, Meaher State Park, Spanish Fort, AL - 71.6 Miles, 3,744.4 Miles for the Trip
Another warm night, although it started cooling down to 69°F by 7:00AM, and got cooler throughout the morning.
After my walk & breakfast I took my time packing up since I only had around 70 miles to Meaher State Park. I still did not get a bill from Wandering Oaks and will give them a call to see what is up. I asked & received a bill for Wandering Oaks - $42.85 per night.
I left Wandering Oaks around 11:00 and arrived at Meaher State Park around 12:30, an hour and a half before check in time. Luckily, no one was in site 60 so I didn't need to wait until 2:00. Site 60 is a full hook up pull through site on asphalt with a picnic table and charcoal grill. A long walk to the showers, and there is an active construction site across the street. I assume they shut down at night. $55.75 with taxes & fees per night although the price per night is different depending on the day. I checked with the check in office & I'm eligible for a 15% senior discount, so the new price is $47.51 per night. I'm here for 7 nights.
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In the background you can see one of the new bathrooms. While the expansion will add 45 new sites as well as 4 cabins, it has a completion date of January 2025; they didn't make it.
I walked around the campground & found a bathroom not too far away, but without showers. There is a larger bathroom with showers however it is closed since it is getting new paint. I hope is is only for a day or two. I found Escape 21 from MA in another row but didn't meet the owner.
I ran the usual speed tests for the internet. AT&T came out at 16Mbps down & .92Mbps up, Verizon 7.69Mbps down & 1.15Mbps up. The Starlink Mini showed 134Mbps down & 4.85Mbps up. I'm sticking with the Mini since, while AT&T looks good on a test, it is very slow when viewing websites.
After that I headed to Walmart. They had 1 case of Lemon-Lime Gatorade Zero so I bought it. It is the end of the season, so they had flannel shirts on sale for $3.00 as well as a medium weight jacket for $3.00. Tough to find either in a large - stacks of small & 4X, but I found & bought one of each for a whole $6.00.
Back at the trailer the construction folks have already left for the day by 4:00. There is traffic noise from US 90, but while you can see I 10 across the bay, it is far enough away that I don't hear anything from it. It made it up to 66°F today, and is expected to go down to 45°F tonight. Rain is predicted over the weekend.
Dinner was a Healthy Choice Sweet & Sour Chicken Bowl.
Until Next Time -
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