We hit the road back towards Alabama early Monday, September 22nd. Our trip took us through Paris TN, home to the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge. The manager of the Eufaula NWR has recently moved up to this refuge and we stopped by to say hello.
We filled our fuel tank just outside of Nashville. We thought it would be a good idea; as we had heard that gas was in short supply the further south we went. This turned out to be true, as the first gas station we stopped at in Alabama limited customers to 10 gallons. This is not much for a motor home. We hope this situation eases soon.
We have now parked the motor home in Eufaula. The summer trip was a little less than 9100 miles for the motor home. We enjoyed ourselves, ate far too well and just had a grand time meeting new people and saying hi to family and friends.
So what have we done since the end of September?
Well we parked the RV and headed straight back up to Anniston to visit friends and family, sharing pictures and tales of our travels.
Went to a fight and a hockey game broke out...
Indian dancing
And friend Sandi participating too
We spent the first weekend of October in Atlanta, where we attended an Atlanta Thrashers game. While Tom watched football, Sally shared a day with a friend at an Indian pow-wowin Gwinnett county. It was interesting - the drum music and dancing were very entertaining.
Skyline of New Orleans from the Pontchartain Bridge
Our first trip to New Orleans was the next weekend in October, to attend a baby shower for our expected grandbaby. We don't know what it will be yet, but it's going to be here in a day or two. The shower was a lot of fun. Tom and Stephen went to a New Orleans Saints game, so everyone came away happy!
Seafood and music in Cedar Key
And the Yankeetown Festival
We've visited Sally's Dad in Florida twice - once in October and again right before Thanksgiving. We took advantage of a seafood festival in the Cedar Key the first time and then another one in Yankeetown in November. The first was very crowded, even though the day was cloudy with some rain. The second had better weather and was less crowded. We really enjoyed the seafood chowder at Yankeetown (from a restaurant in Cedar Key!)
The Mast Brothers plus Sally's brother
The second visit, we got to hear Sally's brother sing a Southern gospel concert with the Mast Brothers, a great group. They have been singing as a trio and asked Sally's brother to sing bass with them.
An RV in progress at Tiffin Motorhomes
Anda guy driving the chassis
We also went to the big city of Red Bay, Alabama, to get our RV serviced at Tiffin Motor homes. They do tours of the assembly plant. Very interesting. You can see guys driving just the chassis and all the steps to putting one of the big RV's together.
Sally with her winnings!
Finally, we joined Tom's Dad and wife in Philadelphia MS at the Silver Moon casino. Tom did OK (didn't lose any more than he planned). Sally had a run of beginner's luck on the penny slots. She used her $10 Player's Club bonus dollars to win $21!
Whew!
A baby cottonmouth on the refuge road.
In between, we've been doing volunteer work at the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge again this year. Since we were at work earlier in the fall, we got to help put together the waterfowl quota hunt information and do a little painting before the rainy weather sets in.
And right now, we're in New Orleans awaiting the birth of the long-awaited grandchild. The next post will answer the big question - boy or girl!
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