The rain
came down in earnest through the night and was still pounding when we woke
making disconnecting and packing up a very soggy affair. We had packed up most of the exterior the
night before but the power, water and sewer still needed to be done leaving Rob
battling the elements. Steve and Lucinda
braved the downpour to come exchange contact info before we said our goodbyes
and each pulled out of the park and onto the road.
The day
brought a lot of driving without the benefit of a specific destination to head
for. Some times (most times, actually)
we just look at the map, pick a route and see what happens. This was one of those days. Not really knowing what the area would be
like and crossing into yet another state, we had no idea what we would find for
a campsite.
Especially
after spending time with Lucinda, it’s easy to ruminate over all of our past
mistakes as a country as we move through the south. With cotton fields having just been
harvested, the reminders are everywhere.
We crossed the Mississippi and entered its namesake state where we would
find our campsite for the night finally deciding on an Army Corp property
further down the road.
We got
ourselves settled in our site after a few complications with hookups and
reservations but ended up settled nonetheless and decided to head out to look
for some exercise. We unloaded the bikes
and rode to a small park on the far end of the damn that the Army Corp was
responsible for. We had a fun hike on
the “fitness trail” despite it being a bit run down and unkept.
Having that
checked off the list and energy remaining, we rode the loop over the damn as
our return to camp. They were performing
a water release and there were a LOT of people fishing at the release
site. Apparently, the area is prize
winning for its crappie fishing and from what we saw, it had to be true. People were pulling fish up one after
another! We enjoyed the ride over the
damn and managed to wear ourselves out in the process.
We had a
nice evening barbeque and our usual games and called it another day and another
chapter on our journey home.
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