Day 2 - Saturday, November 30 - Poplar Bluff, MO to Corinth, MS

 Last night was a little warmer than had been forecast. When we checked in we were told that ALL hoses were to be disconnected during the night. We actually saw one of the campground managers come around with a flashlight checked to make sure everyone was disconnected. The overnight low was 29 degrees, disconnecting wouldn't have been necessary but....

We knew we were only going to travel a little over 200 miles today so we were in no hurry getting around this morning. We pulled out of Camelot RV Park at 9:30 AM. It was a nice day and traffic was light.

We saw harvested cotton fields in Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi. This field was in Tennessee. There were bales, mostly in groups of 4, all around the perimeter of the field.

We crossed into Tennessee at 11:20 AM. 

Not much traffic on the Mississippi, just some tied up barges.

The Tennessee Welcome Center.

Where we stopped for a leisurely lunch. There were a few cars in the front but we only saw a couple of semi's and another Class A stop for a short time in the truck parking area.

Then it was on to Mississippi. We crossed the state line at 2:35 PM. The temperature was 50 degrees.

We arrived at the Cross City RV Park, in Corinth, MS, around 3:00 PM

We have visited Corinth several times, and stayed at this park once before. Corinth is the site of a lot of activity during the War of Northern Aggression (Civil War to Yankees <grin>). If you are interested you can read more about in my March 22 & 23, 2024 posts.  https://bertdsblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/day-111-saturday-march-23-corinth.html

Overnight lows are forecast to hover in the 26-44 degree range over the next 10 nights. Hopefully we will be out of here before then. The next 10 days the overnight lows in Harlingen, TX, where we plan on spending the winter, range from 54-64.

God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours. He has blessed me.





 

Day 1 - Friday, November 29, 2024 - Start of Winter Trip/Stay in Texas

 Brrrh!!!! Centertown, MO was to cold for this old guy last night, and the night before. Weather.com says that Wednesday's low was 27 and last nights low was 19, to cold to enjoy living in a motorhome. I put a 75 watt bulb in the "basement" where Kathy has some quart jars of juice stored and another in the "wet bay" that provides access to the water and sewer connections. Also, the rear propane furnace blows some hot air into the wet bay when it runs. We didn't freeze anything up but we sure did burn a lot of propane the past couple of days. I'm glad we filled our onboard 35 gallon propane tank last week.

We left around 9:30 AM this morning. Kathy drove us cross country, thru Rolla and Ellington, down to Poplar Bluff, MO, 213 miles. It's about halfway to where we want to spend Sunday night. We had initially planned to leave on Saturday morning but the snow in the forecast, and the temperatures, pushed us to leave a day early, but after a great Thanksgiving dinner at Kelsey & Andy's. 

We are spending the night at the Camelot RV Park in Poplar Bluff. I stayed here in June 17, 2013 when we had our 2004 Dutch Star. It cost us $29 for an overnight stay then, today the discounted rate is $45. Being a member of Good Sam's or Family Motor Coach gets you a 20% discount. Cash or check only. The other time I stayed here I was "solo". I had driven the motorhome from Centertown to our place in Tennessee and spent some time working on it. On the way back I stopped at Logan Valley Christian Retreat in Ellington, MO and helped them with a construction project. Reading the old blog posts brought back memories of the HEAVY rain I encountered when crossing the Mississippi. To make it even more fun the wind was blowing HARD. The end of the trip https://bertdsblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/june-22nd-back-home-in-centertown.html 

Last nights low in Poplar Bluff was also only 23. Tonight's low is forecast to be 25. Guess I better get out and get my "heaters" (two 75 watt bulbs) set up before it gets dark. Doesn't look like we will get any decent temperatures until we get much closer to the Gulf Coast, maybe a week from now.

God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours. He has blessed me.