Days 3 & 4 - November 13 & 14 - Coach Repairs and a Fun Day

November 13 - I had the coach over at Lakeshore by 7:20. I had not bothered to unload my motorcycle before I unhooked the trailer from the coach so I was "stranded" for the day. (If the hitch isn't connected when the bike weight moves back on the trailer the trailer front tips up. I'm shaky enough loading and unloading it, I don't need any other things adding to the excitement.) 

Bryan gave me the WiFi password so I spent some of the time watching TV shows. I also did some reading. The rear camera screen is shot. A new one should arrive by Monday afternoon. I enjoy the area and have no problem staying here a few days. When I moved the coach back over to the campground I reconnected the trailer so that I could unload my bike. It was a time consuming project since the I couldn't see the trailer when I backed up to it.

The weather was beautiful.

November 14 - I unloaded my bike in the morning and rode over to J P Coleman State Park, and around the park. The park gate is less than two miles from the campground. Total ride was only 10 miles.

J P Coleman State Park is on the bank of the Tennessee River, which is also called Pickwick Lake in this area. Pickwick Lake was created when the Pickwick Landing Dam was built. The lake covers over 43,000 acres. On the other side of the river is Alabama. A short distance downstream and the other side of the river is Tennessee.

Part of the parks marina.

Looking downstream.

Looking upstream.

A boat went by every couple of minutes.

In the afternoon I rode into Iuka, just to look around. I didn't notice any significant changes. While there I stopped at the combination Piggly Wiggly grocery store and Ace Hardware store. It's a decent hardware store sandwiched in the grocery store. The pressure regulator I use to protect the coach against high pressure campground water systems was leaking so I bought a new one.

I filled up with gas. 968 miles on the odometer when I filled up. I've had the bike for a little over 9 weeks. Over the 968 miles I've averaged 61 mpg.

The last stop before heading back to the campground was at Mineral Springs Park. Mineral water from it's "world-renowned oasis" won a prize at the 1902 World's Fair. I filled up a gallon jug for Kathy.

The round trip to Iuka was about 25 miles.

Back at the campground I got in a 1.5 mile walk around the local roads.

If you are interested in seeing/reading more about Iuka and the Park below are links to previous blog post while in the area.

December 2, 2024 Park in Iuka https://bertdsblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/day-4-monday-december-2-spent-day-in.html

December 7, 2024 Kathy bottling spring water https://bertdsblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/day-7-thursday-december-5-still-at.html

March 29 & 30 Coleman State Park and Pickwick Dam and campground https://bertdsblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/

December 7, 2023 More Iuka https://bertdsblog.blogspot.com/2023/12/day-4-thursday-december-7th-exploring.html

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