Anyway, We stayed at Lakeside RV Park, in Livingston, LA. No pictures, sorry. The trip was one minor disaster after another, which should have been a warning; but we eventually got the trailer set up for the night, and got an earlier start to V.Watts, than we would have if we had started from home.
Saw our friend there, who told me about her husband being sick since June, so if you pray, please add them to your prayers. The Lord knows who they are, and their need. Bought two dozen eggs from her, and then looked around the flea market. Found a mirror for our bedroom, and an old computer game for the middle son; then went back to the RV park, started some laundry in the laundry facility they have there (they have a lot of permanent campers, I think); and packed up the trailer.
The laundry was done by the time we were ready to pull out, and we got started on our way to Mississippi.
Now, our tow vehicle is a 2006 Chevy 3/4 ton Duramax Diesel with selectable four wheel drive, that we bought used back in 2007. It has over 200,000 miles on it. Not really much to a diesel. However, hubby had been noticing that it has started running warmer than it should. On the way to Mississippi, however, it started running HOT. As in more than 213 degrees. We decided to take the next exit; which had a big Sam's/ Walmart center near the exit-- which meant big parking lot and grocery store. While I was in Walmart, hubby used the water pump on the trailer and the water in the holding tank to fill the water reservoir. It took FOUR GALLONS to fill. I bought eight gallons of distilled water and he picked me up out front. He said the good thing was there was no water in the oil, and no oil in the water.
The bad part; where is all the water going?
It took another 3 gallons before we got home Saturday night.
We came home by Louisiana Highway 1. There is a pair of nesting Bald Eagles on the Morganza Floodway. They are listed in some... listing (ha!) for nesting eagles in America. There were dozens of people last year, and I believe I did a post because at the time we were passing through, they had a pair of eaglets in the nest.
Anyway, we have gone past the nest a few times during the summer, and never saw them. Saturday we did.
At first, all we saw was the nest. Then I saw the eagles. It is hard to snap pictures when you can't pull over and stop. But this is a picture of the nest on the left (obviously) and the eagles in the tree on the right. Click on the picture and it should get a little bigger.
And another of just the eagles.
There were vehicles behind us, so we couldn't slow down and there is almost no shoulder to pull over when you are pulling a trailer. I was happy to see this photo. It's almost clear!
As we drove on, we noticed the access road has a marker now; which probably explains about the eagles. I would like to stop and read it sometime when we are not towing something.
According to what I have read, nesting season in the South can occur in the November, December time frame; so there may be eggs soon! One person we talked to last year, had been coming for several years. This pair uses the same nest, probably just reinforcing it and making it a little bigger every year.
That was the highlight of the trip. Other than the weather. It was great weather. Not too hot. Supposed to be mid 80's again, the end of the week.
And last night hubby somehow twisted his back. It hurt him bad enough that he had to sit up until four this morning waiting for the pain to subside enough that he could come to bed. So a trip to the doctor will be in order when he gets up today.
Still, we are very blessed. It could be worse.
You all be safe and God bless.
