Eight Nights! Seriously?

We have another first in the life of Bubba and Becky.  We were gone from home eight nights in a row.  I don't know what has come over us.  Have we gotten spontaneous in our golden years?  Let me start at the beginning.

We picked up our new trailer as scheduled and immediately began the process of "nesting".  It needed shelf paper in the cabinets and drawers, pillow shams for the bed, new trash cans, towel rods, etc.  I spent two fun days shopping and furnishing the new trailer for our its maiden voyage.  We had reservations at St. Andrews State Park starting Sunday, September 28, for four nights.  I had reserved site #104 which is not the perfect site, but is on the water and very pretty.

On Saturday after loading the trailer with clothes and a lot of food, Bubba pushed the button to retract the slide that the sofa and cabinets are on and it was coming in cockeyed.  Something was definitely wrong.  Eventually we got it all the way in and after consulting the service manager where we bought the trailer in Dothan, we decided to go ahead with our trip even though we could not put the slide out.  It was a tight squeeze getting back to the bedroom and bathroom, but thank goodness I had lost a few pounds and was able to make it.  It really didn't inconvenience us too much.

We had some rain for the four nights we stayed there, but not nearly as much as the weatherman had predicted.  We went to the pier and tried our luck fishing --- caught nothing.  Bubba was sorry he didn't bring his cast net.  The mullet were jumping all over the place behind us.  I think they were mocking him....  We went out to eat one day (steak, yum!) and grilled some at the trailer.  We rode around the park and walked every evening.  We sat in our recliners and read, dozed, and enjoyed the sights on the water.

On Thursday as we were driving home, we got a call from Joe.  He and Judy were camped at Seminole State Park for the next four nights.  Bubba and I talked it over and then spontaneously decided that we would join them.  How crazy is that?  We went home and washed two loads of clothes, made some tea, and got back in the truck and headed for Donalsonville, Ga.

Joe and Judy had a beautiful spot on the water and had saved the one next to them for us.  Judy provided supper for us that night.  The next day we all went into Bainbridge to pick up a few supplies at WalMart.  Everybody enjoyed walking around in the park except me.  I'm continuing to have problems with my left heel.

Saturday we went to Dothan to eat out and celebrate Judy's birthday.  When we got home that afternoon, we built a fire, roasted marshmallows, made s'mores, and watched the Auburn/LSU game on Joe's mini iPad.

The weather was cool and pleasant.  Sunday Judy made chili and we enjoyed it outside by the lake with a campfire.  It was a good weekend.  Monday we all headed home.

We took our camper in to be fixed on Tuesday and on Thursday we headed to Atlanta for Amelia's Fall Break.  I love retirement!!!

The End!