We Are Happy Campers!

We are in our happy place -  Cloud 9 Ranch in Caulfield, MO. 

 We left Thursday morning, stopped in Tallahassee to have lunch with my sister,  Faith and brother-in-law Len at Hopkins Eatery and a great visit, then on to Fountain, FL and spent the night at Pine Lake RV Park, an RPI park. 

Friday morning we got an early start as it was 6 hours to the next stop.  We have a talent for turning a 6 hour trip into 8 hours on a regular basis.  We stopped at a roadside stand for fresh tomatoes and oranges,  Don Walker's Western Wear in Troy, AL where Gene found a new shirt (he was looking for Wrangler jeans - black, but none in his size),  Sikes & Kohn in Pine Level, AL where he bought new Carhartt work gloves,  gas in Montgomery where the pump showed 35 gallons pumped (not so, our tank only holds 31 gallons and we weren't even on empty).  When he questioned the clerk, he was given a  small refund.  He called BP & Circle K to report gas pump fraud.  There's no telling how many people haven't noticed  the discrepancy.

We finally arrived at Hidden Cove RV Resort, another RPI, in Arley, AL at 4:00 p.m.  We settled in for the evening & the air conditioner cut off three times.  Gene switched to the 50 amp outlet and we had no further problems.

Saturday was a short drive - only 3 hours, which we turned into four and a half.  We stopped in Russellville, AL at Jack's for lunch, then Dollar General.  In Corinth, MS we stopped for gas at the
Chevron station for $1.89 per gallon.  We arrived at Big Buck RV Park in Hornsby, TN at 3:00.  Gene went to the Lodge to watch TV and I went to bed early.

Sunday was another long day.  We drove through Memphis, crossed the Mississippi River into Arkansas, and finally into Missouri.  Although we have traveled Hwy 63 before, Gene said he didn't
remember there being so many curves and hills.  It was tedious for him (and me), but we made it to Cloud 9 safe and sound by 3:15.  We found a perfect spot in Wilder Springs campground which looks out onto the stream.

Yesterday Gene set up the screen room, put the hammock and my chair in there, put out the awning and moved the picnic table under it.  I put the tablecloth on it and spent the rest of the day relaxing, reading and watching the water flow by.  At 4:00, I heard a splash & looked across the stream to see a doe and her two fawns drinking from the stream.  This morning I saw the groundhog that lives in the brush by the stream.  Ah, yes, this is truly my happy place.