Exploring Collierville Tennessee

Collierville Tennessee. . .site of the Battle of Collierville

can be explored by walking the Civil War Trail in Collierville. . .

the park in the center of town was lovely. . .

as a painter, I can always appreciate a great mural. . .

more pics. .

		Collierville TN VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

We are about 45 minutes from everything,

so this about all the sightseeing we’ve done.

We are enjoying the park and the peace. . .

’til next time,

Janice and Dave

A Better Travel Day–Mississippi to Tennessee

only four hours on the road today. . .the only bit of drama. . .

Dave was not a fan of Tennessee State Road 4’s

narrow lanes and nonexistent shoulders. ..

fortunately, that only lasted about an hour.
I was trying to tell him to just take his half out in the middle. . .

oncoming traffic could squeeze by. . .right!

No problems. . .he did great!

and here we are. . .all settled in to

a beautiful spot in a beautiful park in Tennessee. . .

too bad we're "campin'". . .and "rougin' it". . .ha ha! 

Only 30 amp service and no sewer. . .whaaaaat. . .JK! 

We're lovin' it just fine. . .it's a lovely 64*. . .

we can sleep with the windows open. . .no worries. . .

just gotta go easy on the water usage,

(I made the supreme sacrifice,

and went to the bath house for my shower. . .gasp)

so we don't hafta go to the dump station. . .UGH!

it’s Thousand Trails Cherokee Landing Campground

and it is a beautiful property. . .

but let me tell you. . .

Campground is the exact right term for it. . .

It is NOT set up for big rigs. . .AT ALL!

There are about 10 FHU sites, that anything over 30 feet

could get into. . .and maybe 20 – 30 Water and Electric only 30 AMP sites

that would work for anything bigger.

We drove around after we got set up,

and as best as I could tell. . .most of the sites here

would be better suited to a pop up. . .


However. . .with all that said,

it is a stunningly beautiful property,

and well worth a short stay,

unless you can snag one of the FHU sites. . .

the dogwoods are in full bloom. . .just fabulous!

We will be here for five nights. . .so we’ll get in some sightseeing tomorrow.

’Til then

Janice and Dave

RV Tip of the Day

a great article about tire safety

RV Tire Safety Blog

An Uneventful Travel Day–Texas to Mississippi

we like Movietown RV Park for an overnight stay.. .

it’s within easy reach of I55 between Jackson and Memphis

I get 4G with 3 bars with Verizon. . .they have fairly good wifi,

and pull throughs. . .$28.50 with a Good Sam Discount

only one of THOSE moments. . .about an hour into our day.. .

crossing the Sabine River from Texas into Louisiana. 

There had been signs posted, but we thought

surely there would be another way around the bridge. . .NOT SO!

and there was absolutely nowhere big enough

for us to turn around without unhooking the toad. . .

so we pulled off before the bridge and contemplated our options. . .

we knew we could drive back about eight miles to Hwy 87 and cross

Toledo Bend Reservoir just out of Hemphill. . .

but the logging trucks were rolling across this bridge just fine,

and their smoke stacks seemed higher than our rig. . .right?

so we decided that the 12’ 3” was measured at the side braces,

and that as long as we stayed in the middle we would be fine. . .

AND WE WERE. . .I told Dave. . .go real slow,

that way. . .if we bump it, we can back up and turn around.

Now, please know, we would have never tried it,

had we not seen the large trucks crossing. . .

it was fine. . .we are 12’ 6”. . .we had plenty of clearance. . .

Charlotte Beaugez, one of our Cajun Friends,

said they are trying to keep Texans out. . .ha ha!

this is not a great pic, but this crop duster

seemed as though it flew RIGHT in front of this truck. . .

he crossed the highway before this truck got to him…

it seemed really, really close.. .maybe it was just an illusion. . .

and that was about it for our excitement.

Stopped and got fuel at Love’s in Tallulah. . .$3.92 for diesel

crossed the mighty Mississippi River

and rolled on in for our overnight stop. . .

off the road by three. . .supper cooked, done and finished for the day by five.. .

not too bad for a long travel day. . .

til next time,

Janice and Dave

RV TIP OF THE DAY

There is quite a discussion on the FaceBook Group

Full Time RV'ers

as to whether you can use your RV exactly the same as you do your S/B?

Quite the varied opinions abound. . .

what do you think?

We use ours as our home. . .

I cook big meals, bake bread and cookies. . .

we flush TP (trust me . . .that is a huge discussion. .  .LOL)

and. . .a new one to me. . .we drink the water out of the fresh water tank. . .

ours goes through our filter system, but evidently, some folks use the water from their 

fresh water tank only for bathing. . .hmmm. . .news to me!

Leaving Texas this morning

The family reunion on Saturday went great. . .lots of cousins,

nieces, nephews, and all the greats. . .got all my hugs in!

Jaden with his Great Aunt and Mommy and Daddy

Max, who took a dip in the pond,

just couldn’t understand why he wasn’t welcome amongst the folks. . .

 

and the older great nephews

rode this scooter the entire day.. .

I imagine they slept very well Saturday night. . .

Sunday, we moved over to Martin Dies State Park in Jasper,

so I could visit with these wonderful friends

before we leave for six months. . .

lots of good ‘eatin and great conversations

went on for two days

our very special midnight visitors

who managed to take down and clean out

the bird feeders. . .what can’ya say?

and of course a beautiful sunset over Lake Steinhagen. . .

 

we roll this morning, with plans to spend the night

just north of Jackson MS. .

a longer travel day than normal. . .so off we go. . .

see you there,

‘til then,

Janice and Dave

I Did it to Myself

I love landscaping. . .

I love Spring Cleanup. . .

I miss all of it now that we are RV’ing. . .

so. . .I told my brother and sis in law, that if they would host the

Williford Family Reunion 2014

we would come and help with the

Spring Yard Work and Landscaping. . .

Lord have mercy. . .

I forgot how BIG their yard is. . .looks good. . .right?

not to mention how out of shape we are. . .LOL!

we worked outside for two days. . .

then needed an entire third day to recuperate. . .

it was all worth it. .

 

Family Reunion Today

’til next time,

Janice and Dave

 

RV Tip of the Day

A Collection of Space Saving Ideas

and off we go. . .first stop. . .Orange TX

we were rolling before 9A. . .still not sure how THAT happened.

I have learned to not even turn on the computer on travel mornings. . .

and. . .we had unhooked everything, and put away all the

outside paraphernalia yesterday, in anticipation of expected rains. . .

that sped things way up this morning. . .

put in the slides. . .hook up the jeep. . .and off we go!

rolled into the Strouhal Tire Store real quick for a motorhome inspection. . .

wow. . .they are really set up for big rigs. . .I like this place a lot. . .

this will probably be our new go to place for MH tires and such. . .

did you know the inspection price for a MH is the same as for a car. . .$14.50. . .yaaa! 

Done. . .that was easy!

an easy drive of only about 100 miles followed. . .

two hours later. . .all set up for the next week!

not too bad. . .easy access to Interstate 10 and all the places we need to be for the week. . .

We have lots to do getting ready for my family’s reunion this weekend. . .

Looking forward to all the fun. . .

til next time,
Janice and Dave

 

RV’ing Tip of the Day

I wasn’t necessarily so crazy about “another social media site”

especially designed for RV’ers. . .but I hafta say. . .

this is a pretty cool place. . .check it out:
RV Village

Summer 2014 Trip. . .here we come

this is it. . .our last day at Thousand Trails Lake Conroe,

until we return sometime in the fall. . .late fall is my plan.

as a Texan, I feel absolutely obligated to show you this

field of bluebonnets located right outside the park’s gates. . .

and I would of course love to show you the dogwoods

that are blooming around the park. . .

they look like baby’s breath sprinkled out through the woods!

 

and seriously. . .that’s it. . .nothing exciting going on. . .

other than trip planning,

and as usual.. .the jello already been shaken,

and remolded at least three times, with,

I am sure, several more changes to come. . .we’ll see!

 

Hope you’ll check back next week,

should be a little more excitement.

 

Would love to hear all y’alls

travel plans. . .

I know friends are headed to California

to work at Mount Whitney. . .

the highest peak in the lower 48. . .

that sounds exciting,

and another couple are headed to West Yellowstone

to work in the very same gift shop

we worked in Summer 2010. . .

they are going to love every minute. . .

 

so leave a comment,

and tell us where you’re headed. . .

til then

Janice and Dave

 

RV Tip of the Day

Two different RV couples we know

have had issues with their refrigerators lately. . .

with summer coming on,

I thought this might be a helpful article:

RV Refrigerator is NOT COLD ENOUGH