On the Go with John and Jessie

Lovely campground, mostly tent campers. Max RV length 25′. Huzzah. Heavy rain in the afternoon cooled it to wonderful 70s for excellent sleeping.

I checked the weather in Gadsden driving off the interstate after a 20-minute delay on I-59 for road work – cloudy o rain for three days. Then I noticed the rainbow, which seemed out of place for the situation. Then it started to rain a bit. And by the time we got to the campground, it was heavy. We donned rain coats and ran into the office to register. Just as we got there, the lights went out. And the hail started. How to get into the gated park with no electricity? Umbrellas flying, plants knocked over, trees uprooted – a real doozy. 

We went to dinner at Top O’ the River – catfish! – to wait out the storm. Then back to River Country for a riverside site. Very pretty and quiet even though close to I-59. 

A quiet night awakened by birds other than Tico. And, of course, Tico. I checked on my current options trade (QQQ iron condor) and made a reservation at Crosby campground in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. John checked his mail and answered an rv yahoo group question about battery meters. Eventually we got it together to head out and get lunch at the Courtyard Cafe (meat and four) in quaint downtown Gadsden & next to  dinosaur and art museums! It looked like everyone in town was there. Fried green tomatoes!

Best beignets!

this is the heart of Cajun country. On Friday, we ate at Pont Breaux restaurant. The food was OK but the music – Lee Benoit – and dancing was great!

We stayed at the home of our friend and my Antioch classmate Penny. She came here from Brookhaven to work on the magnets for the Superconducting Super Collider. She has six cats – some friendly, some not.

We had to stop in Tucumcari – what a name! I just finished reading The dinosaur feather so the dinosaur museum was a natural especially for John, reader of the science Times.

On our way to Desoto TX. Special of the park – walk to water park with free tickets for guests of the RV Park.