On the Road back to Georgia 9/20 to 9/29

 We left Hart Ranch on Sunday the 20th. Saying goodbye to everyone was tough, but we'll see them next year.  

We headed first to Buffalo, WY.   We love that area in the Bighorns.  We stayed at the Deer Park Campground for two nights, so that we could take the loop through the Bighorns.  We stopped in Ten Sleep for lunch - the saloon is closed on Mondays, so we tried the Coyote Cafe next door.  Good burger, and they had a patio for a beautiful fall day.

Main Street Ten Sleep

Patio at the Coyote Cafe

Then we headed to Pine Bluffs, WY and stayed one night at Harvest Host Pine Bluffs Distillery.  What a great place (after driving the washboard road to get there!).   We bought LOTS of Vodka and Bourbon (all made with local grains) to give to the kids as gifts when we get home.  Great stay!   Mike has rigged up an inverter for one bank of outlets, and it worked great.

Camped out at the Pine Bluffs Distillery

From there we headed to North Platte, and met the Ralstons, Whites, and Wilkinsons for supper.  We had a good visit, but forgot to get pictures!

On the way to Oklahoma, we passed through Abilene, Kansas. We stayed two nights - I wanted to see the Eisenhower Library, but it was closed due to Covid.  Instead, we walked around the grounds (beautiful), saw the Greyhound Hall of Fame (!) (many greyhound breeders in Kansas; who knew!), and Old Abilene town.  It was fun, the RV park wasn't fancy but was nice.

Eisenhower's boyhood home

Chapel where Ike and Mamie are buried

 

Ginger the retired greyhound.  Interesting and hokey museum!

From there we headed to Jay, Oklahoma.  We're trying out RPI parks along the way to see if we want to renew our membership next year.   We stayed at Pine Island RV Resort, which was tucked away far out in the country overlooking a big lake.  This is all Cherokee Nation land, and I chose this park because it had sewer hookups.  The other one (Eagles Landing) in Grove looked nicer as we drove by, but hookups weren't guaranteed.

We are so spoiled at Hart Ranch!   This place was ok, but the sites were overgrown, uneven (we used all of our leveling blocks under the wheels and jacks), and there was trash on the hillsides all over.  They also evidently don't have any rules about keeping stuff around your camper, so some of the full time sites were pretty junky.

Our spot was overlooking the lake

From Jay we drove to Shirley, AR, and stayed at the Golden Pond RV Park. This is also an RPI park, owned by a nice young family.  They are mainly Coast to Coast, and are striving to make this a C2C Premier park.  They have a lot of full timers renting sites by the month here, and some of the spots look a little junky, but the spot we're on is nice. 

September 2020

 I can't believe it's September 20th already!   We left Hart Ranch today, but in the meantime, had a lot of fun with friends.

September 12th was my last day of work at the Front Desk - and what a day!  But when I got home I found this waiting for me, from dear, dear Sally.  It's a shame you can't see the light colored pen ink on the back, as those are all quotes from me over the years.

Then we had friends Lyle and Sally, and Dot and Roger over for Happy Hour. It was a little chilly that evening, and wind out of the south, so Mike set up our seating area around the fire behind the rig.

Then we had Anne and Tim over to do omelettes in a bag for supper one evening. Now wind is coming from the north, so we had to set up in front of the camper.  With a really red neck wind break (notice the tarp).  Mike and Tim getting the pot ready.

Last, our neighbor (and fellow Front Desk gal) Carol and Dan's granddaughter, Charlie, really followed Mike around.  Every day she'd come over and at the door would say "Sue, where's Mike?".  Of course he was usually golfing!   He would give her lots of golf balls, and take her in the golf cart to go find them.  We gave her a stuffed puppy on Saturday morning, and so she and the puppy and Mike had to take a little ride. She's too cute!