Location: Kodiak, AK
It’s been a long time since the last blog. We had a good fall and winter, then took a spring vacation that lasted longer than originally planned because of Covid-19 travel restrictions. We are back in Kodiak getting the boat ready to put back into the water. We'll use the next few blogs to get up to date on our travels and adventures. All is well and we hope everyone is taking care of themselves and respecting the lives of others.
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| Seabiscuit on the hard, Kodiak, Alaska |
October 5 - 11, 2019 - Kodiak, Alaska: We spent the week winterizing the boat, doing projects and enjoying our last few days in Kodiak.
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| The Kodiak Quilt Show |
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The Kodiak Quilt Show
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| Dave pressure washing the hull |
October 12-15, 2019 - Kodiak to Alabama: Saturday we flew from Kodiak to Seattle via Anchorage. We spent the night in Seattle then on Sunday flew to Pensacola, Florida via DFW. We landed in Pensacola, rented a car and drove up to the farm in Alabama. We spent the next few days getting the truck and trailer ready for our RV Trip.
October 16-18, 2019 - Alabama to Little Rock, Arkansas:
On Wednesday the 16th, we left the farm and drove to Seminary, MS where we camped for the night at Okatoma Resort.
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| Camping spot at Okatoma RV park |
Thursday we drove from Mississippi to W. Monroe, Louisiana. We stayed the night at Landry's Vineyard, a Harvest Host location. We set up the trailer then went into the tasting room. Delicious wine and we purchased a few bottles.
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Parked amongst the trees at Landry's Vineyard.
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Friday, we headed north towards Little Rock, Arkansas. We stopped for lunch at a small roadside cafe. About an hour later, I looked out my side mirror and saw smoke and one of the trailer tires at a weird angle. We pulled off the highway into an abandoned gas station to check it out. We found that the wheel bearing had failed and was separated from the axle. We called for roadside assistance and set up to wait for help to arrive.
October 19 - 25, 2019 - Branson, Missouri:
Our original plan was to take the trailer up to Branson, Missouri where I would meet my mom, Louise, plus Barbara and Marilyn for our annual fall trip. With the trailer broken down, we had to come up with plan B. We rented a car and I drove up to Branson, while Dave stayed in Little Rock to do trailer repairs.
We were kept very busy in Branson, with lots of performances and shows on our schedule. An overview of our schedule is as follows:
- Sunday, Oct. 20: Hotel check-in, Supper, Introductions and Schedule review
- Monday, Oct. 21: Welcome Lecture, Morning Tea with DeeDee Lennon of the Lennon Sisters and Bill Lennon, Lunch, Fiddler Lecture & Demonstration, Afternoon Show (We sent to see Legends in Concert), Dinner and Entertainment at the hotel.
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| Fiddler demonstration with Nathan Agdeppa and Dean Church |
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| Folk music with Nancy and Mike Micham |
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| Louise, Barbara and Marilyn on the nature trail at Top of the Rock |
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| Water fall on the nature trail |
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| Lennon/Cathcart Trio |
Meanwhile, back in Little Rock, Dave got the trailer wheel repaired and moved into Maumelle Corp of Engineers Campground, on the Arkansas River. He spent the week replacing the other wheel bearings and brakes on the trailer so that we had a complete new set. There was a seven day limit for staying in the campground, so at the end of the week Dave moved to Burns Park Campground in North Little Rock. I met him there after returning from Branson.
October 26-31, 2019 - Little Rock, AR to Alabama:
We stayed the weekend at Burns Park then moved back across the river to Maumelle. The Maumelle campground had nice level campsites with lots of space, and we needed a few more days to finish the trailer repairs.
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| View of the Arkansas River from a trail at Maumelle campground. |
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| Dave replacing the last wheel bearing, hub and brake assembly. |
Tuesday, October 29 - Little Rock, AR to Indianola, MS
Time to leave Arkansas. We hit the road and headed east towards Mississippi. We arrived in Indianola mid-afternoon and set up camp at the B. B. King Museum, another Harvest Host site. We checked in, then spent the rest of the afternoon touring the museum. It's a great place with lots of interactive exhibits, videos and music exhibits. Highly recommended if you are ever in that area of Mississippi.
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| B with Lucille, in front of the B. B. King Museum, Indianola, MS |
Wednesday, October 30 - Indianola, MS to Cullman, AL
We continued our journey east this morning and drove to Goat Island Brewing in Cullman, Alabama. This is another Harvest Host site and we set up the trailer behind the brewery. We went inside to sample the beer. Dave liked the Hippieweizen the best and I liked the Oktoberfest.
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| Beer sampler at Goat Island Brewing, Cullman, AL |
Thursday, October 31, Cullman, AL to Sweetpea Farm, AL:
Our last day on the road for this trip. We drove south through the rain from Cullman to the farm and arrived early afternoon. We unloaded the trailer and settled in to do some farm work.
November 1 - November 28, 2019 - Sweetpea Farm, AL:
We had a lot of work to do on the farm. This summer was one of the driest since 1984 and the drought killed a lot of trees. We needed to take those down along with the regular farm maintenance chores. Instead of boring you with the blah, blah, blah, we'll let the pictures tell the story.
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| Two does coming out to feed. |
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| The tractor and bush hog set-up near a downed tree. |
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| Dave using the chain saw to take down a dead tree. |
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| Dave and Charles moving tree trunks out of the woods to use for lumber. |
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| Dave trimming tree limbs. |
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| New front brakes for the International pick-up. |
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| Dave getting down from the tractor. |
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| B next to the trailer, ready for the next RV trip. |
Until next time...
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