A Different Road

Coker, Alabama

Weather: low 50 degrees, high 68 degrees, light showers early, mostly cloudy skies

Carolyn had a small vertigo attack last night. She was still feeling the effects this morning so we decided that the best thing to do was stay at home so she could recover. For those of you who have never suffered with this problem, thank your lucky stars. This problem makes Carolyn dizzy, sick at her stomach, and gives her headaches. By the end of today, she was starting to feel a little better.

I went for my morning walk, but walked a different route than I normally do. The city of Northport has a nice walking trail that uses the top of the levees that protect the city from floods by the Black Warrior River. The walking trail measures two miles in length, following the river for that distance. That is the trail I usually walk on, but sometimes, I get tired of seeing the same scenery all the time. This morning, I walked from the parking lot down to the dam and locks on the river, back to the parking lot, then over to the ball fields developed by the city. I guess it's like what makes us like to travel. Seeing new places and meeting new people. That's what this RVing life is about for us.

Our new computer is a HP Pavilion notebook with a 17-inch screen. So far, it has served us well. The biggest shortcoming the new computer has is that it does not have enough USB ports for all the stuff that we need to use from time to time. Currently, we have a wireless mouse plugged into one port, an external backup hard drive plugged into another port, and the AT&T air card plugged into the third port. If we want to use the printer, we have to disconnect something to free up a port. Sometimes, that's a little inconvenient. Today, I found a four port USB hub on sale at the WalMart Mall for $9.00. Using the four port hub gives us three more USB connections, and a lot more convenience.

We still have the old HP laptop that stopped working in November, which prompted us to buy the new one. I was able to get the old computer working by reloading the operating system, and we keep it up to date in case the new one gives us problems. Even though it's more than six years old, it still does the job if we need it. It's nice to have the spare.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Decatur, Alabama: Home Of America’s First Wave Pool

Not all who wander are lost.