Long Day

Livingston, Louisiana

Weather: low 24 degrees in Elkmont, Alabama, high 60 degrees in Livingston, Louisiana, clear skies

Both of us were awake by 0430 hours this morning, and as we planned, we were on the road by 0530 hours. It was dark and cold! Luckily, we had planned for an early departure, so most of our preparations were done last night. Still, I thought my hands were going to freeze by the time we pulled out, even though I was wearing gloves.

The early start helped us with light traffic, and since it was a holiday weekend, there was not any ongoing construction work. Normally, we don't like long driving days, but we knew that we wanted to make the trip in two days, versus our normal three, so we pushed on until we had driven about 485 miles. We stopped in Livingston, Louisiana, for the night, early enough for me to see the Florida Gators get their rear ends kicked by the Florida State Seminoles. Thank goodness this long season is finally over for Florida. Just wait until next year!

After setting up in our RV space, Carolyn immediately got busy in the kitchen, preparing spaghetti. I was ready to go find something for supper, but was glad she fixed what she did. I did not look forward to going out.

The evening ended early for us, as we looked forward to getting to Bay City, Texas tomorrow. While in Bay City, we'll visit our daughter Lori and her family, and also my brother Terrell and his wife Kathy. Kathy is recovering from hip replacement surgery, and we hear she's doing well. In addition, we'll be looking for little things for the new home base, like linens, dishes, etc. That will save us time when we go back to Elkmont and get the home base ready for the holidays.

That's about it from here. Drive, drive, and more drive.

More later, be safe.

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