It took us a while to get over the fact that we murdered a poor turkey and in return will have to pay a $1,000 dollar penance (deductible for our insurance). However,after taping up the inside of our windshield we made our way slowly on the back roads of Florida to Robertsdale Alabama for an overnight stay at a Passport America Park.
Wilderness RV Park is a modest park but at the low passport America rate it was the perfect stop for a one night stay. We didn’t really do anything while staying there and the next morning we hit the road again for another drive on mostly back roads to Ocean Springs Mississippi.
I snagged two nights at Davis Bayou Campground in the the Gulf Islands National Park in Mississippi. Somebody cancelled and we got lucky securing a site using our senior pass. This was a great location to visit the sights in this area but with rain coming through the area we didn’t really do much the first day.
Before the rain we did walk around some of the smaller trails in the park and found a neat little boardwalk pull-out where we saw a few baby alligators. We were unable to explore further as the clouds started rolling in so we headed back to the RV. We did go out for a hamburger and a cold beer while it rained so the day wasn’t a total loss.
The next day we went over to a trail called the Fontainebleau Trail in the Sandhill Crane National Park. The trail meandered through the typical pine/hardwood forest found in the southeast but it was great seeing all the signs of spring budding out. Most spectacular were the wild azaleas blooming like mad in the forest.
There were other plants blooming including the lyre sage, thistle, blackberries, black titi, flowering dogwood and other early bloomers. We were fascinated by the yellow galls on the sweetbay magnolias. We found one that pointed us in the right direction and another that had an uncanney face (thanks to some midge flies that landed to make the eyes). I love this time of the year when trees and bushes begin budding while the wildflowers and the brilliant greens of early spring also peek out.
It was a great hike but our two days ended forcing us to decide where to head next. After scouring the maps we decided that we would go to Bayou Segnette State Park south of New Orleans Louisiana and visit the city one more time. We will be there three nights and although the weather will be a little chilly, we are still looking forward to our stay there.
We are still dealing with insurance for the windshield repair and it is not moving as fast as I would have hoped… but such is life on our road of retirement…
NOTE: We are now at Bayou Segnette State Park and will leave here on Friday for a 15 night stay at Betty’s RV Park in Abbeville LA.
Great photos of Davis Bayou and Sandhill Crane NWR. We were recently there and enjoyed both. Sorry to hear about your windshield (yikes!) We also had a windshield problem (it had “popped out” from one corner and needed to be resealed). We just had the repair done in San Antonio at Iron Horse RV. But the glass guy they use owns Lightning Glass and is based in New Braunfels. He told us he travels up to 150 miles to do RV windshields. Very reliable guy who knows his stuff. His number is 830-606-5500 or 210-385- 7444. Email me if you want more info (kathrynghester@gmail.com). Give our regards to Betty when you get there. I think Dan and Merlene and Jim and Nanc wwill be there when you are, too. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteReally love Davis Bayou and Ocean Springs. If you've never been to the Walter Anderson Museum there, it's fantastic. Never heard of Sandhill Crane NP or maybe NWR. Great pictures from there. Love the face. You guys are really making time. We're having windshield troubles of our own.
ReplyDeleteA nice couple of travel days and hopefully you will get you new windshield soon. We have replaced the driver's side on out coach 2 times, but luckily have only a $100.00 deductible. First one was $900.00 in Tucson the second $1,500.00 on Ontario Canada.
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