Tooth and Nail Saga

We arrived in Auburn, AL and checked in at Auburn RV Park at Leisuretime Campground.  We like this location as it is convenient to our sons, vet, and doctor.  The owners are nice and we can often get a spot right on the creek.  We arrived and the vet took Katy (our old cat) in for surgery to remove two abscessed teeth.   The surgery went well and we stayed an extra day just to make sure. The weather was nice so we rode our bikes to Chewacla State Park and hiked in to see the waterfalls.  This is a great area for mountain biking and day hikes and it had been 30 years since we had been there.

We were planning to attend a friend’s retirement party early March in Biloxi, MS, so we headed south to spend some time at Gulf Shores, AL before the event.  My family vacationed in Gulf Shores as a small child back in the 1960’s and it has been a long time since I was there.  The Gulf Shores State Park is a true gem with a few hundred RV/camp sites, recreation facilities and miles of beach and trails to explore.  We biked trails and walked on some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.  The local dining featured gulf shrimp and grouper prepared southern style.  Excellent.

  After a few days in Gulf Shores, we headed over to Mobile.  My cousin is opening a new store there and we wanted to visit him.  We also looked up Laney and Karen Hester some friends that had relocated there from Maryland.  Laney said he had plenty of room for us to park The Bus in his driveway overnight.  We thanked him and headed over to his house.  We try to tell people how big The Bus is, but I don’t think all the dimensions register until we roll up.  The Bus sits 13 feet tall, is 8.5 feet wide, 40 feet long, and weighs 30,000 lbs.  You really need a large open driveway with a wide turn in off the road to accommodate it.  We blocked the road for a while until we could figure out how to back it into his driveway that was so tight on each side we could not put the slides out once we got parked.  It worked out ok as our floor plan allows for access to the bedroom and bath even with the slides retracted.  We spent the afternoon visiting my cousin and talking about his new business.  That evening we had dinner with Laney and Karen then enjoyed chatting in their beautiful home. 

The next morning we departed Mobile and drove to the Keesler AFB FamCamp in Biloxi, MS.  The folks here were very friendly with many retired military folks still wintering in the FamCamp.  We explored Biloxi and Gulfport, as Pattie had never been there.  We are not into gambling so the casinos are of no interest.  I was able to connect with some old Air Force battle buddies and roast our friend who is retiring.  We enjoyed a cigar and taste of Scotch as is customary when folks celebrate life and tell war stories. 

From Biloxi, we headed to Tuscaloosa to assist my mother who was having minor surgery on her toenail.  We typically stay in Sunrise RV Park in Tuscaloosa as it is convenient to mom’s house.  The park itself is basic gravel with concrete pad and hook up near the interstate.  Again, location near mom makes it attractive. 

Once mom recovered, it was back to Auburn for a follow-up appointment for Katy.  Her surgery is healing nicely and she is back to her hissing and biting old self.  Wait, is that the cat or mom?  Anyway, both are recovering just fine. As a bonus, we carried our sons a fresh batch GrandNan cookies that were quickly devoured.

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