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sleepy

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Posted: 03/18/14 10:22pm

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I hope that you enjoyed something of our month chasing memories. We had a good time, read a lot... but most important... we avoided medical facilities for more than 30 days.

It is your turn...

Sleepy

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Posted: 03/19/14 04:34am

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We all look, Sleepy & Janet. 300,000 hits?

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Posted: 03/19/14 11:47am

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Seeing the photo of the CCC sign reminded me that my father served in the CCC for several years. I always like the stuff they built.... very rustic and substantial. Those guys either built or laid the groundwork for many of the places we all like to visit.

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Posted: 03/20/14 04:29am

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Sleepy and Janet - beautiful report. I felt like I was riding along with you.

I need to become bolder about being independent of campgrounds. I would like to do as you two do, but have been too timid or unimaginative. Thanks for your example.

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jmckelvy wrote:

Not to hijack this wonderful thread, but many of the young men in the '30s were employed by the CCC. I wonder what the participation rate would be if programs like the CCC and WPA were offered today?

Here is a certificate my dad received for "Dry Rock Construction" in Cody, Wyoming.

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Posted: 03/22/14 09:59pm

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Happy Anniversary Chet & Janet!! Hope you two have a wonderful day! [emoticon]

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sleepy

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Posted: 03/24/14 04:15pm

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jamminalong wrote:

Happy Anniversary Chet & Janet!! Hope you two have a wonderful day! [emoticon]

Thank you... Our 51st Wedding Anniversary... Celebrated down in the Bayou at Pat's Fishermans Wharf in Henderson, LA.

Janet had a very nice Filet Mignon...

I had Crawfish Bisque and 2 pounds of boiled Mud Bugs (crawfish) with corn on the cob and a potato... all spiced up with the best cajun spice ever. It took a big glass of ice water and 2 beers to keep the heat from the spice to a tolerable level.

Then, it got cold in Lake Charles last night... 51 years and cuddling (don't tell Janet, I cut back on the PlatCat vented heater a little). We'll hang here for a couple of days... more Cajun food... it is the season, and I don't want to miss it.

We agree with our friend Silversand... we have to stay below I-10 for a while to stay out of the cold... the weather looks cool and wet all the way to Brownsville.

Thanks to all for the nice comments... and I'm glad that some of you had your memories tweeked... like those caused by Janets picture of the CCC program.

Sleepy

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Posted: 03/25/14 09:52am

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We are still in Lake Charkes, LA. We got a mile and a half walk in yesterday evening... finished a good book and started another.

It was 47°F overnight.... with hard winds... today it's up to 67°F at 10:45 AM... why do I mention this... It is snowing at home and a weather bomb is forcast for the east coast of Floriday, Ga. SC, etc... with snow... and the northeast is expecting Hurricane force winds along withtheir winter weather.

All in all... makes this area tropical.

We have seen very few RV's... most with Quebec plates. We did see truck campers heading north on two ocassions... one of them flashed his lights in return for our greetings.

I hope that all of you are planning to get out soon.

There will be a few pictures later...

Sleepy and Janet

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Posted: 03/26/14 06:06pm

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Have you ever noticed...

When you find a spot to park overnight in a 2 mile section of possibilities that someone will decide to snuggle their Class C up againest your camper.

Now we look like a gypsy camp instead of a lone camper just parked.

I suppose that they think there is safety in numbers...

I don't think so... I don't know them... I'm never going to put us in harms way to protect someone I don't know... they could be the meth lab or truckers delight that we need protected from.