I was awake shortly after 5:30 after a really good night sleep. Dean wasn't far behind, he came downstairs just as the coffee was ready to pour! We enjoyed our coffee and I spent a good part of the morning working on the blog post for yesterday.
At 7:30 or so, we went for an early morning walk on the nature trail here at Bernice State Park. It is a mile if you walk to the end of the trail and back to the start again, plus there are additional steps to and from the start of the trail to our site.
I took quite a few pictures so be prepared:
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| The geese - all in a row! |
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| Start of the trail |
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| We walked up to the lookout area. |
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| This is what we saw! |
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| Another bridge over a small waterway |
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| We noticed several birdhouses throughout the nature trail |
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| Another area you can climb - we passed on it. |
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| On our way back to our campsite |
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| So pretty! |
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| Bernice bridge |
When we returned we had our shakes. After doing the dishes, I suggested we go to Walmart to get a few groceries. We quickly gathered the things we needed and headed back to our campsite.
I had another list of things I wanted to take care of this morning so we can enjoy the rest of our time here. I needed an appointment for a hair cut, so that was done. We'll get back on the 17th of July, and I'll go in that afternoon. Jaxson's birthday is Thursday and we needed to get him a present, so Walmart helped us out there. Fortunately I was able to find a couple of things he likes. Next was making some camping reservations. When we leave here we are making some stops around Kansas, three different locations, in fact. We now have reservations for all of those.
By the time I had finished all of that it was time for lunch. We cleaned the refrigerator out today - I had leftovers from a couple nights ago, Dean had a sandwich, deviled eggs, baked beans, strawberries and canteloupe. The refrigerator looks empty now. I washed all of the containers up after lunch and it's a good thing I did it right away.
Later, Dean went up to work on the stool - the valve has been sticking - and that is when he discovered we do not have any water. Remember I told you it was leaking when we arrived and they were going to fix it when this site is empty? Well, that didn't happen - they fixed it today. Dean said when one of the park employees showed up, they said, just have them move! Uh, I don't think so. The people in this site yesterday left in the morning, according to the park host, and we didn't get set up in the spot until around 4:00 - plenty of time to fix it. Fortunately, the park host told the employe, "They can't move - every site is booked this week." Whew!!!! It probably took them about an hour to repair it the proper way. I'm thankful they were able to repair it and there was not an option for us to move. What a nuisance that would be. Besides no telling where we might have been moved to, while here, we have one of the most shaded spots in the park. Much of the park has full sun or limited shade a good part of the day.
We noticed earlier this morning, a few rows over from us, a guy had cut the reflective material to go on the outside of his slide - both sides and the roof. They had full sun on the slide, so I can only imagine how warm it must have been.
Later in the afternoon we went outside to sit. Before we went back inside our view from our big window inside was blocked not by 1, but 3 different RV's that moved in south of us. There is only a bit of an area where we can see the water now from inside. Thankfully, we were able to enjoy it for awhile!! We can move our chairs to the back of Bentley and still have a nice view. It was really hot outside later this afternoon and evening. We retreated back to the AC. Yes, we are wimps!
I started today's blog when we came inside. We had talked about going somewhere to eat when we didn't know how long it would take to fix the water leak, but since they finished it much quicker than we expected I decided to make a sausage pizza in our cast iron skillet on the grill. It's our favorite way to have pizza. It takes no time to put it together, then we let the grill do its magic for about 15 minutes. Simple, easy and delicious meal.
After dinner we went back outside to sit for awhile, but it was just too hot. We should have waited until a little later and the sun had set more - not that it was hitting us, but the air cools down quicker by the water. After we came inside, neither of us wanted to go back out.
I want to get a blackberry cobbler made tomorrow. My blackberries are still holding up, but they need to be used. I forgot to get a pie crust at Walmart. There is a Dollar General just a mile or so down the road, but their freezers were practically empty. They are bringing in new groceries according to the signs. Dean reminded me of the little store at the intersecton just east of DG, so we headed there next. They had just what I wanted. I will make it early tomorrow morning. I can't wait!
It's been a great day and I hope each of you have as well! Just a reminder, I love hearing from you, if you would like to leave a comment.
By the time I had finished all of that it was time for lunch. We cleaned the refrigerator out today - I had leftovers from a couple nights ago, Dean had a sandwich, deviled eggs, baked beans, strawberries and canteloupe. The refrigerator looks empty now. I washed all of the containers up after lunch and it's a good thing I did it right away.
Later, Dean went up to work on the stool - the valve has been sticking - and that is when he discovered we do not have any water. Remember I told you it was leaking when we arrived and they were going to fix it when this site is empty? Well, that didn't happen - they fixed it today. Dean said when one of the park employees showed up, they said, just have them move! Uh, I don't think so. The people in this site yesterday left in the morning, according to the park host, and we didn't get set up in the spot until around 4:00 - plenty of time to fix it. Fortunately, the park host told the employe, "They can't move - every site is booked this week." Whew!!!! It probably took them about an hour to repair it the proper way. I'm thankful they were able to repair it and there was not an option for us to move. What a nuisance that would be. Besides no telling where we might have been moved to, while here, we have one of the most shaded spots in the park. Much of the park has full sun or limited shade a good part of the day.
We noticed earlier this morning, a few rows over from us, a guy had cut the reflective material to go on the outside of his slide - both sides and the roof. They had full sun on the slide, so I can only imagine how warm it must have been.
Later in the afternoon we went outside to sit. Before we went back inside our view from our big window inside was blocked not by 1, but 3 different RV's that moved in south of us. There is only a bit of an area where we can see the water now from inside. Thankfully, we were able to enjoy it for awhile!! We can move our chairs to the back of Bentley and still have a nice view. It was really hot outside later this afternoon and evening. We retreated back to the AC. Yes, we are wimps!
I started today's blog when we came inside. We had talked about going somewhere to eat when we didn't know how long it would take to fix the water leak, but since they finished it much quicker than we expected I decided to make a sausage pizza in our cast iron skillet on the grill. It's our favorite way to have pizza. It takes no time to put it together, then we let the grill do its magic for about 15 minutes. Simple, easy and delicious meal.
After dinner we went back outside to sit for awhile, but it was just too hot. We should have waited until a little later and the sun had set more - not that it was hitting us, but the air cools down quicker by the water. After we came inside, neither of us wanted to go back out.
I want to get a blackberry cobbler made tomorrow. My blackberries are still holding up, but they need to be used. I forgot to get a pie crust at Walmart. There is a Dollar General just a mile or so down the road, but their freezers were practically empty. They are bringing in new groceries according to the signs. Dean reminded me of the little store at the intersecton just east of DG, so we headed there next. They had just what I wanted. I will make it early tomorrow morning. I can't wait!
It's been a great day and I hope each of you have as well! Just a reminder, I love hearing from you, if you would like to leave a comment.
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