Head West not so young Man

[texasjohn]

OK, you bested me....been a native Texan for all my life...is this redundant??...and never heard of these folks...their main charity seems to be Alzheimer's...and there they are, just up the road in Waco!!

 

[Larro Darro]

Larro, the land here is right at the water's edge, very low lying for a ways out. Would flood very easily. Any floods in your stories? :thumbsup:

There is a good sized hill near Chicod Creek. Another reason I picked it as a location. But there is a flood. A slow moving front stalls out up the river from them dumping lots of rain, and a steady brisk ESE wind pushes water from the Sound into the river, backing it up. They test the fugitive tracking mettle of their Bloodhound Beagle mixed {female} dog by taking her through the flooded cypress swamps in a canoe. Like the good guys in fiction have always done, they manage to get their man.

Larro

 

[daugen]

Emerald Isle, on the beach in NC.
now this is sure a change of scenery. Emerald Isle NC. Very nice rv resort, already hit the beach, put my feet in the water, not too bad,
and am enjoying this park like setting. Bit of a hike to the beach with a chaise lounge, they do a big golf cart rental business here.
Maybe I'll put my thumb out...
Three days here, my vacation within a vacation.

The wind is blowing off the ocean, it's cool, low humidity, bright blue day, just gorgeous. And when I walked down their nicely crafted wooden walkway to the beach, the first look was worth it. I opened all the windows in the motorhome and just enjoyed the breeze.

 

[wngsprd]

Beautiful beaches there - enjoy! I'm surprised to see so many people on the beach on a weekday in April (in the seagull photo).

 

[daugen]

Beautiful beaches there - enjoy! I'm surprised to see so many people on the beach on a weekday in April (in the seagull photo).

while there was almost no one on "our" beach, down the way it was pretty crowded, all apparently from the other rv park.
Still Spring Break for some? There were teenage kids throwing footballs in several spots.

and I found a tractor picture, at the last stop in Washington, the rig they use to keep their sandy roads in smooth condition.

 

[Pixguy]

The kids in the northeast are on school vacation this week so you may get some of those families.

Looking great, enjoying the pix. :thumbsup:

 

[sodamo]

Looks like same tractor in the tent pic

Nice beach, enjoy your vacation within vacation.

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[Larro Darro]

Good looking pictures Drew. I liked the bread {panel} truck camper. That looks like something i could afford.

Larro

 

[daugen]

Good looking pictures Drew. I liked the bread {panel} truck camper. That looks like something i could afford.

Larro

Larro, I really did a double take when I walked down to the "primo" spots right in front of gazebo going to the beach. There were two plain white converted bread trucks, right in front. I wasn't sure if they were workmen building the gazebo, which was being totally rebuilt and will be very pretty when it's done,looking out over the ocean. Or were they exercising the constitutional right to be counted and their money works too...many parks would not let them in whatsoever, some of these places, none so far... get pretty snooty. It is not uncommon for upmarket parks to have a ten year or newer rule. Which is ridiculous if you pull in with a twelve year old Prevost. Would the restaurant car parker refuse to park a twelve year old Rolls Royce?
Frankly, I think if the rv is big and clean and shiny it will likely get in. Personally I like the equal opportunity situation here.
I've done the fancy marina/yacht club routine and the pretentiousness is amusing.
I'll check on the bread vans today and see if they are still there.

If one is able to back up, which I can't do easily, there were spots for big rigs down close too.

I had a hard time coming in. The lady at the desk saw me run my finger down the lanes on the map, go down here, turn in from this direction, etc. Yup, yup. Nope. Went down one lane the wrong way, could not for the life of me figure out why the idiots who designed the park didn't put site numbers on both sides, for pull thrus. Of course they did not want idiots like me to come in from the wrong direction, get set up, have the manager come up, and with amazing sensitivity and tact tell me it would be easier to hook up if I pulled in from the other direction. Now, in my defense, I was the first one in this line and couldn't see how others were parked. So realizing I was set up backwards, probably to the amusement of others watching me, I got it all turned around again, set up, and it worked out fine.
Normally they guide folks in, because the road layout here does not have arrows or frankly very good signage. But the manager was off helping someone else, and then came to check on me. And came back several hours later to make sure I was doing ok. Very nice.

I found the manual for the rv gps, and no wonder, it's a quick guide, I have to go online to get the real manual. "refer to manual for additional settings". I sure will.

Am parked under the "first tree back". It's bent over from the wind, looks like bonsai actually, will take a pic later. This spot is really very pretty; you come in, wind around some treed areas, then head towards the beach and the ground goes up to a point, then drops again down to the next big rise which are the dunes. So interestingly, at the beach, I have hills to walk. Well, inclines...and it's good exercise for sure.

I went looking for a beach hat yesterday and only came up with a straw hat that would fit my fat head, a 7 3/4+. None of the one size fits all ever fits. So that is my sole need for today, and maybe some flip flops, and a reason to drive up the island and check things out. Seems less crowded than LBI (Long Beach Island) for you non NJ'ites. I just have to think though in the summer this area is equally full.

I had a close friend who almost lost his life on this beach two years ago from rip tide. Pulled him right in and he's a strong guy.
So while I might go jump in just for pure foolishness, and likely get very cold, I'm sure not going far out. No lifeguards, big swim at your own risk signs everywhere. Maybe that's why there were so many people on the beach down a ways, bet they had a lifeguard.
Another mystery of life to resolve today. These are the tough ones...

and yes, that was the same tractor in the previous pic. I thought it was a Ford but it was a newer New Holland CUT that had not seen a shed since new. Might be hard to find some tractors today...

oh, headed for the Bogue fishing pier, which I can see from here. Long, long pier out into the ocean.
Will walk out there and take pics looking back.

 

[daugen]

Bogue Fishing Pier, Emerald Isle, NC
fun walk out to the end, lot of fathers out with their sons fishing, I assume on school break
One guy caught a blowfish, but otherwise a quiet time on the pier.
Local houses are pretty, I drove out to the end of the island thinking there would be a park or observation area there. Nope.
Wall to wall houses. Lot of real estate awfully close to the ocean. And even truly right on the beach parking for a rv park, smaller stuff, located right at the shore end of the fishing pier. What a view out one's window...

Headed to the beach for another hour or so dose, slathered up with spf 50. Going to pick more shells.

oops, JD 5200, best I could do today. both my camera's autofocus seem to not do well in intense sunlight. Another manual to read...