2024 Spring Trip: Meaher SP, Spanish Fort, Alabama

 Saturday, 4/13:  223 miles and parked at the Lafayette KOA, Scott, Louisiana

I-610 out of Houston, then I-10.

Site 155

After checking in today, we discovered a hiccup.  The refrigerator had quit working and it's 85 degrees out.  Yikes.  We did the usual checks; fuses, breakers, etc, and they all seemed fine.  But there no power to the fridge at all.   We left phone messages at 2 mobile tech services, but neither one returned our call.  It's the weekend....GRRRRR.  What to do??  Everything is still quite cold, so we'll postpone any rash decisions and decide what to do in the morning.

Sunday, 4/14:

The KOA was kind enough to allow us to stay on the same site another night, so we booked it.  Then it was off to Walmart in nearby Lafayette this morning to buy a huge cooler and a compact freezer to hold us over.  By noon we had everything moved over and life is good again, although there is less room in the camper.   The freezer can be used at home in our garage while the cooler will become a storage and bench seat in the camper bedroom.

Monday morning we got a return call from Fun in the Sun RV Service.  They came right out and for $165 service call, labor and a 50 cent fuse, the fridge is back working again.  At least I know how to fix it next time.

That little orange 5 amp fuse on the bottom right of the circuit board was the culprit.

One of Louisiana's signature Cajun foods is boudin, and Scott, Louisiana claims to be the Boudin Capital of the world.  Boudin is traditionally a blend of cooked pork, rice, onions, peppers and seasonings stuffed into a sausage casing, although boudin makers today sometimes get creative with unusual fillings like seafood.  Billy's Boudin is right next to the campground, but we opted not to shop.  The fridge incident was enough money to spend this weekend.  :-) 

Monday, 4/15:  268 miles, parked at Meaher SP, Spanish Fort, Alabama

I-10, I-12 New Orleans bypass, then I-10 again to Battleship Parkway.

Site 59

Huge sites with view of Long Leaf Pines and Mobile Bay.

After the service call for the refrigerator, we were still able to get on the road by 10:00.  About a 4 hour drive and we pulled into the state park at 2:00.  I was nervous exiting I-10 onto Battleship Parkway because of a possible low bridge, but it turned to be a non-issue.  We were supposed to check in yesterday, but with a phone call they held our site.  This is a small park, only 61 sites, but expansion is in the works.  They are adding an additional 40 to 60 plus sites and several new bath houses.  There is construction noise durning the day, and the constant hum of traffic over the I-10  bridge across Mobile Bay, but none of it disrupting for us.  This is a wonderful and serene park to rest and relax.

View of the campground from the boardwalk.

Egrets

Parker and I saw our first alligator in the wild.

Cahaba Lillies

Parker watching the campground expansion project.

Parker met fulltime RV Goldens, Gaston and Sven.

Night lights of Mobile.

E-biking.

We saw many Blue birds flitting around our site.  On closer look, there were 2 nesting boxes mounted on the pine trees.  Apparently Blue birds are found year round here.  I can't wait to check our nesting boxes when we get back home.

Saturday was Judy's birthday, so we had a low key party.  Just the two of us and Parker.  In addition to a few gifts, Judy's daughter Christl had worked with me to have flowers delivered to the campground, and sure enough they showed up about 4:00 Saturday afternoon.  For dinner we opened a bottle of Pinot Noir and had window seating with a beautiful view of Mobile Bay.  

Sunday we continue our journey east and move on to the Florida Panhandle.

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