Back home, again…….

And you may say…..I didn’t know she was away!!! It was a quick, short, close getaway that brought DH and I here….. This campground is located on the ‘Ole Miss,  between La Crescent, MN and La Crosse, WI. Really is so much easier to pack a camper than a suitcase….especially since most of our needs were already located inside! We headed East on beautiful State Hwy 16 on Saturday morning. Pulling in, we were given a lovely tree covered spot. The years spent trucking makes backing the 5th wheel into such spots seem so easy for DH!! Very thankful for that as a “pull through” site would be needed for my ability level! After a bit of settling in and getting the A/C activated, we walked down the road a bit to our son’s RV site. He’s been at this campground for several years and encouraged us to join the “summer on the river” fun…..and that’s exactly what we did. No WiFi, TV….yay! Lots of music (complements of various sites!). After a quick lunch(?) of chips, salsa, etc, we head out to Crater Island. This is the result of the dredging that is constantly in progress to keep the Mississippi shipping lanes safe for  barge traffic. The bottom sand is heaped in a spot in the river (overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers), the center is cleared out, forming a ‘lake’/crater with an opening for boats to enter. It is a protected spot for boats to beach, out of the main channel current, and giving many boats a party/swimming spot that is safe. The view in this pic is from our place looking out toward the main channel across the “lake”. The  pic above is looking across the “lake” to the opposite beach area. The water area is about the size of a city block. Saturday it was very sparsely populated…..most weekends there are boats waiting outside the crater until a boat leaves! The temps were definitely in the warm/toasty 90’s and walking on the sands was not advised! The phrase “baking your brains” could apply here and it was a good thing the water was very available to counter the effects of all the ‘rays’. Summer fun! While we hung out there, DS had several racks of ribs in the smoker back at his camper and we would arrive ravenous!! I think I’m hungry….again! The crew was hardly of a size to make a dent in the fixin’s resulting in an ‘invite’ being extended to anyone who was hungry in the area! After all this, there was a large birthday cake that somehow appeared to celebrate a couple of birthdays that occurred the day before. The perfect ending! Sunday (today) dawned bright, sunny and warm! We all headed for the boats and headed out for breakfast/lunch (it was already pushing noontime….where did the morning go???). “Nutbush City Limits” was the destination of choice. Heading back to the campground, we took a slow ride up to the Dresbach Dam then back to the campsite. Wonderful, relaxing weekend. Now, to get ‘psyched’ for a day of work at the pharmacy tomorrow! Reality check time……….