We picked up Joyce's scooter from the Honda hospital on Tuesday. Our hopes were to get there around noon, pick it up and be back to Highlandville by 2 PM. Well, that didn't happen!
When the bike came off our Swivel Wheel one of the things that was damaged was the spoiler. Joyce has been wanting to replace that with a trunk so that was ordered by the shop in Springfield. Later, Maria, parts gal there, called and said the all the parts were in and that there would be no problems. Wrong!
A few days ago the parts gal called again to tell us that the trunk was in but the didn't get the mounting bracket. And, by the way, they couldn't get one since that piece has been discontinued.
Flash forward to Tuesday. Joyce was talking to Maria about the possibility of taking the trunk and having a bracket made for it later. The service manager walked up and opened the trunk to check out how the mounting bracket would be attached to the bottom of the trunk. Guess what? The darned bracket was inside the trunk! No one at the shop had thought to look inside. Go figure.
So, we spent the whole afternoon at the shop waiting for them to install the trunk and fix a couple of other things. The good news? The scooter is up and running.
After dropping off the bike at our RV park, met Mark and Ronna for supper at Lambert's Cafe. Joyce and I have always wanted to eat there but just never got around to it for one reason or another.
Lambert's is "The Only Home Of Throwed Rolls" and is very poplar with locals and tourists alike. The menu is very "country" with fried chicken, chicken fried steak, smoked pork chops and much more. After you order an entree along with your sides, waiters will come around with pots full of fried taters, black eyed peas and fried okra. Oh, the "throwed" rolls? All ya gotta do is hold up your hand and the waiter will throw ya one, hot, right out of the oven. Lambert's is one of those places that if you leave hungry, it's your fault!
I am writing this morning from Charleston, MO. We made the 255 mile run to here is just over four hours and today we'll head over to Fort Campbell, KY. Unfortunately we are going to bypass Union City, TN on this trip. Some very bad weather caused by Hurricane Isaac is forecasted to move into western Tennessee and we want to get a little further east of that. We'll probably get some thunderstorms anyway but maybe they won't be quite so severe.
08/31/2012
We are now at Fort Campbell, KY and are planning on staying here until Sep 4th.
We only had a short 145 mile run from Charleston, MO, making for an easy drive. The post's Destiny Parks & Pavillion Famcamp is actually in Tennessee at the southern part of the base.
Fort Campbell is home for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), The Screaming Eagles. Also stationed on this 106,700 acre base is the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
Today we were visited by Ron Phillips who was once Joyce's supervisor when she worked in Ramp Services at Travis AFB, CA. Ron and his wife moved to Martin, then to Union City, TN after he left civil service and took a job with the Goodyear Tire Co. plant there. A few years ago Ron retired and they moved to Clarksville, TN, right outside of Fort Campbell.
09/02/2012
We're having some nasty weather here at Fort Campbell. It started raining last night and that continues this morning, sometimes heavy. Fortunately, most of the severe weather has missed us, a good thing.
Yesterday we did the shopping thing. Joyce needed some "cruise clothes" and I was along for...heck, I don't know why I was there.
09/04/2012
The 101st Airborne Division has a long and colorful history going back to before World War II and nowhere is the account of the Screaming Eagles service told better than at the Don F. Pratt Museum on Fort Campbell. Joyce and I along with Ron Phillips visited there yesterday.
Memorial to the 101st soldiers that died in the Gander crash.
Today we'll be hooking up and heading north to spend some time with our daughter-in-law Adrian's parents who live in Cannelton, IN.
09/08/2012
The past few days have been very busy. On the 4th we headed up to Cannelton, IN to visit Gary and Lynn Dauby, our daughter-in-law Adrian's parents. of Adrain. They own the Blue Heron Winery on a beautiful piece of land overlooking the Ohio River.
View from the Blue Heron Winery porch of the Ohio River.
Making wine with Gary and Lynn.
Celtic Cross at the Blue Heron Winery. This beautiful cross took two years to carve.
Gary and Lynn had just received three big vats of Chambourcin grapes that were ready for crushing and which will become their delicious Twin Tower wine. Bright and early Wednesday morning Joyce and I helped crush about 350 gallons and transfer that into aging tanks. Ya gotta earn your keep when you visit the Dauby's! It was really interesting learning about the wine making process and a lot of fun helping them.
Gary and Lynn were wonderful hosts, taking us on tours of French Lick, IN and Owensboro, KY. Thanks Gary and Lynn for a great time!
The West Baden Hotel. The hotel has been completely restored. Beautiful!
Owensboro Veterans Memorial.
How 'bout a inland lighthouse on the Ohio River. Yep, they have one.
Barry & Joyce
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