Fall Again and Again and Again

Fred and I were just commenting the other day on how lucky we are to be able to experience fall weather over and over again.

We were in Spearfish South Dakota in September when the colors in the canyon were changing.

We were at the pumpkin farm in Illinois with our grandson Jonas in October.

And then in November we were able to see the colors changing in Alabama.

We took a day off from our travels and visited the Vicksburg Mississippi National Military Park.  This was a pivotal battle during the Civil War.  General Grant's army lay siege to the town of Vicksburg which had a very important port on the Mississippi River.  After surrounding the town for 47 days, the Confederate Army surrendered and the North controlled the river.  This allowed Sherman to gather the necessary supplies for his march across the south to Atlanta.

In the park, there are numerous monuments dedicated to the armies from the states which participated in the campaign.  The majority of the soldiers were from Illinois, therefore, one of the most elaborate monuments was sponsored by the state of Illinois.

This was one of the monuments dedicated to the Southern States.

And of course, no trip to a National Park is complete without a picture of Fred!

We had a bit of unwanted excitement this week.  An almost flat tire...

During our travels we have developed several  routines.  One of those, is that whenever we stop, either Fred or I do a walk around the truck and RV to make sure that everything looks in order (tires, slideouts, stairs, bikes..). We had stopped for lunch around 12:30 and all was well.  At around 2:30 it was time for the afternoon potty break.  We stopped at the rest area in Port Charlotte Florida.  I exited the rv quickly (if you know what I mean!!) and Fred did the walk around.  When I got back to the RV he was on the phone with OnStar.  The back tire on the passenger side of the RV had worn down to the cord!!  Luckily with our Good Sam emergency road service, we had the tire changed within the hour.  We were also able to call Camping World in Fort Myers and order a new tire.  We've dropped off the old tire and on Wednesday when we leave town, we will stop by and pick up our new mounted tire.

Thank goodness for your routines and our guardian angel.  This could have had a disastrous ending, but thankfully it was only a minor delay.  So to all of our RV friends out there,  Please walk around and inspect your RV everytime you stop.

We are now at the Fort Myers Beach RV Resort for a week.  This is a good place to stay while we are visiting my parents.  It's sooo wonderful to be able to spend some time with them.