We pulled out of Cheny State Park in Cheny, Ks. about 1030AM, our usual takeoff time. Dumped the tanks on the way out. No sense in hauling all that weight.
Got on Hwy 400 to Platt Ks. and went North on 281. What a great road. The wind was gusting to 20MPH so I had to stay on the ball but it wasn't too bad. There was no traffic to speak of so we could take our time. Speed limit was mostly 65MPH but we putzed along about 55MPH. I figured our sign on the rear of the rig would explain to anyone in a hurry what we were up to! ( Retired, go around me).
Stopped for some gas and enjoyed the scenery. Lots of flat land, farms & oil wells, lots of 'em.
Rolled into Russell, KS about 1:30 and easily found Triple J Campground. It's just a small park on the South edge of town. The owner was attending the birth of another grandchild and told us, on the phone, to just pick a spot and when she got back she'd catch up with sign in. We got landed in a pull thru and have a bit of shade in the afternoon. Hooked up and popped a beer. Full hookups here & cable tv.
We did a little walk around and discovered a pen with 2 Caribou in it. ( Deer like ) Kinda friendly male & female. They actually let us pet them. Found some of their food outside the fence so we picked it up and hand fed them. COOL !
Being the geezer that I am, it was time for a nap. Heather did laundry in the meantime.
We're checked in for 5 days. That'll be enough time to get relaxed and do some touring. We're close enough to some pubs and eateries to walk to them and the main part of town is only a few blocks North of the park.
Went to the nearest Pub and hit happy hour and got some grub to go. Yummy! Friendly place too.
It's always interesting to eavesdrop in all the places we visit. Overheard a local couple guys talking about the storms last week. Lightning hit some of their wells and put some equipment out of service. They were saying how they'd probably lose credit for about 40 barrels of oil. We see oil wells all around this area and the pumps are running. The cows in the fields around them look like they're watching a vertical tennis match. ( maybe they're just shaking their heads in agreement! ???)
Great day today. Don't you agree??
REMEMBER, LIVE YOUR DREAMS AS TIME GOES BY QUICKLY ! Charlie & Heather
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