Under Attack!

When we were at Fort De Sotto Park last month we were plagued with ants when we packed up to leave. We placed ant baits in the coach and sprayed some, too, but a few were still hanging on when we left Sunday. This morning we found that we were under a full attack! The campground in Jackson, GA had paved pads and nice grass medians between the pads. We sure did not expect to wake up to see an ant freeway running up the side of the bedroom wall. When we went to the kitchen they were swarming the baits we had down when we left. Checking outside I found them swarming up the left rear tire and resorted to chemical warfare! Sometimes organic does not cut it, and this was one of those times! Tonight as I write this it appears that we have one, but I will reserve judgment until the morning.

We had a long day on the road today and pulled in to Marion, IL a little after five in the afternoon and got situated quickly. That is grown up talk for having a beer.

The drive here was through some very pretty countryside. We even saw a few Amish on horse drawn wagons. It was very hot, too. The dash thermometer was over one hundred for the better part of the afternoon and reached as high as 103. Granted that was while driving on hot blacktop, so that probably boosted the reading some, but it was hot enough that the refrigerator has not done well and we ended up starting the genset to run the house A/C to assist the dash A/C.

The Marion RV Park is a friendly place with nice sites even if they are a little close. Unfortunately, the town of Marion had a water main break this morning putting them on a “boiled water” alert so we will not be hooking up and will use on board water for showers tonight. Glad I added some water this morning. We do not normally carry much water since it is just that much more weight to haul down the road. Wednesday morning we will fill the tank for the first time so that we will have water while parked at the farm. We can hold 93 gallons of water, so that should get us through the visit. It is getting rid of the water that will require us to break camp mid-visit to dump the grey (sinks and shower) water tank since it only holds about 50 gallons. Luckily there is a campground with a dump station about ten miles from the farm.

We will hit the road again early in the morning for another long run to get us in position to arrive at the Bissen farm mid-day Wednesday.