Santee Cont.

Lazy getup today. Cold so we put the furnace on for a while. Since we didn't want to cook outside in the cold we had a lite breakfast and started gathering things together so we could move to site 12 as soon as it was empty. Well the folks were using all their alloted time so we biked to the boat ramp for entertainment. We were not let down. Two guys were trying to get their boat secured so they could pull it out. One guy was in the water up to his arm pits trying to hold the line they had gotten on the bow fitting. The other guy was rushing to back the trailer in. The boat was rather low in the water at the stern and listing some. Hummmmmm a missing plug perhaps? We watched as they finally got the boat mostly on the trailer and pulled it enough out of the water that we could see water pouring out of the stern. Yep plug. A boat ramp is a good spot on an otherwise dull morning.

When we headed back to the campground loop we saw that the folks were at the dump station. We stopped and talked for a while and then went to move our camper to site 12. I was in the road and had it tied up and there were 2 or 3 new arrivals so I went around the loop to allow them to get to their sites.

We got ourselves in where we wanted and once setup cooked Cheese Burgers for lunch.

We took a bike ride to the visitor/interpretive center and looked at the displays. It was disheartening to see the pictures of the area before the dam was built and realize that a lot of folks lost their homes. Was it for the better? You be the judge.

Since it was late in the afternoon we decided to take a ride on the Mountain Bike Trail. This is a 6.5 mile loop. We rode a little less than half and returned to the trail junction that led back to the campground. The section of the trail that we were on was easy with only gentle grades and not a lot of roots or other obstructions. A nice ride.

We took care of a few more things around camp because the forecast is for T'storms and tornado's in the evening and night. Then it was back to Lone Star BBQ for dinner. BBQ Ribs were the main attraction and there was the usual southern food items. We had a good dinner and had peach cobbler for desert.

Back at camp we finished putting away as much as we could and make things secure for the expected weather. We then just sat outside and relaxed and watched the world go by.

A good evening.

Once we were inside and had the TV on we were looking at the network weather channels, the digital -n channels, and could see where the storms were forming and their direction. Most are west of us moving NE. However there is a line SW of us moving NE and we may get some of that.

Oh I hear the wind picking up now. Should be an interesting night. Glad I took out a full value policy on the camper.