Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Allegro Campground





Norris came by at 8:20 this morning and although we had been told there could be a week or two wait, he said go on into Bay 6 right now. We were delighted. There is a nice customer lounge where you can hang out and you can access your coach any time.
It's a lovely sunny day, so we went for a drive. This town is located in the Northwest corner, bordering the Mississippi state line. To establish a post office in 1887, they needed a name so they named it after the red soil and bay tree, which looks like laurel leaves. They are fortunate to have several industries; manufactured homes. a pet food plant, Gates Rubber Company, Wrangler Male Wear and Tiffen Motor Homes. The area is a bird sanctuary with many bird houses around town. We've seen lots of red cardinals and a bluebird with a red breast. It's located in Franklin County named after American patriot, Benjamin Franklin. It's a quiet little town with many small brick homes, most with white columns in front and rockers and swings on the porches. There are several murals around town depicting their history, a museum looking like it would have in the 1880s and graves in the cemetery with people who were born back then.

A cold front has swept in over the entire state and we woke to 33 degrees today, that's 1 to you Canadians. Not our cup of tea!
The slide is being worked on and several little things adjusted. We found a washer/dryer in the store that had been swapped out for a 2 piece and it was only $500.
I took a 2000 piece jigsaw puzzle into the lounge and what a riot. It's so big, there's nowhere to put all the pieces so someone finally dragged 2 tables together and there' 5 -6 people working on it at all times. It's a scene of an orchestra with funny fat faces and bald heads.

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