Well today I am 60 years old!!! that is hard to believe....I am glad we went on this trip, but I wish I was partying!!! I had really wanted a big bash...for some reason the ones that end in 0 are kind of special...I will save the party for later and do it up right w/ all my other 60 year old friends!!!
Jerry had reserved a pontoon boat for the day and we had planned to spend the day on Banks Lake. You know us and water and boats!!! If it is there we will try to find a way to get on it...! However, the weather had other plans. We awoke to thunder and lightning and rain. Had breakfast in RV and since we have to turn in the RV on Friday decided to use this time to do some packing, cleaning, etc. Jerry decided to use the rain to his advantage to try and get a layer of topsoil off the outside of this vehicle. I went through stuff inside and tried to decide what I could get ready to pack, what I needed for the week of travel when we will be in the truck and just to basically get organized.
Around noon the weather let up and began to clear. We had a quick bite of lunch and then Jerry went over to see if we could still get the pontoon boat for a couple of hours. Of course they were more than happy to take our money so we headed out with the dogs. I confess I was not too excited about this trip just from basing the lake on what we could see from the campground and dam. Boy was I wrong! When we got around the bend from what we could see from the campground it was really pretty. There were lots and lots of islands/rock formations, etc. and the cliffs along the shores of the lake got really steep and high. It was great! We stopped at one island w/ a small sandy beach area and Jerry and the dogs climbed up on the rocks for a look-see and I waded into the water. It was so refreshing as it was not too cold. However it was kind of cool on the lake in the wind - maybe low 80s, high 70s so I did not stay in long. We were protected from the wind where we were. When we left, there were some other boats down the way and the kids on them were jumping off some fairly high rocks. We really enjoyed cruising through the rocks and around the islands.
After a couple hours, we headed back to the campground. We are going out for dinner at a local restaurant....supposed to be the best one around, but I that is all relative. We had to drive across the bridge towards where we had taken the dam tour yesterday afternoon....restaurant name was Melody's and it labeled itself as "fine dining" on the outside, but when we got inside, it was billed as a cafe. There were old worn formica tables, etc. and it definitely had a "diner" atmosphere. We had drinks and ordered our dinner. Jerry ordered prime rib, but she came back and said they were out of it, so he ordered a rib eye. I ordered a grilled chicken pasta w/ marinara sauce. When the food came, Jerry's steak was medium rare as he had ordered it, but it was cold so he sent it back. When he found out that they would just throw it back on the grill and he realized it would not still be medium rare, he ordered liver and onions. The waitress left his baked potato so he would have something to eat while I was eating my pasta and then came and left a saucer w/ his liver and onions on it....my pasta was not good either. Oh well, it was filling and beat a 45 minutes drive to the nearest fine steakhouse. After dinner, in lieu of birthday cake we stopped at an ice cream place and I got a hot fudge sundae. THAT part was delicious. We sat outside and watched the clouds change color and ate our ice cream. We had a view of the town and it was very pleasant. After that it was back to the RV and bed. I did a bit of reading and played a couple of games on the computer as there is no internet here.....sigh...story of this trip.
All in all, it was a very memorable birthday!!! I bet I don't ever have one like that again! Luv you all and thanks for the birthday wishes.....Linda
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