Ollie in the Wild!

[Patriot]

6 hours ago, topgun2 said:

What was for dinner?😁

Interesting you should ask. We each caught our limit today on trout here today and we completely filled our Truma freezer. My Bride landed her first big 19” Rainbow, she is a great student and a quick learner! 😊.
A gorgeous day fishing here on the Bull Shoals White River!
It’s a destination CG for sure! A blessed day for sure!

Onward!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸

[topgun2]

Beautiful fish!  Congrats to the Bride.

Many people who fish never catch a trout of that size.🤗

Bill

[Patriot]

15 hours ago, topgun2 said:

Beautiful fish!  Congrats to the Bride.

Many people who fish never catch a trout of that size.🤗

Bill

Thanks, we caught plenty..😊 it’s been an absolutely amazing stay and visit here at Bull Shoals white water SP to say the least. The visitors center is top shelf. 

Onward!!

Patriot🇺🇸
 

 

[BBL]

We are making our way down to Key West. We will be staying at the Navy Base there for the month of December.

On our way down, we stopped at a nice campground in the Chattanooga area and in the crisp autumn evening, I caught these pics.

Cheers,

Brian

 

[Patriot]

11 hours ago, Brian and Brandelyne said:

We are making our way down to Key West. We will be staying at the Navy Base there for the month of December.

On our way down, we stopped at a nice campground in the Chattanooga area and in the crisp autumn evening, I caught these pics.

Cheers,

Brian

 

Safe travels Brian. Keep us posted with photos of your adventures! 👍🏻

 

[topgun2]

Could not have been too "crisp" with the door wide open - 😁

Seriously - nice shots.  Infrared on the first?

Have a safe trip and enjoy the warmth.

Bill

[MAX Burner]

@Brian and Brandelyne:  Enjoy the Keys!  We spent a month there in '18 - scuba diving, standup paddle boarding, and generally having a blast.  Grassy Key was one of our favs - many manatee sightings there.  Suggest taking the time to visit Fort Jefferson on Dry Tortuga - very impressive and a nice boat ride from Key West.  Ah!  Capt. Tony's....

Keep us posted with pix of your Oliver adventure.

[BBL]

@MAX Burner thank you. We are confirmed for Dry Tortugas 11/30! My wife’s first time in the keys. 
Our first two nights are boondocking at a Church (HH) in Islamorada - have to take her to Robbie’s. 
We have a waterfront sight on Sigsbee Island (Navy) for the month of Dec. 

Should be a good time. 
 

 BL

[MAX Burner]

@Brian and Brandelyne:  You'll both have a trip of a lifetime - before you know it, y'all be "pinch'n tails and suck'n heads"!

[BBL]

5 hours ago, topgun2 said:

Could not have been too "crisp" with the door wide open

It certainly was but we like the door open and the fan on low. 
 

 Not infrared but a post-processing filter. Good eye!

Brian

[BBL]

Our spot on Sigsbee Island (Naval Air Station Key West). Not a bad place to hang out for a few months.

BL

[MAX Burner]

16 minutes ago, Brian and Brandelyne said:

Not a bad place to hang out for a few months.

...oh, please!  Hurt me!  HA!  Enjoy!

[topgun2]

Tough life - but - someone's just got to do it!

[BBL]

On 11/27/2023 at 5:11 PM, MAX Burner said:

..oh, please!  Hurt me!  HA!  Enjoy!

Decided to move north a little ways.  We are now at Patrick Space Force Base. Scored another waterfront site (river this time) and have already seen a Space-X launch and will have another, larger rocket go up tomorrow night. I will try to get some pictures.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-52

 DEC 10, 2023 08:14 PM LAUNCH COMPLEX 39A • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

Brian

[MAX Burner]

1 hour ago, Brian and Brandelyne said:

We are now at Patrick Space Force Base.

Been through Patrick many times back in the day when it was an AFB!  Passed through there during a spring break once - that's a very interesting downwind leg over the beach with all the coeds, if you catch my drift.   Lucky draw on your seaside site at the "space port"...  

Here's a pic from our Key West trip while snagging a sandy waterfront site in Pensacola - perfect for the standup paddle boards:

[BBL]

1 minute ago, MAX Burner said:

Been through Patrick many times back in the day when it was an AFB!  

When I was active duty, I was on the Joint STARS Test Team at the Northrop-Grumman facility at the Melbourne airport (tough assignment). Patrick AFB kept my personnel and flight/medical records but I worked over at NG.

And, I do know what you mean...lol

Brian

PS - nice pic!

[MAX Burner]

1 minute ago, Brian and Brandelyne said:

And, I do know what you mean...lol

Ha!  

OBTW:  We spent a week in P-cola in SEP, we'll always love that place!  We've got many friends that went to NG (Bethpage, NY facility) BITD, FYI.

Enjoy your adventure - very jelly over this way!!!

Cheers!

A & D

[topgun2]

1 hour ago, Brian and Brandelyne said:

Scored another waterfront site (river this time) and have already seen a Space-X launch and will have another, larger rocket go up tomorrow night. I will try to get some pictures.

For anyone who has never been present for one of these launches - it really is something to experience.  Please post those pics - if you can get any.  Its always a thrill.

Bill

[BBL]

Just now, topgun2 said:

it really is something to experience.

I certainly will. I lived here during the Space Shuttle era and especially liked the night launches, like tomorrow night. I have also seen several other types go up but never a Falcon Heavy!  This is the one that has the thrusters return to the pad! It amazes me every time I see it on video.

BL

[SeaDawg]

1 hour ago, Brian and Brandelyne said:

I certainly will. I lived here during the Space Shuttle era and especially liked the night launches, like tomorrow night. I have also seen several other types go up but never a Falcon Heavy!  This is the one that has the thrusters return to the pad! It amazes me every time I see it on video.

BL

Me, too! We have come such a long way!

On a clear day, we can see the contrails from parts of the west coast of Florida. 

My husband and I drove over to the east coast to see the last shuttle launch. It was amazing.

Please do post photos!

 

[Patriot]

8 gorgeous days at Huntington Beach SP for beach fun and great seafood! 
The north CG sites are large and quite private, the way a CG should be. 
Our second time camping here and we give this SP 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.

Now we are at Lake Santee SP making our way slowly lake jumping 🌊🌊 to Watsadler COE CG on Lake Hartwell in the morning. Then to LGSP on Saturday.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the rally!

Safe Travels!

Edited May 8 by Patriot

[MAX Burner]

Nice set-up @Patriot!  Glad to hear you've got into some nice eastern seaboard seafood...

Ducking T-storms here at Hohenwald.  Jason let me bring the rig under their huge metal awning during what I would call marble to golfball sized hail...  No damage to report.  Concerned more about the TV's windows and body panels than the Casablanca.

 

Dodging the storm's bullets...

Travel safe...

 

[Patriot]

41 minutes ago, MAX Burner said:

Nice set-up @Patriot!  Glad to hear you've got into some nice eastern seaboard seafood...

Ducking T-storms here at Hohenwald.  Jason let me bring the rig under their huge metal awning during what I would call marble to golfball sized hail...  No damage to report.  Concerned more about the TV's windows and body panels than the Casablanca.

 

Dodging the storm's bullets...

Travel safe...

 

Max, 

Thanks, Hull #634 - XPLOR is always a work in progress! Ha!
Great call and so glad your beautiful Tundra and Casa Blanca did not suffer any damage. Good on Jason too!
Safe travels as you make your way to LGSP! We look forward to meeting y’all! 
 

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Edited May 8 by Patriot

[MAX Burner]

39 minutes ago, Patriot said:

We look forward to meeting y’all! 
 

Hey, David;

Same here, brother!

Keep your head on a swivel, you've got precious cargo onboard!

See y'all at the rally...  Roll-on!

Cheers!

[Patriot]

XPLOR is in the Lake Side Wild! 
After spending a few days at Santee Lake SP in SC and yesterday we touched down at Watsadler COE CG on Lake Hartwell. I think we landed a really beautiful spot. It’s so nice to see all these lakes brimming full! 
After a have to have a campfire 🔥, and a little nectar of the Gods, we really enjoyed a great nights sleep with a cool breeze flowing through XPLOR at 65d with no need for AC.
Note: all the sites here are really nice and with my lifetime America the beautiful pass we paid $32 a night with one night free. That’s a win! 🏆 

So on to lake hopping across 3 states to the rally. Our next stop will be Lake Guntersville! 
 

Safe Travels All! 
Cheers!

The solo loblolly pine in the center of this photo caused us to pause briefly and think about the “Appeal to Heaven flag”. A signal of strength, resilience, justice, liberty, and a moral compass and relying on the higher power of God. 
Onward!

Patriot🇺🇸
 

Edited May 10 by Patriot