Today was another travel day and that is probably fortunate. Our campsite at LaFleur State Park was considerably closer to the lake’s edge than it was last night. Apparently, the operators of the dam holding back the Ross Barnett Reservoir upstream were obliged to up the flow exiting the lake from 18,000 to 21,000 cubic feet per second and, therefore, all the folks in the campground’s low spots close to the water were forced to move to higher ground or flee. When we left, about half of the individual camping spots were abandoned and awash.
Right out of the campground we turned east on MS-25 and followed it all the way to Louisville. MS, not Louisville, KY. The first 50 miles or so passed through soggy or swampy land but by the time we got into the second half of today’s drive we were zinging through gently rolling hills with gorgeous roadside timber and truly rotten paving. The paving patches installed in numerous locations along the way were even worse than the original substandard asphalt and had to be scrupulously avoided in order to keep our Barbarian Invader’s silverware drawer from emptying its contents into the ceiling of our fifth wheel trailer.
After a very serpentine trip, we pulled into Lake Tardicaca….no…strike that…Lake Tiak-O’Khata Resort’s RV campground. It is a rough-looking joint with little flat land or rudimentary paving but they do have full hookups and lightning-fast wifi. There are lots of birds which is okay with me. We will know more tomorrow.
We got some shots showing the rising water in the campground and a woodpecker. Click here