Friday, April 23, 2010

A Trip to the Marina

Decided to spend an extra day off at the lake instead of hurrying back to Kansas City when I got off work. I drove down to the marina and walked around, I shot a few photos. The crappie are biting, I saw some nice ones on stringers, lots of folks fishing right now.

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The water was calm, a storm was brewing, perfect for fishing.

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There are furry friends all over the place. I’ve seen as many as 8 deer grazing together in the park area.

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The elusive wild turkeys, I’ve seen them several times but have yet to get close enough to get any good photos.

Its been raining for two days now, I hope all is dry inside when I get back. After my next 4 days on, it’ll be time to load up again already. I don’t want my 14 day stay to run out in the middle of a 4 day shift, 12hrs on/12hrs off does not leave much time for fun like loading and unloading the camper and moving between shifts. I am ready to fill the fresh water tank and check out the plumbing system, if all goes well next week when I fill it up, I may try boondocking for a couple nights.

5 comments:

  1. We too have had some rain for the past few days, here in Camp Verde, Arizona but nothing like the rest of the states. You got some great photos, I always love taking photos of boats and wildlife and just about anything else really!

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  2. I just realized you are a follower of my blog. I admit I've been lax lately about keeping up-to-date. Traveling again, I will be better I hope.
    I'm confused...What type of job do you do? Obviously you like to hunt & the outdoors. You remind me of my son. But, to him, camping is in a tent & cooking over a fire ring. He's an 18-1/2 yr. Navy guy so his fishing time & camping time are limited to when he isn't deployed. I'll continue to watch your blog & add it to my list. Welcome to our travels.

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  3. Okay, I've gone back & read all of your posts. You are really getting into it. You've done your research & are well on your way. Put up your sign that says: Home is where you hook up!
    Enjoy!

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  4. Peggy,
    I am retired Navy, now an Assistant Manager at a Walmart Supercenter. My stick and brick is 50 minutes from work so 1 hour 40 commute on top of a 12-13 work shift. Not to mention diesel at $3 a gallon. The camper allows me to stay at a lake just 6 minutes from work. I work 4 days on, get 4 days off. Saving money and enjoying no commute.

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  5. Funny thing, I don't hunt, and haven't gone fishing in years. I should drag out the fishing gear one of these days and dust it off.

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