Thursday January 4th 2024

It rained off and on all night, but by morning the rain was gone. In its wake was a cloudy raw morning. The temperature gradually climbed out of the fifties toward the sixties. Around 2PM the sun made an appearance allowing the temperature to peak in the mid low sixties, but the breeze kept the real feel raw.

Today was basically a chores around the rig day. I got stuff picked, did a little cleaning as well as some cooking. The vacuum cleaner remained in the basement storage today, but it needs to make an appearance before too long. I also need to visit the washing and drying machines in the park before I leave. Today I just filled the laundry bag to make room in the hamper. Life gets in the way of living.

There weren’t as many people along the trails today. This is probably because of the weather. It was nice not to have competition for each opening in the brush along the river. Unfortunately, the wildlife was also staying home today. I saw one Great Blue Heron and one turtle on my return hike. The turtle waited for the sun to come out and warm its favorite log.

The campground had about the same level of turnover as yesterday. The pattern should change tomorrow with the arrival of the weekend. Based on the car window tags that indicate departure dates, many of today’s arrivals are staying for the weekend and I suspect tomorrows arrivals will as well.