Great pics! We're in Sweeney's back yard - Nashville, IN. Looking a bit iffy here too, but fingers crossed...
I gave up --- lots of reasons but I went to Florida
I'm down here now, going to try to catch up with Van later this week. I might have waited until post apoc-eclipse but I found seven consecutive days in west central florida (not telling you how! LOL) I rolled in yesterday afternoon at about 4.
Sadly -- I'm traveling solo -- my wife couldn't get time off work, and I don't have faith in my hotspot for reliable internet so she can't work remotely. So I have to go this trip alone. I planned on a westward trip, but on Saturday it was still snowing in Flagstaff. Combined with difficulty finding places to stay the night between here and New Mexico, and lack of being self contained, I decided to play it safe and go someplace I knew was warmer.
So, I think today I'm just going to hang around the campground, maybe get adventurous and heat out into some of the hiking trails, all while watching the slow cooker does its thing.
Speaking of which, a slow cooker isn't something I would carry with me everywhere I go. Single tasker and it takes a lot of space. However, for gatherings, where the single tasker is worth the space...it shows promise. A Presto Nomad -- 6 quart little suitcase. It seals tightly and clamps with a handle. I wanted to 'dry run' with it before our next gathering in May, this seemed like a good situation.
I discovered the Nomad at the last Crossroads gathering, someone made "Mississippi Potroast," which is quite good. I'm trying it today, assuming the squirrels don't pull some shenanigans. Right now, there are 6 or 8 of them circling me, waiting for me to make a mistake.
Later in the week, I'll be meeting Van for lunch --- he's got a great track record for good chow. Maybe head into Ybor City (Tampa) --- I hear it is a pretty amazing experience.
I don't want to go too far, if there's any 'must sees' I'd love to know. I've already seen the pink elephant with glowing eyes.
Boy, is that nightmare fuel!
Or, maybe if there's a restaurant on the beach. This is one things I've noticed about Florida, on the Atlantic side (Maybe its just A1A) has a LOT of little restaurants on the ocean. In bigger towns and not. My favorite is Waldo's in Vero Beach --- what a quirky place. Good food too.