Kathy and Eric's blog: October means time to pack up! and Head to Texas

What a cold, windy, rainy start to the month of October. Except for the outside clean up, mowing etc the weather did not stop us from packing up the RV and preparing to head out of town for the winter. There is always something to do inside and Eric doesn't let the weather stop him from working outside. Using up as much food from the refrigerator, freezer and cabinets makes for creative menus. Sometimes it takes most of the day to figure out what to make for dinner. We try to take as little as possible in the freezer and cabinets when we start out. We are never far from a grocery store or restaurant when we travel. Our route is all set, although we have been known to deviate from the plan.

we use the spare bedroom to gather all of the "stuff" we will need on the road. It looks messy for a few weeks.

what the heck snow on Oct 11??

The bed is getting overloaded. two more weeks before we start moving into the RV

More snow.... on Oct 13!!!

Its really time to get this stuff moved out of the house, we already have moved items that won't freeze or that we don't need right now, the pile gets bigger.

Oct 15: Moving the RV to the front of the house so we can pack it up and get it ready for the winter journey.

on one of our walks we found this cute porcupine up in the tree. we usually see them in the spring. this guy was napping.

During one of our storms we had wind damage that blocked the trail to the lake. Always something to do..,

Docks are out of the water, Summer is officially over. although if we get a good weather day we will take the canoe out for a spin.

One last clean up of brush and downed branches.

our neighbors buried a "fresh" Bison head about 10 years ago. It was time to dig it up! the son wanted a bison head but they cost about $300 so he went to the local ranch where they sold him a freshly slaughtered Bison head for $35. They told him to bury it for a few years to let nature clean it. It was clean when they released it out of the ground.

I prefer this head at Walmart!

Oct 22: time to get on the road.. temps at 27 while we finished up packing and hooking up the rig.

Beautiful day for a drive to Perrot State Park in Trempealeau Wi, (near La Crosse) for two nights. Now that I am 65 we save $5 a day on camping fees!!! Loving this senior citizen stuff.

Lunch on Tues was at Piggy's in La Crosse. we had eaten there about 15 years ago. They moved into a fancy new building. Lunch was good but we were hoping to get the pork chops which were not available for lunch..

Moon coming up, view from our spot in the park. this is a wonderful park, great hiking and beautiful grounds.