Pelham to Eufaula

Oct 24^th

Driving the back country roads of Alabama

A beautiful day for a drive. We were on the road by 9:30 AM and after bypassing Montgomery we left the freeway for some travel on less traveled roads. We pulled into Union Springs and stopped at a small convenience/gas station where we stopped to fill up with diesel. Really convenient as we were in the middle of nowhere!

Very picturesque countryside

Leaving Union Springs we continued along country roads into Eufaula when we had to get back on a major highway for the last six miles to our campground. We pulled into Eufaula Resort State Park and found our way to the campground only to end up in a big parking lot next to a community center with an electric gate for controlling access to the campground.

Definitely in a state park

Tina went in and found out we were supposed to register back at the Marina store. So we unhooked the car, grabbed the dogs and drove the two miles back to the marina to register. Once we were done with that and had the code for the gate we drove back to the coach and with Tina leading in the car and me following in the rig we made our way through the gate and into the campground.

At Lake Eufaula - Watch out for Alligators

Tina located our campsite and guided me in. Once I had the rig positioned we got set up and had lunch followed by a walk to the lake. Tina let the kids run loose on the beach until I saw a sign that said, “Be aware - Alligators are a native of the lake”., whereupon we grabbed their leashes and hauled them back to the grassy area. Better safe than sorry – heh, heh!

Tomorrow we are going to explore the area and visit the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge.

Miles driven today, 162. Total for the trip so far, 3,796 miles.

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