Came across this old ride report so wanted to share. Was my favorite thing to do years ago when I could.  My bike for travel was a '95 BMW R11GS. 

RETURN TO SHILO

The best rally by a dam site

1997

is a rally by the very noisy Pickwick Dam on the Tennessee River just south of Savanna, TN. The noise coming from tugs signaling to go thru and the dam saying "Go for It". So we have quite a few horns going off most of the time. Couse, earplugs take care of that.

An annual event by the RAMS BMW club from Memphis, TN. Guess I'll have to look up what RAMS stand for. Rider's Association of the Mid South I beleive. Close enuff. I've been told a dozen times and forgot a dozen and one times. I personally think they need to simplify the name of their club. Like Memphis BMW Riders or something simple for people like me. Anyway, the area is saturated with Civil War History. The reason for the rally being named "Return To Shilo" I'd guess. Bet it's a close guess. Well let get on the road and get there.

9-3-97 4:AM Roll out time. Gypsy's full of gas and fresh oil and filter in her. We'll wait on the gear oils and valve adjustments when I get back. We're not really pushing the window on them at this time. Tires on the down side of 3/4 s worn to the point where I will change them out. So it's rock and roll time. Hook up the speakers in the helmet, plug in the radio, tune to a station and get on down the I-10 eastbound path. Not in a particular rush so holding at 70 mph. The air is cool with misty sections seen about the country side. The cities pass by in silence. Crowley, Rayne, Lafayette, Baton Rouge. No fuss, no hassle, not even a lot of people stirring around yet. It's usually like this in the early A.M. I-55 comes up and we lean into it headed Northbound. These sections of road are like a ribbon laid out thru the forest. Can't see to either side most of the time. Just ahead. Just road. Occasional billboads to let you know what lays ahead. Other than that, daydream, drift, play with the new radio set-up.

We run, Gypsy and I, eating up the miles and hunting stations on the little portable radio. Finding some here and there. A bit noisy, so have the volume turned almost all the way up. The earphones are tucked up into the helmet ear recesses. Didn't try the tape player part of it. May-be next time. May-be need a larger radio/cassette player with digital tuning and a search mode. Helps the time go by when there's nothing but trees and road before you. Not much traffic even thought it's Friday.

Thru Jackson, Miss. and we elect to get on the Natches Trace for a change of venue. It's our road now till get off time for Pickwick Dam. Not much doing on the Trace. Traffic very sparce and I don't need to stop for the Historic Markers as I've seen them all from other runs on this section. Still need to run from Jackson to Natches and I've got this thing whipped. Soon we reach our get off point and head straight North to the Tennessee border and the dam. Pulling in we see lots of tents and people. Seems like more that last year to me. Roll on toward the check-in area just checking the people out and waving and them checking me out and waving back. Pulling in I see my old friend Paul from Memphis who is the Rally Chairperson. We yell at each other and he comes over as I pull up to a stop. We shake hands and hug each other like long lost bros. (The same Paul Rhodes mentioned in the Wilderness Rally Page).

Soon as the others of our little group hear me they come and it's more shaking hands and back slapping. These are a bunch of fine people and we have a really great friendship together, even thought we only see each other about 2 or 3 times a year. Them being in Memphis and me being in Jennings, La. helps keep it that way. So we do coffee and I see a few other people I know from past rallies and walk over to talk to them. Some from Louisiana, Arkansas, Tenn. and all the surrounding states. Finally break away with the excuse that I've got to set up camp.

I pitched my tent in just about the same place I did last year. Only takes about 20 minutes to do it all. Tent, ground clothe, thermorest, sleeping bag, lantern, off with the luggage and place it all about the outside of the tent or inside. Depending on what it is. Swap to tennis shoes and yell at a few other people I've seen before. Lyle Grimes from New Orleans is there. Retired and a very hi milage rider. We talk for a bit and I question his R1100R BMW. Not quite two years old and 100,000 + miles on it already with few problems as in replaced headgaskets and transmission. Heck, Gypsy's 2 and a 1/2 and just 40,000 on her.

Camping amonst the pines of Pickwick Dam Park.

The rest of day was spent just meeting people, checking out the bikes to see if anybody had any modifications that I might want to incorporated myself. Can't ever tell what you'll see at a rally. Had a band playing tonite. Really good group, songs from the 70's, 80's, folk stuff, country stuff, a bit for everybody. Not anybody dancing, just sitting back and listening, drinking what ever, quite little chit-chat groups here and there. Bands a bit loud real close so every body move out a bit so we can hear ourselves talk. Bed time comes early and I go out like a rock, not to awaken till 6:ish AM.

10/4/97 Saturday > Next day, it's coffee, pancakes (from some of my buds in the RAMS) and conversation. We wash up the kitchen stuff and about 9:AM it's off on one of the two road trips that have been mapped out. Really neat map format that Mike Pandolf has put forth. Even with several questions to answer on the sheet which we turn in at the end of the ride. A sheet is drawn and if the sheet has all the answers correct, he gets the money from the $1 a sheet kitty. Like one of the questions was "What is the name of the Ferry your own". This answer you get as your crossing the Tennessee River on a little ferry. All part of the mapped out trip Mike put together. Really neat.

Then it was to the Shilo Nat'l Battleground Park. A real eye-opener. The guns laid out as was in the battle with signs telling you who, where and what about the battle. Signs telling what infantry unit was were and what time. A person can just sit back and vision the guns and fighting and men dying. Real face to face stuff. Oh well, won't ponder on this much, but this is a great and large park and a must if you're in the area.

After that it was backroading it a bit to find some lonesome, curvy roads to play on. Did find them off the beaten trail on unmarked little county roads without center lines or speedlimit cautions we usually see coming into curves. In these situations, we run what is called a late appex at reduced speed. Gotta see what the corners gonna offer you and make sure it's clean before you go for it. Best to go in slow and come out fast rather than go in fast and not come out at all. 'Nuff 'bout riding techenics. Stopped at a little country store for gas and food. I'm not into fancy eateries. In fact, very at home in little backroad general stores or cafe's. Talking to a young man in the store about the local roads had me draging the Tennessee Road map into the store with me and having some really nice roads highlighted out. They were very vacant and very neat.

Getting time to get back to the campsite, so we motored on so we could be there for the afternoon evens. They are usually fun to watch. Ones for this year were the:

"Roping toilet bowel with a roll of toilet paper" where the driver runs as slow as they can about 3 feet from the comodes (comode seats on plastic buckets) while the passenger trys to rope 4 buckets. A dab with a foot or running out of the marked boundry lines ends your chance. The team with the most 'buckets' wins.

"Slow race" is precisely that. Who can reach the finish line last without dabbing or running out of bounds"

"Baloon toss" is a rider/passenger thing with them running under an elevated bar and the passenger tossing a baloon filled with water over the bar and catching it as they proceed past the bar. It's amazing where the baloon ends up at times.

"Egg toss" is done without bikes. Just two people tossing a raw egg to each other and backing up futher and futher untill one teams egg remains unbroken.

Next on the list was the awards which were given out for things like "Oldest rider, male & female; Longest distance from home, both sexes; Oldest bike driven to rally; etc. The mind blower was the "People's Choise Award" which the riders entering thier bikes roll them into a roped off area and the rest of us vote on our choise of the bike we liked the best. There were a few real fine older bikes which were highly detailed and I even voted for one of them. But, the one that won was a rat bike. A non-washed, greasy, old clear plastic fuel tank, old army ammo cans for saddlebags, just generally trashy bike. Even smoked a bit when running which fit the theme along with the loose baffles in the mufflers. Man, the other guys with bikes entered in the show couldn't believe it. Thought it was kinda cute myself. They say function before form sometimes.

After this and all the prizes were given away they was another band. It was ok but not as good as the one last nite in my opinion. So it was to the campsite to get all things ready for a quick getaway in the morning. Then, retiring to bed to read abit. Did all out "Good-byes and see ya at Arkansas or see ya down the road bits".

10-5-97 Sunday > Up and packed out by 7:AM. Daylight bearly. Did a little coffee and told a few more "Later dudes". Figured I'd do breakfast a couple hours down the road. So we took off headed toward the Mississippi river. I wanted to run down the river roads today. Mostly followed Miss. SR1 and US 61 down to Natches where we crossed the Mississippi into Louisiana. Then down SR15, 417, 419, and 105 to US 190.

So far this route has let me see many fields of cotton. Some fields were so full that it looked like snow. Past several fields with people working at picking it up also. And many large bales of cotton by the edge of some fields. Really is a sight to see. I even got down and fondled some of it. Hadn't done that in a long time. Started to bring a bowel or two home to the wife as a joke. But, on the other hand, since she use to have to miss school to pick cotton in grade school, she most probably would not have been impressed one bit. But riding the levee road , some gavel, mostly pavement, is a trip. The Plantation homes are here and there, the old shacks where the workers stay are still around. In general the country side is very clean, neat little camping communities near the oxbows (these were once channel of the river and when a part of the river became sand/silted up, the river choose a different path leaveing these as little lakes). Life is slow back here. No body seems to be in a big hurry to go nowhere. I like it on the backroads of the USA.

The other outstanding thing were the flood control gates at 3 Rivers and Morganza. These are some really big gates for controlling water when the Mississippi floods and to keep the river flowing to Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The river has been trying to go back down the Atchafalaya River for years now. But if they let it do that, it would be the end of the shipping in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Another case of man against nature. Some day nature will win. Heck the whole coastal plain was built like that, the water shifting from river to river, the path of least resistance from the silt it was dumping. Now the Louisiana coast is eating away from central La. to Tex. cause it doesn't have this feed anymore. Well! We're though with that.

I had intended to cross the ferry at Melville, La. on La 10 but once I got there, found out it was closed on weekends. Were not any signs saying anything about ferry runtimes till you get there. Heck, only runs for 3 hrs in the AM and 3 hrs in the PM. All this running back in this part of Louiaiana is gravel roads, some of it loose stuff. So if you're ever back there, pay attention. Did see a guy with a road map out when I got off the gravel and back to pave. He was thinking the same thing so I saved him a round trip on 13 miles on loose gravel. Good deed for the day. He was on a Honda Ace crusier. Took my hat off to him for being back on these roads. Don't see many crusier riders doing that. Classified him as a Rider and not a Biker right away. Well, it started getting dark on me so it was time to quit playing around. Stopped at the next service station I saw for a top off of fuel. Dude running the place was in the side building with others eating crawfish and drinking beer. Asked if I wanted to join, declined. Still had a good 80+ miles to home. So after finally getting on US 190, we just burned it in to Jennings via I-49 and I-10. The end of a 726 miles day. Enuff don't you think?

 

 

 Hello September and lets get caught up. 

First thing is  go to Youtube and watch  Roads ( The Endless Seasons of Time )  one of my all time favorite songs. Puts me in dreamland of my travels about this great nation of ours. 

Hello 2nd get up on this 1st day of September.

Did trip to the shop and heard the bubbling of the new wine mix even before I turned on the light. Steady bubbling.

Today spose to be another hot one. but, at least showing 72F now. And 78 in this room. Air Conditioner at rest YES.

Be another hour or so before Da Bride rises from her nest to see if she has plans or a want to today.

Me, where ever the wind blows me. Uhhhhhh. do need gas in Da Wagon for sure as down to 1/8 full mark.

So, wishing all my friends a super great day on this fine Friday.

Picture on my screen this morning sure brought back memories of 20 years and over 50K miles with this bike. Probably the one I miss the most when I had to call it quits to riding. But, I did get to do over 700,000 miles roaming the USA and a bit of Canada. Just me and my bikes, alone and free.

Well Hi midnite! I guess being asleep before 7PM leads to that.

Ventured outside to check things. Light clouds, bright moon , a few stars and planets showing in the light polluted sky.

Wine still bubbling in the shop and all good in the garage.

So, Wonder what this day will bring my way. Just gonna smile and accept it for sure.

Did exercise the riding mower yesterday. Need to run that thing at least once a week for sure. Had been about 3 or more weeks since fired it up and it was very slow in starting.

Did take DA Bride for a little ride about yesterday afternoon roaming the local back roads. Saw lots of dark smoke towards the Bell city direction and told BC " One heck of fire out there " Turned east at the 14/99 junction heading to Lake Arthur. Did see a report on that fire a bit this morning.

So, onwards with this day.

Sept 2 Had to get the Canon zoomer out of the Wagon awhile ago for some pictures.

As you can never tell what may greet you when the sunlight hits.

And on this 3rd day. Okay! That's it for morning labor! ha ha ha ha. Transferred Grape wine from plastic bucket to glass carboy and cleaned everything up. Took a gravity reading and at 10.5 Alcohol by Volume.

So now, it sits for a few weeks to finish fermenting.

Tuesday! Hi! A beautiful stary sky greeted my trip to the shop and garage while coffee heating. Quick wipe down of the front of Da Wagon as don't want any bug stains on the white front.

A check on the grape wine in the shop. Still bubbling at about a set every 3 seconds. All is good.

Coffee in front and decided to reload songs on a little Samsung music player to play in the Wife's Wagon. Will test it later this morning.

So let us wait on the Winds to see where the rest of the day leds and what Maw Nauture have in store for us.

Wishing all my friends a great set of winds to guide them this fine day to be alive once more.

And on this 6th day >

Twas good morning world at 02:45 this morning. Coffee heating, a trip outside to check out the sky, the front of Da Wagon and the wine process in the shop. Pretty sky with Saturn only thing I reconized, Wagon cleaned and wine bubbling at a set ever 5 seconds. And stil lots of foam on the top so a ways to go yet.

Yesterday was Brenda and I to Loggerheads for a glass on wine and conversation with the workers. Only 1 other coustomer doing work on her computer and papers.

Then home and to Bubba's for a wine .

The old bank and the new bank Think to old bank was much better looking but progress takes over.

Was HELLO 12:30 AM after asleep before 7 PM. Wow! Oh well.

Coffee made and sampled, Yesterdays bugs removed from the Traverse. Gotta keep that white paint white for sure. 50 reps on the rowing machine to wake the body up more.

This morning interests on computer and You Tube, a bit of earth history and now the old Newly Wed Game reruns.

But soon, back to bed if my eyes get heavy.

Zero plans for this day. So far. Wife mentioned her burial set up and still not decided. Me, a few years ago paid for at a cost of 2100 bucks. As we have 4 gravesites already paid for quite a few years ago. LOL was 500 bucks for 4 plots so you know it was awhile back.

So, we'll see if she has made up her mind on the procedure she won't see anyway.

Picture on my old 03 Vette and Truck on screen this morning . Went from them to the 2016 Traverse. So much cheaper.

And work going on at the new John Deere place on service road west of the nursing home west of town.

And a new Hotel being built near the I-10/LA 97 exit.

And this brings up pert near up todate.

How many have watch the dog named Hurricane in America's Got Talent. Never ever seen a dog do what she does. WoW! Get the chance , watch both the audition and the live on Youtube.

Oh , have to close with this picture on the screen of my trip 21 years ago headed for Glacier park in Montana and what ever else I ran into during this trip. Loved my Suzy Bandit 1250 that I put over 100K miles on traveling our great country.

So, till the next.

 So, let us continue with a recap of the month of August since July was so fun to be alive in. ;-) 

Hi ya 1st day of August! And tis gonna be another hot one for sure.

Did get a surprise yesterday running though a rain shower south of Elton to a little past Hathaway. Even that the wipers on at pretty fast for awhile. But, all gone before we got to Jennings and none followed us home. Sigh!

Work still going on about the city and what's it like at the old Heywood building.

August 4th

Was Hello bright moon overhead and Hello Jupiter in the Eastern sky when venturing outside to get my glasses out of Da Bride;'s Ride.

Did trip to Loggerheads as she mentioned it when we were leaving the house. Very not crowed with one other guy inside and saw 3 workers. But by the time we finished our glass of wine , about 4 more appeared.

Coming back from Loggerheads, took one of the wife's favorite roads with trees covering the road.

HiYa 1AM on this still warm Friday. The sound of that lonesome whistle from a passing train makes me smile. That old song " Hear that lonesome whistle blow " comes to mind.

A ride about yesterday afternoon and did see a few fields being flooded already for the 2nd crops. A few being Cut, And some hay bailing. And still a lot of rice to harvest. Love the look of those golden fields.

And the empty crawfish ponds that the birds are loving lots.

Sunday, Hello! August 4th. The moon and Jupiter and a few stars showing through the city light pollution this morning as I went the check the Wagon, Garage and Shop. All good!

And, do have a plan this afternoon. Loggerheads and Myra the Hippie Chick at 3PM. And Getting Da Dee out of her home for a bit to enjoy. Still limited to the amount of time she can stand sitting since her little operation.

Did see a few farmers cutting rice yesterday but that's an everyday thing with the high temps helping the rice mature. And already several putting water back in some fields for that 2nd crop,

So, let's see how the Winds gonna treat us this fine day to be alive. Wishing all a Great Set.

Wuz stareing at this picture and thinking " Bought it in the Spring of 1969 " We've come a long way in 54 years.

Great afternoon with Da Bride at Loggerheads and listening to Myra the Hippie Chick sing her ;'60's '70's songs. Her , one tall glass of wine. Me , 2 tall glasses of wine then back home.

Her, not feeling great and dizzy after too much wine for her.

Me, just grand an groovy.

And on the 6th day.

Wow! The sweat is on! But, one washed and wiped down Wagon. Groceries from Lyon's this morning all put away and rearranged. One changed shirt. LOL.

Wow! Filled up the Wagon at Murphy's this morning and $3.26 per gallon regular. April I had paid 3.25 per gallon. So a new high this year for me.

So, in the chill mode with Dr in LC town appointment tomorrow afternoon so should behave till then

And Da Bride just came in the door from Walmart plus where ever else she ventured to. I yell , " What's Happing Booboo and no answer. Hmmm reckon not in the talking mood. LOL !

Totally normal. I just smile.

So,, what are the winds gonna blow up next ?

well, visit to LC medical went great and had fun cutting up with nurses. Nurse says all good . All good and next visit in 6 months. Wow! Next Medical doc visit here in town in two weeks. But need to go give up some blood and stuff for testing several days before. .

Then home the long way on LA 14 out of Lake Charles. Boss lady home and finished with what she wanted to do in my room so some stuff back on place, some stuff gone.

Wow! Hello 1:27A on the 10th day of August.

Picture came up on screen this morning had me in memory lane for sure. Summer of 1982 when My Cuz and I went to Colorado on our bikes. My 1st long bike trip.

Hard to believe this was over 40 years ago. Wow!

Oh I did start a batch of Fig Wine this morning. On this 10 day of August. Pert near 3 gallons mix of figs, water and 6 lbs of sugar. Added the yeast and about 4 hours later. Wow! The yeast is big time busy!

And Aug 11 > A great afternoon for sure! Me and Da Bride a ride about and a stop at Chunkie's in Basile for a treat. Love that place and so many memories.

A trip to the LA bar to meet and greet with old friends was so great. Then a stop at T Bob's and more old friends two wines down and back to the home and huggin' an da few kisses from Da Bride that is bed and near fully asleep till I woke her ha ha ha .

Really do love my life

Things happing about the town in pictures on this August day.

Twas Hello 4AM this morning. Aug 13th. Coffee and a trip outside to see the sky's offerings. Lotsa stars but sure remember being able to see the milkyway when was a kid and no lights all over the place.

Wine bubbling slowing down to about a set every few seconds now. May transfer to a glass carboy today.

A check in the back yard and YES forgot some stuff I put on the line yesterday at noon still there. Hmmmmmm. Oh well, not important for sure, just mainly towels for the garage and a pair of jeans and a shirt.

Looking at the clothes and thinking Hmmmmmmmm.

The newest batch of fig wine getting er done. ;-)

And my newest Marine Corps flag. I thought I had ordered way smaller than this. H......

Oh well, did get da wife's car washed and wiped down yesterday afternoon. Had to grin at how fast the water was evaporating on the carport drive where I washed her ride.

And Monday arriving in a few minutes, did go outside to get info from yesterday's fillup on Da Wagon. Gas was at 3.24 per gallon. Been using the wife's ride more as it ranges in the upper 20's mpg and my Traverse in the 20 mpg range. With me driving her ride I get in the bottom 30's roaming about. But, I'm a slow poke. ha ha ha ha . Easy on the gas, easy on the brakes.

Well, officially into Monday the 14th day as I'm typing this. And, as usual , wait on the Winds to see what happenings today.

Fig wine still bubbling about a set ever 4 to 5 seconds so that's good , plus seeing settlement at the bottom.

Love it when I get Da Bride driving and me with camera in hand.

Aug 16th was a Pretty lazy day yesterday and our usual afternoon ride about brought us through Iota. Wuz headed out South bound on LA 91 happen to catch a view of the dome home out there. Asked the wife if she ever saw the place and not sure was the answer. LOL Now she has. Last picture is a Google Maps ariel view. A really different place for sure and can't even imagine the work to build it.

Well, check the Fig Wine process this morning and it was not bubbling no more. So, 1st bottling in the 1.5 liter bottles. Check on gravity shows 1.000 and this started at 1.100 so calculations say 14.2 ABV. Wow! Not running out of wine for sure. ;-0

Well,. think the plants in trouble and fixing to go to the trashcan and forget gardening for this year. Sigh. Even onions suffering. But Kumquat tree making a comeback from the freeze.

And new batch of Fig wine did pass the wife's taste test.

Won't be long before Da Bride and I go roaming the back roads. Not sure what direction yet. Think a chocolate milk shake in Basile at the place where she worked when I met her the second time called Chunkie's will do the job.

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Aug 18 arrives.

When you have to fire up the lawnmower to cut about a 10 by 20 foot stretch of front yard where the sewer pipe runs and feeds the grass. But, a done deal at 2PM. Didn't even work enuff to get a sweat going with me walking behind the mower.

Checked Sister in Law yard and it don't need any cutting yet. As the rest of my yard. Hmmmmmm.

My lawnmowers at rest again. And the big one on vacation it seems. LOL

Hello the 22nd day of August! Looking like this afternoon gonna be in the High 90's. Oh well, Can't change it so live with it.

Only plans this day is fix my phone I hope as I tapped the wrong delete button and deleted everything. LOL! Did put the Dozen or so phone numbers back in. Now wait till later and use the wife's phone to call it. ;=) . Good thing I hardly ever use it.

So Winds, bring it on! Let's smile and do it.

A picture of my abandoned garden boxes that may or may not be there next year.

And the used to be Jennings High School going down big time.

Hi ya 24th day of Hot August. And smoky yesterday with the fires to the North of us.

Did do some weed eating in the front yard yesterday at noonish. Didn't need to break out either lawnmower for sure. Did see 104 on the outside temperature gauge in the Traverse yesterday afternoon when leaving Jennings headed to Lake Arthur. But backed off to 100 by the time I got to Lake Arthur.

Playing with one of my G16 cameras and it was not doing right. Hmmmmm. Check settings and all good. Hmmmmmm. So this morning got both of them together and one faster than the other. Hmmmmmmm. Turned out to be the SD card was to small in memory. Changed to a faster SD card and all is good.

But, Put the G50 Canon back in it's normal place in one of the cup holders.

So, what's this day gonna bring? Ha ha ha ha. We'll be ready with a smile and good attitude for sure.

Oh , still smiling over this picture I found.

A little bit of a roam about the city this morning and not a lot going on. To a friends home to deliver wine and figs and receive grapes for future wine. Yes.

A it's still a bit smokey due to the fire near Singer and that dang NE wind.

And concrete work happening on Main Street Project.

On this 25th day. A quick run to Lyons this morning started off my 2nd get up. A little sample bottle of fig wine for my fav cashier. To see her eye's light up is something. Course when I have about 4 two lbs bags of sugar in my basket , she do know what that's for.

Then a roam about the graveyard to check on my peeps and too many friends there.

Then passing by the Old High School and getting to be less and less everyday.

A pass by the Heywood and Manual projects and up mainstreet and the workers just getting started there.

Next > clean the winddows on Da Wagon and then? We'll wait on the Winds for sure.

Wishing all my friends Great Winds this fine day to be alive

And two gallon bags of grapes in the 3 gallon plastic bucket since this morning to warm up. Perhaps more work on them tomorrow as, still fairly cold at present.

Then the work of smashing them and getting the seeds out of the mix.

Slowly gonna end up as Grape Wine. Tadaa. But much work before that takes place.

2 hours with the wife at the docs office to take care of a bladder problem plus. A cream and exercise for present and see how that goes. That gal do not like hard exercise or pain. We'll see how that goes then the next step.

Me, Da hip better this afternoon but a ways to go yet. Kinda back where it was a month ago as in not as bad 2 months ago when I wrecked it picking up a lawnmower.

Let me say, that this getting old SUCKS. But, I'm not gonna sit down and just get older, I'm gonna live or die trying.

And on Aug 30

Wine set up done! 4.5 lbs of sugar put the SG at 1.110. Wow! Yeast and yeast entergiser added and now the period of waiting for the yeast to come alive and start eating the sugar. '

Load of clothing washed and Da Bride even hung them on the line for me while I was messing with the wine.

And, the outside of Da Wagon washed and wiped down. Next , the interior.

But needing to be careful as I seem to be working up a bit of a sweat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha ha ha Really, rather sweat than shiver for sure.

Hi Ya last day of August! And still 80F under the carport. AT 12:45A. Hmmmmmm.

And a super bright moon above just made me have to go get the Canon SX50 camera out of the Traverse and get a picture of it. Yes I did. .

And dats it for August. Onwards into September.