Thursday 3-29 Gorgeous Day

Gorgeous Day

It rained steady through the night, by 8:00 in the morning the rain was gone, the sun came out and we had blue skies.

After breakfast we went for a walk around the campground. When we got to the entrance gate we decided to walk down to the day area to check it out. Caney Lake is divided into two lakes, the upper and lower. The upper lake is where we were camped and is designated for fishing. The lower lake is for water skiing, swimming and fishing. There is a sign that shows which direction you can drive your boat for skiing. There is a beach, volleyball courts, picnic tables, grills, ramadas and restrooms. There is a very nice boat ramp and dock to pick up people and drop them off. By the time we got back to the Minnie we had walked over 3 miles. We rested until it was time for lunch.

Day Area at the Lower Caney Lake

The map of the Upper and Lower Caney Lakes

Around 1:30 we decided to get on down the road a bit. We took showers and got the Minnie ready to leave. On our way out we filled our water tank with fresh water and dumped our holding tanks. We had a super time at Beaver Dam Campground but it's time to continue our adventure.

We have had our small gas grill for quite a number of years and it was starting to fall apart so Larry had gotten on the internet to see if anyone carried the same grill. He found that Target had one in Monroe Louisiana, about 85 miles away and they were located right along the highway. After picking up the grill and a couple of other things it was about 4:30, too early to call it a day. 

Larry knows I like to gamble so he got on his phone and asked it for casinos in Vicksburg Mississippi. It found a few along the Mississippi River. Vicksburg was 75 miles from Monroe. We drove to a casino in the downtown area only to find it had closed, we had passed a couple other casinos on the way so he drove to the first one and couldn't find a flat enough spot for us to put the Minnie for the night. We drove around the next one which was Ameristar Casino/Hotel. He found a perfect spot that looked over the Mississippi River. 

Mississippi welcome sign at the visitor center

The bridge over Mississippi River

After setting the Minnie up for the night I made sandwiches for dinner. Then Larry walked me over to the casino where I gambled for a couple of hours. I called him and said I was on my way home. He said I could stay longer if I wanted to. I told him I had given the casino enough money $8.00. While I gambled Larry watched a few YouTube videos we follow. Even though I didn't do too well gambling I still had fun. We had a super day.