Awake: 6:05am Temp 60 sleep 6+25 sunny overnight @ Cullman, AL.
After cleaning the pollen off the slides & having a cereal breakfast, we were getting ready to start our engine when Katrina called.
Kathy took the call noting a melancholy tone in Katrina's voice. She reported that she had an auto accident on I-25 last evening while driving back from visiting Karina & she thinks her car is totaled. "It was snowing, visibility was not good, I went into a skid & hit the median & then a pickup hit me from behind." She was focused on her driving & NOT talking on the phone! She did drive her car a couple of blocks to get it off the highway along with the truck driver. The police did not issue a ticket but did drive her to a friend's house where she spent the night. Katrina does not have collision insurance & questioned what she should do. At this point, Kathy turned the phone over to me.
OK, It's my turn: Katrina asked me: "What should I do with my car?" "Well, if it was my car, I'd have it towed to the Honda garage where I have had service done & get their opinion if it's salvageable" I replied. We agreed to that idea & I asked her to call us again on what she finds out.
We left the Cullman Campground @ 9:29am following State Rd-157 to Tuscumbia, Alabama....arriving @ the Heritage Acres campground @ 10:50am.
Today's travel: 62 miles 1+21 time 10 gal used 6.2 mpg 46 mph avg speed.
The campground office had not opened yet for the day so I called the owner on our cell phone; he was downtown conducting business but accessed his computer, selected a campsite for us to pull into & said he would get with us later today.
This area is forecasted to have heavy rain with strong winds & thunderstorms after 1:00pm ....& the campground owner tipped us off as to where we could go in the event of tornados.
Meanwhile Kathy does (2) laundry loads while I check our motorhome thoroughly for some possible strong winds & more heavy rain.
About 2:00pm, the owner's son came by to collect our camping fee; he recommended that I visit the office for credit card usage. With a serious looking dark sky, I decided to drive the Suzuki to the office even though the distance is rather short; no sooner did I sign my name on the slip when the sky let loose with heavy,heavy rain with thunderstorms.
We didn't go anywhere else on this rainy day; fortunately for us, most of the storm seemed to slide south of our location.
Dinner: Tuna steak with lemon cream sauce, rice pilaf, artichoke & a spinach salad.
Mid evening: Katrina called & gave us an update on "What's happening?" "My car is totaled" she tells us. She did have her new radio pulled out & will donate the car to charity for which she can deduct $$ on her tax return. She reports having a nice visit with Karina, even though at this time Karina is on 24/7 suicide precautions, after running away & expressing suicidal thoughts upon her return. Katrina likes the place & feels it is a good location for Karina. She lives in a comfortable cabin in the woods, far from any village or town, where there are about (9 or 10) other girls who are being schooled & counseled separately from the boys who are across the road. Karina would really like to live in a foster home again, but that possibility seems rather slim.
Evening movie: "The Young at Heart" with Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Palette Goddard, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Henry Stephenson, etc. The Carletons make a living as card sharks and finding new suckers to mooch off of. When their latest scam backfires, they are asked to leave Monte Carlo.
At the train station, they meet a kind old woman named Miss Fortune. The elderly lady is very wealthy and very lonely. As a reward for saving her life after the train derails, Miss Fortune invites the Carletons to come live with her. The family hopes that by winning her affection, they can eventually be named sole beneficiaries in her will. But will a change of heart soften their mercenary feelings before that time comes? 1938. A good story...but you don't know what happens next, do you?
Lights out: 12:22am
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