Tuesday, March 31 - It rained off and on all day today, but we were able to get in a nice walk and fish from the boat dock and shoreline. We caught a few bream, but none of them big enough to keep, especially two that John caught that were only about 1 1/2 inches long. It was fun anyway. The weather people are calling for some more rain in the night that is supposed to stop about noon tomorrow. The pollen is really thick here. There is a coating over everything which got stirred up when the mowers came around with their blowers cleaning off the streets. So far we have not had any problems except for some sneezing.
Wednesday, April 1 - We got the forcasted rain in the night which was fairly heavy, but no wind and little lightning with it. We finally were able to get the kayaks out, which we were able to launch from our shoreline. We fished the bay that is closest to our campsite and managed some small bream and one nice bluegill that John caught. A few more of these would have made a nice dinner. We went out again in the evening after dinner without success. John had one on that slipped away. We have new neighbors who went out for crappie, but only managed a couple. We are expecting more storms tomorrow evening that are predicted to be strong. We will have to keep a close ear on the the tv, cell phone, and weather radio.
Thursday, April 2 - Another storm rolled through during the night and woke us. Even though there was little wind, the rain was tremendous, and there were a couple of really good lightning strikes. Thankfully, they missed. It rained most of the morning and got quite windy early in the afternoon. We had to tighten some of the lines from our tarp and lower the awning. There are some substantial storms headed this way for our evening entertainment. We would really love for them to go north of here. (Some pictures added)
Friday, April 3 - Yet another storm in the night. This time it was brief, but contained a powerful wind gust. Again, thankfully, everything stayed in place. This morning the sun is shining once again and promises to warm us some. There is a washing machine and dryer in the restroom building and Joan is going back and forth doing a couple of loads. We were quite tired from the previous nights antics, so we decided to not take the kayaks out and fished from the boat ramp and dock instead. John caught a very nice crappie (see pictures) and lost another one. We brought it back to camp and John filleted it. We sat in our recliners in the evening and enjoyed the view of the lake from our front yard.
Saturday, April 4 - Finally, a quiet night. We slept like rocks and woke up to the sound of many, many boats on the water. With the weather cooperating and being the weekend, all the crappie fishermen in the area are here to try to fill their live wells. It is a little cool this am, getting us ready for the predicted 30's on Tues. & Wed. mornings. We did our morning walk after breakfast, delivering our trash to the dumpster and then hiking the other loops.
Taking advantage of the nice day, we headed out in the kayaks for a little fishing. The lake was a little rough, as there was a bass tournament going on, and the the fishermen were zooming from one spot to another with one of those spots being a cove very near to our campsite. The best is yet to come with an overnight tournament that consists of fishing for carp from AIRBOATS!!! For those that don't know, airboats are the loudest and most obnoxious craft there is, and to think we will be able to hear them all night.
Sunday, April 5 - Our worst fears were realized with airboats racing around the lake near the campground. We were not able to sleep much past 3AM. On the way to church, we complained to the host who wasn't able to sleep much either. He said he would be talking to the ranger to see if anything can be done to prevent future tournaments like this one. The worship service was nice and they have a new pastor. The music was familiar, but nice and the pastor's message was very personal and relevant. It began raining when we left, and promises to rain all day and night. We were planning on moving to Sweetwater Creek COE Campground on Altoona Lake tomorrow, but will most likely delay our departure for at least a day.
Monday, April 6 - We had a quiet night except for the wind coming up. It has cooled off significantly and the wind continues. There is talk of snow fluries tomorrow. We extended our stay here until Wednesday when we will leave for Trackrock Campground near Blairsville, Ga. Meanwhile, we will be getting things ready to leave. Joan has been looking up things to do this summer while we're in the Blairsville area.
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