The Not So Boring Ride Home

The return trip was a little boring until this...Mark spotted the vehicle in front of us and said it's "on fire".  Who would know better than my man the fireman.  We pulled off the road and I have to admitt that I was amazedat how fast a car can burn.  There was a van in front of the car that was pulled off the road and the owner was headed to it, he saw us and was telling us to get back.  So after the car was in full flames bulllets started exploxeding. Ok...so the fire department arrives and along with the police and 74 east bound was shut down.  After the fire department put out the flames, the cops got the tag and the highway was clear.  Funny thing though, the car that was in front of the burning vechile, the one that the owner ran to was gone.  Now if your vechile was on fire wouldn't you stay around after the flames were out?...I am no Sherlock Holmes but I think something funny was going on....like if you got close enough you could have been flying high.  Who knows, somebody didn't have a good day, just saying.



See the guy heading to the car in front...when the smoke settled he was no where to be found, strange...





Not much left...



The Family Farm-Cerro Gordo

Mark's family farm on his dad's side of the family.  There are still 3 family members that live around the old farm house and once we got there they all came out to help and check out the caravan.  It was very peaceful being here and visiting with everyone.  Word spread quickly and nearby relatives came to visit and sit a spell, life just seems to be slower here.  Later in the afternoon we headed into Fair Bluff to pick up a few things, get gas for the generator and check out the River Walk that was recently finished. The River Walk is more than a mile long.  The town has been working on it, through grants, for 11 years. 

The elevated walk is mostly shaded and has some resting areas along the way.

We really enjoyed ourselves and would like to come back with the kayaks.

We even saw a redheaded woodpecker

It was a wonderful walk along the river so if you are ever in this small town that has a population of 2000 off HWY 76 I suggest you check it out.

We visited Mark's mothers grave in Chadborn, she is our gaurdian angel as well as my dad.  They both loved to travel and they are with us for every mile.

The old family farm house is surrounded by big beautiful pecan trees.  Mark remembers gathering them as a child, his grandmother sold them to pay her taxes.  This inspired Mark to plant pecan trees on our land.  We have 17 of the wonderful trees.

Typical front porch with blue ceiling to help keep away spiders and deck boards that slant down to help the rain run off quickly.  I know this porch has seen alot of action and the stories that were told while watching the traffic go by...