A Wiggle Through Super Cell Thunderstorms

We have a little break in the weather.  We are going to make a break for Branson and keep our fingers crossed that we can slip between the super-cells that are popping up all over the place.

We departing Springfield and heading south into gently rolling hills that soon meld into long, steep grades.  It was not like we were crossing the continental divide, there were no switch-backs or emergency exits for runaway trucks.  But it is still mountain driving.  Even though the roads are pretty straight, the descents and climbs are numerous, I am going to go through a lot of fuel for just a two hour drive.

Well before noon we were pulling into our campground, but not before being taken down a rabbit trail by the GPS.  The GPS had us turn down a road that started out looking good but it soon got narrower and narrower with steep little hills that had sharp crests.  If one of these crests were to have been just a little sharper the trailer would have high-centered.  I pulled over at a wide spot in the road (which turned out to be someone's front yard) and asked a gentleman mowing his lawn if I was headed in the right direction for the campground.  He was not sure about where the campground was but he was positive that I could not get over the next hill without dragging the trailer and pretty sure I could not turn around where the road dead-ended just a short distance further.  We executed a 20-point turn right where we were and went back out to the main highway to find the proper route.

Turkey Creek RV Village is a campground in the Escapees Club network.  We get a full hook-up sight, sometimes with cable and access to WIFI via the TengoInternet pay as you go system, all for a fee of half or less than comparable campgrounds and amenities.  The campground is also available to club members for stays spanning months.  The rates are very attractive but you have to factor in your use of electricity because it is metered and charged separately.  We are going to be here for only a few days so we're just paying the nightly all in one rate.

The park has some miles on it but it is kept well.  We are here in March, well before the high season starts and the office is open only a couple of hours a few days a week.  We have to check ourselves in and take the site we arranged for over the phone, a pull-thru with an open look to the southern sky so our sat dish can get a good lock on a signal.  We are in the midst of season change and we want to keep an eye on the volatile weather.

Things are pretty soggy around here.  Any sightseeing done today will have to be done by driving around with the windshield wipers going.  And that's just what we'll do.  We'll scout out our plan of attack for tomorrow.