Wagoner County

We arrive at Rocky Point very late, around 9:00. Traffic was good but the signage for this park was not. We ended up going around in circles for about an hour. It is raining and not the most pleasant of evenings. We finally get to our site and hook up. There is time for coffee and a sandwich and then off to bed. We have thunderstorms and lightening all night. Our motor home is very weather tight, so we are safe and dry!
After a restless night we get up and the rain has stopped. This is another Corp of Engineer parks on a beautiful lake. Fort Gibson Lake is in eastern Oklahoma about 180 miles from Oklahoma City. It is a large lake and there is hardly anyone here. Thank goodness the kids are still in school! This park has nice big sites and is divided up into two campgrounds. We are out on the peninsula in the smaller campground. We like seclusion. There are no sewers here but we have water and electric so we are good.

I head out with my camera to take some shots. I'm really enjoying my new camera and am getting better pictures then before. There are so many birds, I have a hard time tracking them down. The foliage is thick in the trees and the birds are hiding from me. I go down to the boat launch and check out the lake. The fish are jumping! They are quite big and we find out later from the camp host that they are a kind called Spring Bill fish that can get up to 100 pounds! I do get some shots of the lake and the birds and go back for some breakfast.

Guenther has the news on and we see the damage left by the tornadoes last night in Oklahoma City. The damage from the winds and rains is very extensive and we are grateful that we are so far away! We have never dealt with this kinds of weather phenomenon and really don’t want to.

I head into town to find some Wi-Fi. Today is my Mother’s birthday so I want to give her a call on Skype and talk to her. I also have to book some more campsites or we will be staying in Walmart parking lots! I go to McDonalds for the free Wi-Fi. I set up, after purchasing a drink. There seems to be an issue with the connection. I ask one of the employees sitting at another table and they say that it has been down all morning. I ask if there is a public library and get directions to that. I head over and try to book our campgrounds. I can’t get any sites. This is upsetting since I don’t really like Walmart parking lots! I have wasted over two hours here and I didn’t bring my phone. I head back to the campsite and try to use the phone, however it won’t work. Guenther comes back into town with me and we head back to the library. I get a Verizon person on chat and they can’t help me. I finally get someone on their phone just to find out that there was an upgrade that didn’t get sent out and they can fix this right away. I asking if I can put more money on my phone and they proceed to put me on hold for the next ½ hour. Long story short, I can’t use a Canadian credit card because they want a zip code and we have postal codes. Off we go to Walmart and the gentlemen there tries but to no avail. We finally buy a prepaid card and will have to do it that way every month.

Guenther does manage to get a campsite for tomorrow and the next day, so we are good there. This has been a wasted afternoon and I’m just frustrated! Back to the campsite for a glass or two of wine.
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