Day 4 - Grove, OK

        the view from our front door in the evening

Step one on our way to Grove, get out of th current campground without killing ourselves or the local arbors. Or desperate decision to take the first available site on Fridayis now looking like a bad one.  40 feet don't turn on a dime, or even a quater.  Lucky for us it only took 3 attempts and a slight tree branch loss but no damage to the trailer and we were on our way.  Oh and next time on the checklist, check the batteries in the Walkie talkies.  Turns out they don't work when the batteries are dead.

Step 2, It's amazing what properly set brakes can do for a 17,000 lb trailer.  After our scare on Friday we decided to reset our electronic brakes for the trailer, what a huge difference.  Instead of clenched terrified Ralph we got calm causal Ralph.  I guess being able to stop us from hurdling down the hills at a rate that causes the trailer to "sway" is a comforting thing.  We were able to safely and confidently navigate the "hills" of MO without incident.

Step 3, OK has a toll road.  Funny they tell you at the last possible moment that you are on it, with a cute little warning that you have to be under 13'6".  We'll that sent us scrambling.  According to our specs we are 13'1".  Not a lot of wiggle room if someone got that wrong. Then you pull up to the toll booth.   It was very tight, like we might need to get out the crisco tight.  And while we are squeezing ourselves in the nice lady in the booth is looking out in horror saying "is your slide suppose to be out that far? We've had them come out and hit the booth before."  There went calm Ralph.  $3 later we were off the toll road and headed for the campground.

Step 4, it was worth it.  We crossed sailboat bridge over the lake and onto the peninsula where the campground sits.  It's beautiful, quiet and serene.  We are both looking forward to the next 3 days of calm and relaxation.