Energy Lake Campground, Kentucky

Part of the Land Between the Lakes in southwestern Kentucky, it is one of the Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds. This is the very first campground I visited last year with my first RV. I made friends with the camp hosts and just could not pass by without stopping in for a few days on my way south.

I was glad to see Betty and Jerry and show them my new-to-me rig. As I entered the gatehouse, Betty pointed out the painting I had left with them last fall, and true to her word she had had it nicely framed. She will leave it in the gatehouse for others to see while she works here, but when she retires it goes with her.

We sat and chatted about 45 mins on the happenings of the last year. Then I went out to choose my campsite with recommendations from her.

 

As I was backing in a spot, my friend Terry came up and remarked that my rig had "grown" since last year! He helped direct me into last years parking spot, C 12.  However, it was not going to be level enough so we chose another one, C 8, which was bigger, a straighter shot to back in, and almost perfectly level.

He and Jerry left to get me some firewood and bring my tag for the campsite. The firewood is free this time of year. (You can see the lake through the trees beyond my campsite)

With my senior pass the site costs only $12 /night. Electric hook-up, place to fill your water system, and drain your holding tanks. Nice heated showers and bathrooms in the block building. There is another building where you can do your laundry, and a dining/gathering hall. This campgound is closed Dec - Feb.

 

 The campfire was still smoldering from the campers who had just pulled out, so I threw some wood on it to get it going while I brought Izzy outside to do her business, and hook up the electric. The fire got going good enough so I pulled out a couple hotdogs and roasted them for supper along with a vegetable. I don't often eat hotdogs but.... there's nothing like hotdogs over a campfire. and I was planning on that! 

On Monday the sun was out bright and cheerful, but the winds were high, and even formed whitecaps on the little lake. These are effects from Hurricane Sandy and we were told we may get 30 mph winds on Tuesday. It did calm down in the evening  and just remained cold. Forecast says it should warm up to the 60's in a few days, so maybe I can get some painting done.

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Tuesday was a little warmer but still very windy. I woke to my alarm and went to the shower house by 7:30 am, after letting Izzy out for a short romp. I made oatmeal with dried cranberries in it and drank the last of my orange juice. The wind rocked my RV off and on throughout the day, but I was able to get Izzy out for a long walk in the late morning. We walked to the gatehouse and picked up a couple maps and some literature. Betty had to run some errands so I did not see her. We stopped back at Terry and Cheri's new Winnebago Class A motorhome and watched a little on their tv of the news on Hurricane Sandy. Their home is B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l! It is 33' long and has 3 slides which suits them well as they are work-camping most of their time. You could not meet nicer people.
I will try up-loading more pictures later but the wi-fi here is very intermittent.

Have a great day ya'll