November 12

We left for Lake Roberts on Monday and got back tonight, Wednesday, at about 6 pm.  We caught three fish late Tuesday so I guess we were still excited about it today and decided to fish a little before we left. So we ended up leaving at 2 pm and it was dark by the time we got home which made putting stuff away a little more complicated.

Anyway, we had a good time.  Fished all day Tuesday all over the lake---we were probably out in the boat 6-7 hours.  We started out trolling, then we put down the anchors and bottom fished with salmon eggs and night crawlers.  Howard also cast out various lures.  Nothing worked until the very end; we caught three trout at dusk and then went back to the RV. 

It was dark by the time we got to the campsite and we were having a heck of a time backing the RV into the site, but our neighbor and his buddies helped us out.  He was very nice, although he decided to tell us his life story the night before around the campfire and we were practically comatose. 

Then after dinner, Howard decided to move the RV a little because he had to refill the water tanks. He moved it with the windshield cover still on and then walked back into our “hallway” but all of a sudden we heard a horrible sound and felt a rocking and jarring----the RV was rolling down the driveway of the campsite!!  He vaulted back and jumped in the driver’s seat and put on the brakes---everything was okay, but I practically had a heart attack.  Very scary!

Today we again started with trolling but then went back to the same spot we had fished yesterday over by the pier on the dam side of the lake.  We’re sitting there calmly and all of a sudden, Howard got a bite.  As soon as he started reeling in he could tell it was something big.  Well, it turned out to be another big catfish.  By coincidence, that was more or less where he caught the other catfish last year.

We saw a very nice variety of birds.  There were some common mergansers, buffleheads, a cormorant, and, unbelievably, a brown pelican.  Some of those weren’t even supposed to be there, but we looked them up in our bird book and there they were.  There was no doubt about the pelican---that bill is one of a kind.

Howard was so excited because among Regina’s brother’s stuff he’d found some bumpers to put on the small trailer.  They were a pain to put on, but he got them on a couple of days ago.  Well, we stopped at Wal-Mart for a few things and to see Lorenzo the Mental Midget at Subway.  

Poor Lorenzo.  We know his name because it's tattooed on his neck.......or maybe he looks in the mirror in the mornings and thinks his name is Oznerol???  He has trouble remembering if he's making your sandwich or not......

Anyway, we got out of the RV and realized that one of the bumpers had fallen off on the freeway somewhere between our house and Deming.  We panicked for a moment imagining that it could have bounced and hit a car, or worse,  impaled someone through the windshield, but I’m sure they would have caught up with us and flagged us down.  The bumpers were heavy and sturdy, but we didn’t notice that they weren’t even bolted in place.  We’re going to try and order replacements.