Tuesday, Leaving Cooper Lake State Park

Despite going to bed very late, I got up a little early. Early enough to enjoy a cup of coffee before dawn, while the air was still pleasant. That's a big part of what camping is all about.  (There are lots of big parts, and all together they add up to at least 200 percent of the experience.) 

We got in a quick fishing trip in the morning. No birds except a possible Osprey on the way out. I'd put it at 75% probable Osprey--nothing else it could have been except an immature eagle and it just wasn't.

When we returned to pack up camp, I finally heard what I'd been hoping for over the last three days--amid the near-constant chortle of white-eyed vireo, the occasional cheep of cardinal, the very disgruntled squawk of a Great Blue Heron disrupted from his hunting ground, and the sometime chatter of chickadees...I heard an unfamiliar bird call!  Did I see it? Well...no. But I will someday.

There was nothing exciting on the trip home. Again, I followed the boat and it followed the RV.

NOTES

1. Not really. Remember the pre-made roasted veggies for lunch wraps, and remember to throw in an occasional sweet potato for supper.
2. Just give up on the idea of camping in Texas in August or September. We were lucky with White Oak Lake--a cool front had come through. Don't count on that happening again.
3. When fishing on boat, get out earlier. You're never going to see any birds--or catch any fish--in the heat of the day. And when you're truly miserable, jump in the water!
4. If you do get stuck in weather too unpleasant to enjoy outside, treat yourself to a tall glass of iced tea and a good book on the sofa. Sure you could do that at home, too, but you never do. You always find some cooking, cleaning or gardening to do.  There is no cooking, cleaning (not much) or gardening when you're camping--enjoy it!