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The start to the day was sunny and warm, but the forecast for the area was for showers later in the day.  So pretty here at Roosevelt State park it would have been nice to stay for a while.   Oh well, there is always next time!

Could not resist one last walk around the lake shore.  Just as I got to to the edge an Egret landed on the branch of a fallen tree.  It didn't seem to mind me being there at all.

So back to packing up and getting ready for the road.   While we were doing that a duck wandered up from the shore for a visit.

Took several pictures of it, as we needed to look this duck up in the book.  Not sure what it was.

As you can see it was not at all afraid of us, and in fact was extremely happy to be fed a little bread.

Research in the book showed it to be a Muscovy Duck.

Not sure if that is so, but that is what we found.

Now we really do have to get going!

It was a good easy ride through the rest of Mississippi, over the Mississippi River into Louisiana.

We  had  passed  an older Class C camper way back in Southern Carolina.  It was going so slow it was holding all the traffic up.   Now a couple of days later in MS we saw it again.

Decided to pull off in Rayville LA to buy some steak for dinner, and low and behold a few miles along the 1-20 we came across the same vehicle again - going equally as slow as before.

Stopped at the Welcome Centre in Texas. for camping info.  Great place, got tons of info.   We  both really enjoyed Texas when we were trucking.  Felt good to get back.

Read through the State Park Book, then back on the road heading to Martin Creek Lake State park.

Traffic not too bad, and a nice day.  Did see a Cop sitting at a ramp near the Interstate.


Mike was watching the side and rear mirrors and mentioned to me that we had  the cop now almost in the rear of our camper, so it appears we may be pulled over.  What for?  We had no idea.   The cop kept pulling up close and  backing off, then finally,  after what seemed like an hour, he put the flashing lights on, so we pulled over.  And you all thought there was not much exciting action on this portion of the trip, didn't you?

He got out of his car and checked the back of the camper, and shined his light in the windows of the camper and proceeded to walk along the passenger side to my window, which I had opened.

"Both of you show me your hands"  he demanded as he reached the window.  Naturally we did!   "Do you have any weapons?" he asked.  You know our reply "NO.  We are not permitted to have guns where we come from" we told him.  His reply was "That is insane, you should be able to carry a gun.  A gun has never killed anyone.  Only people Kill!"  

Oh Dear what will be next.  We felt like Bonnie and Clyde.

He proceeds to tell us our vehicle is "supposedly"  being reported as stolen.  Yes, this  little Camper we bought in 2007 in Ontario Canada, with new plates put on it at that time, was now a stolen vehicle in Texas.
So we handed over driving licences, ownership and any other info we had that might clear us of this crime before being thrown in jail in Texas!

The cop wandered back to his vehicle and ran all the info, and we sat there for what seemed like hours, before he headed back to our camper (only a minute or two later really).   He apologised for the inconvenience, there had been a computer glitch.  "Have a great trip, and take care"   And he was gone.

Now we wonder how many more times we will get stopped with this stolen vehicle.   What made him stop us anyway, he couldn't see the licence plate from where he was sitting anyway?   Really time to get to the Park and open that bottle of wine.  I need  one about now!

It didn't take us much longer on the road to reach
Martin Creek Lake State Park.   5.30 pm
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Managed to get another good site right close to the lake again.  

Once again a great park.

Sat out for a while planning the next day,  then had BBQ, and watched a movie.   Still fire bans at these camps due to high winds and dry conditions.  So no camp fire again.


We wonder what will be confronted with tomorrow.

Time for a glass of wine!