Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - Demopolis AL

Wal-Mart Supercenter in green, Demopolis AL, December 21, 2007

And the park has a winter rate of $4.00 per night. This sounds like a good alternative to Wal-Mart parking lots for a few days. So I stock up on food and head out.

No cell phone reception at Payne Lake Campground

Darn; it's a nice quiet campground, nice lake, but I get no cell phone reception. Without cell reception I felt I didn't want to stay and headed on westward on AL 25. So here I am at one of dear old Wally's parking lots again.

This Wal-Mart Supercenter is green

Now here's a first for me. Of all the Wal-Marts I've visited to date, this is the first one done up in green and beige instead of the usual blue and beige. Is this a reflection of the "green" image Wal-Mart has been promoting lately?

Night camp

Wal-Mart Parking Lot in Demopolis AL

Wal-Mart Supercenter in Demopolis AL

Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #731, 969 Us Hwy 80 West, Demopolis, AL 36732 - (334) 289-2385

• Good level parking, reasonably quiet
• Poor Verizon cell phone service - access is via Extended Network, roaming
• No Verizon EVDO service - access is via the Extended Network and service varies is slow but reliable
• Find other Wal-Marts in the area
• Check the weather here